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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

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The best of David Attenborough's early adventures as never seen before - in colour - and with it the story of how the pioneering television series Zoo Quest was made. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Charles Lagus
Series Producer:
Miles Barton
Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton

The Life of Birds

Episode 9: The Problem of Parenthood

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

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David Attenborough presents a natural history of birds. Looking at the extraordinary ways in which birds solve the problems of parenthood. Show more

The Life of Birds

Episode 8: The Demands of the Egg

Duration: 55 minutes

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

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David Attenborough presents a natural history of birds. Here he focuses on their varied nest-building techniques and their struggles to protect their eggs. Show more

Life Story

Series 1

Episode 5: Courtship

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Nature documentary with David Attenborough. The competition to breed has created both the most extraordinary beauty and the most violent battles seen in nature. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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Sir David Attenborough tells the story of the discovery in Argentina of the largest animal to ever walk the earth, a new species of the plant-eating titanosaur. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Miles Barton
Executive Producer:
Mike Gunton
Participant:
Ben Garrod
Participant:
Diego Pol

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

Episode 1: Life on Camera

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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David Attenborough reflects on how the planet has changed during his career. In the first film, he offers his perspective on 60 years of wildlife film-making. Show more

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

Episode 2: Understanding the Natural World

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Sir David Attenborough reviews the scientific discoveries that have transformed our view of life on earth during his lifetime. Show more

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

Episode 3: Our Fragile Planet

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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David Attenborough looks back on the dramatic impact mankind has had on the natural world in the last six decades and reveals why he became a conservationist. Show more

Frozen Planet

Episode 3: Summer

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Nature documentary. The impact of summer on polar bears, musk oxen and penguins, who struggle to cope with an unlikely problem - heat. Show more

Frozen Planet

Episode 4: Autumn

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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Nature documentary series. As the big freeze returns, polar landscapes are transformed. Wildlife leaves, but the giant emperor penguin arrives. Show more

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 6: Coasts

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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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

Dynasties

Series 1

Episode 2: Emperor

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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Documentary following endangered species fighting for their survival. A colony of emperor penguins try to keep themselves and their chicks alive through the winter. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
Rupert Barrington
Producer:
Miles Barton
Production Manager:
Alison Brown-Humes

Dynasties

Series 1

Episode 5: Tiger

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Documentary following endangered species fighting for their survival. A tigress must protect her cubs while battling rivals who want to steal her lands and overthrow her. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Theo Webb
Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
Rupert Barrington
Producer:
Miles Barton

Life Story

Series 1

Parenthood

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Documentary tracing David Attenborough's lifelong passion for birds of paradise, from the forests of New Guinea more than 50 years ago to the desert of Qatar today. Show more