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Life

Episode 7: Hunters and Hunted

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The nature documentary explores mammals' ability to learn new tricks to survive, and features unique footage of a killer whale hunting elephant seal pups. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Adam Chapman
Series Producer:
Martha Holmes
Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton

Series

Life

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 2 months

David Attenborough chooses seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. Show more

Life

Episode 9: Plants

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

The nature series turns to plants and looks at the ingenious solutions that they employ to counter life's challenges, such as spring-loaded traps, suckers and claws. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Producer:
Neil Lucas

Series

Life

Africa

Episode 2: Savannah

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

David Attenborough takes a breathtaking journey through Africa, looking at the constantly changing landscape of east Africa and creatures found nowhere else on Earth. Show more

Africa

Episode 1: Kalahari

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

David Attenborough explores two deserts in Africa's south west, where he encounters meerkats, black rhinos, giant insects and the greatest giraffe battle ever filmed. Show more

Frozen Planet

Episode 7: On Thin Ice

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

David Attenborough journeys to the poles to investigate what rising temperatures will mean for the people and wildlife that live there, and for the rest of the planet. Show more

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 6: Coasts

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Available for years

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer great riches. Show more

A Perfect Planet

Series 1

Volcano

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Available for years

A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface.

Contributors

Director:
Huw Cordey
Editor:
Sam Rogers
Composer:
Ilan Eshkeri
Production Manager:
Jenni Collie
Series Producer:
Huw Cordey
Executive Producer:
Alastair Fothergill
Executive Producer:
Keith Scholey

A Perfect Planet

Series 1

The Sun

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

From the frozen poles to the searing deserts, this episode shows how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on our planet.

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 7: Our Blue Planet

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Available for years

David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet. Show more

A Perfect Planet

Series 1

Weather

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for years

How weather controls the distribution of freshwater on Earth, which in turn shapes the lives of animals in diverse habitats around the globe. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Huw Cordey
Executive Producer:
Alastair Fothergill
Executive Producer:
Keith Scholey
Director:
Ed Charles
Production Manager:
Jenni Collie

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for 9 months

Escape with Sir David Attenborough to the world’s wildest places, with a new musical score by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and featuring Dave. Show more

A Perfect Planet

Series 1

Oceans

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for years

How Earth's five oceans connect to form the largest ecosystem on the planet, and how its network of currents supports the health of the seas and marine wildlife. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Ed Charles
Series Producer:
Huw Cordey
Executive Producer:
Alastair Fothergill
Executive Producer:
Keith Scholey
Production Manager:
Jenni Collie

A Perfect Planet

Series 1

Humans

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it’s affecting Earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. Show more

Natural World

2018-2019

Episode 1: Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

David Attenborough explores his passion for birds' eggs. Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature. Show more

Life Story

Series 1

Episode 1: First Steps

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Nature documentary with David Attenborough. In this first episode, animals overcome their first great hurdle - surviving infancy. Show more

Life Story

Series 1

Episode 3: Home

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Animals must find a home that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Show more

Life Story

Series 1

Episode 4: Power

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for years

Animals must try to gain a position of power to have the best access to food and water, and to attract the opposite sex. Show more

Life Story

Series 1

Parenthood

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Animals attempt to rear their offspring. A mother zebra must decide where to lead her young foal across the river. Show more

Planet Earth II

Episode 1: Islands

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Available for years

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, beginning with a look at the remote islands which offer sanctuary to some of the planet's rarest creatures. Show more