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Natural World

2011-2012

Episode 8: Tiger Dynasty

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Documentary following a pair of tigers released in a nature reserve. They must fight for territory and learn to hunt. Will they mate and start a family, or will they be killed? Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 1: Leopards: 21st Century Cats

Duration: 1 hour

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

In India, leopards and people are colliding. For the leopards, what does it take to survive in a world of over a billion people? Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 2: Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

The Mating Game

Duration: 1 hour

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

David Attenborough narrates the fascinating story of some real-life animal romantics. There are show-offs and singers, stories of undercover affairs and heart-warming devotion. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 4: Sri Lanka: Elephant Island

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Sri Lanka is home to its own special elephants. Cameraman Martyn Colbeck, of Echo of the Elephants fame, has travelled to Sri Lanka to reveal their world. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 5: Meet the Monkeys

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson revisits a gang of crested black macaques on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, 25 years after his first encounter. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 6: Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Leonora is an orangutan on a pioneering journey back to the wild after spending years in a rescue centre. If she makes it, 600 more orangutans could soon follow her. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 7: Meerkats: Secrets of an Animal Superstar

Duration: 56 minutes

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

David Attenborough tells the full story of a 20-year study of the meerkat, the longest-running animal behaviour study in the world. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 8: Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Sivuqaq is an 18-year-old, larger-than-life pacific walrus. Reproduction scientist Holley Muraco is taking on the biggest challenge of her life - trying to help him become a dad. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 9: Killer Whales: Beneath the Surface

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Documentary revealing the social side of the killer whale; a creature long feared as a sea monster until it was studied in captivity for the first time. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 10: Vultures: Beauty in the Beast

Duration: 1 hour

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

Vultures are the birds that many people love to hate, but cameraman and naturalist Charlie Hamilton James reveals an intelligent and caring side to these characterful birds. Show more

Wonders of the Monsoon

Episode 1: Waiting for the Rains

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Series exploring the greatest weather system on earth. From India to Australia, all life awaits the transforming power of the monsoon rains. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Producer:
Kathryn Jeffs
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne

Wonders of the Monsoon

Episode 2: Deluge

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Series exploring the greatest weather system on earth. From India to Thailand and Cambodia, the Asian monsoon makes its grand entrance, the bringer of life and the destroyer. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Producer:
Jonathan Clay
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne

Wonders of the Monsoon

Episode 4: Strange Castaways

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Series exploring the greatest weather system on Earth. On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the combination of monsoon and volcanoes has created a paradise. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Producer:
Kathryn Jeffs
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne

Wonders of the Monsoon

Episode 3: The Drought

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Series exploring the greatest weather system on earth. During the part of the year that the monsoon does not bring rain, the winds reverse, bringing dry air instead. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Producer:
Nick Lyon
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne

Wonders of the Monsoon

Episode 5: People of the Monsoon

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Series exploring a world where life is shaped by monsoons. This episode examines the relationship between nature and the people of the monsoon. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Colin Salmon
Producer:
Jonathan Clay
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Executive Producer:
James Honeyborne
Executive Producer:
Chris Cole

British Isles: A Natural History

Episode 5: Taming the Wild

Duration: 47 minutes

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

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. He looks at how Stone Age man turned the islands from forest to farm. Show more

British Isles: A Natural History

Episode 7: Modern Times

Duration: 48 minutes

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

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. Alan looks at the last hundred years of change to our countryside. Show more

The Nature of Britain

Episode 5: Coastal Britain

Duration: 49 minutes

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

Alan Titchmarsh braves the elements to find out why the country's coastline is such an extraordinary place for wildlife. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Titchmarsh
Producer:
Chris Cole
Producer:
Sally Crye
Series Producer:
Stephen Moss