Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,799 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 20 of 35 for your search filters
Filter by channel

Natural World

2012-2013

Episode 2: Tiger Island

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Wildlife documentary. Jungle tigers are turning into man-eaters in the exotic island of Sumatra. Now a maverick millionaire is catching the killers and releasing them on his land. Show more

Natural World

2012-2013

Episode 5: Attenborough's Ark

Duration: 1 hour

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

David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction. From the weird to the wonderful, he shows why the creatures he chooses are so important. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

A team of scientists and film-makers explores the jungle wilderness of New Guinea. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan discovers the nest of the world's smallest parrot. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Wildlife series. Steve Backshall descends into the crater of a giant extinct volcano in New Guinea which biologists have long believed could be home to spectacular new creatures. Show more

Shark

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Wildlife series on the sharks of the world. Sharks are among the most misunderstood predators on the planet, but a team of scientists is trying to change that. Show more

Shark

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Wildlife series on the sharks of the world. The first programme shows how sharks are the ocean's great predators, living in every ocean and hunting in every way. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Paul McGann
Series Producer:
Steve Greenwood
Executive Producer:
Mike Gunton

Series

Shark

Amazon Abyss

Episode 6: Compilation 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

An international team of scientists and divers search for species new to science in the Amazon River. They find stingray, freshwater dolphins, talking fish and the mysterious Jau. Show more

Amazon Abyss

Episode 7

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Mike de Gruy and Kate Humble lead an international team of scientists and divers as they search for species new to science in the Amazon River. The team explores a 90-metre chasm. Show more

Mountain: Life at the Extreme

Series 1

Episode 1: Rockies

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Wildlife series exploring the greatest mountain ranges of the world. This episode looks at the Rockies in North America, home to cougars, wolves and grizzly bears. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Series combining stunning wildlife with adventure. Explorers search the depths of the Guyanan wilderness, the last great unspoilt jungle. George McGavin hunts for whip spiders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
George McGavin
Presenter:
Steve Backshall
Presenter:
Justine Evans
Presenter:
Gordon Buchanan
Executive Producer:
Tim Martin
Series Producer:
Steve Greenwood

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Explorers search the last unspoilt jungle. The climbers struggle up a huge tabletop mountain, Justine Evans looks for giant anteaters, and George and Gordon battle along a river. Show more

Natural World

2011-2012

Episode 1: My Life as a Turkey

Duration: 1 hour

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

Wildlife drama-documentary telling the story of biologist Joe Hutto, who raised 13 endangered wild turkeys from eggs to the day they left home. Show more

Natural World

2011-2012

Episode 13: The Real Jungle Book Bear

Duration: 1 hour

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

David Attenborough narrates a documentary looking at the secretive sloth bear. It follows a young male called Baloo as he grows up in the harsh Karnataka landscape in India. Show more

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 12: A Tiger Called Broken Tail

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Wildlife documentary. Colin Stafford-Johnson pieces together the final days of tiger cub Broken Tail, who survived for almost a year in rural Rajasthan. Show more

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 14: The Last Grizzly of Paradise Valley

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Documentary following Jeff Turner's search for grizzly bears in Canada's Cascade Mountains as he tracks the wildlife over the course of a year. Show more

Natural World

2010-2011

Chimps of the Lost Gorge

Duration: 1 hour

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

A family of chimps live in a forested gorge that runs though the African savannah and has been cut off from the rest of the jungle for 15 years, leaving the chimps imprisoned. Show more

Planet Earth III

Series 1

Heroes

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Sir David Attenborough introduces conservation heroes fighting to save the world’s wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover to catch criminals in the illegal ivory trade. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Bronwen Thomas
Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
Matt Brandon
Series Producer:
Jonny Keeling

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

2012-2013

Episode 1: Living with Baboons

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Mat Pines has been studying the wild Hamadryas baboons of Ethiopia for five years and hopes to broker a peace between the baboons and the Afar tribe. Show more