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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

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

Natural World

2012-2013

Episode 4: A Wolf Called Storm

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Nature documentary. Cameraman Jeff Turner spends a year in Canada's frozen north following Storm, an extraordinary wolf whose pack was first featured in Frozen Planet. Show more

The Real Monarch of the Glen

Episode 3: A Family Visit

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Paul arrives back from London with his family for a holiday. Not much a holiday for Paul who plans to restore red squirrel and moose to the estate. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Mike Birkhead
Executive Producer:
David Harron

The Real Monarch of the Glen

Episode 4: Meet the Wolves

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Chris Sandom is trying to find the new pigs. He is studying how they survive in the enclosure. Meanwhile, Paul takes his wife to Berkshire to visit some Wolves. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Mike Birkhead
Executive Producer:
David Harron

The Real Monarch of the Glen

Episode 1: Paul's Big Idea

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary following the staff at the Sutherland estate where millionaire Paul Lister plans to set up an enclosed animal reserve. An inspection team arrives. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Mike Birkhead
Executive Producer:
David Harron

The Real Monarch of the Glen

Episode 2: Boar on Board

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Multi-Millionaire Paul Lister's plan to turn his 23,000-acre estate at Alladale in Sutherland into an environmental oasis - a home for Scotland's native animals. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Mike Birkhead
Executive Producer:
David Harron

The Real Monarch of the Glen

Episode 5: Let Them Eat Venison

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Summer should be a busy time at Alladale, but the shooting season is over, the Highland Safaris are abandoned and a few pigs are returning to the wild. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Mike Birkhead
Executive Producer:
David Harron

The Real Monarch of the Glen

Episode 6: Moose on a Plane

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Alladale estate's manager Hugh Fullerton-Smith works on masterminding the 500 acre fenced enclosure, which will be home to the new animals, including two moose. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Mike Birkhead
Executive Producer:
David Harron

Natural World

2009-2010

Episode 7: Radio Gibbon

Duration: 1 hour

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

Wildlife documentary. Gibbons are in danger of extinction. In order to raise awareness of their plight, a young Frenchman called Chanee has created Radio Kalaweit. Show more

Natural World

2004-2005

Echo of the Elephants: The Final Chapter?

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

Third part of the documentary about Echo, a female elephant in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Echo is pregnant again at the age of 59. Show more

Natural World

2010-2011

Episode 2: Echo - An Unforgettable Elephant

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Wildlife documentary. World-famous elephant Echo died in 2009 aged 64 after a cruel drought. Can her 38 relatives and descendants survive? Show more

Natural World

2017-2018

Episode 7: H is for Hawk: A New Chapter

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Nature documentary. Helen Macdonald trains a goshawk and follows a wild goshawk family at the nest, getting closer than ever before to these fiery eyed birds of prey. Show more

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 3: Queen of Tigers

Duration: 54 minutes

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

The story of Machli, the most famous tiger in the world, a legendary fighter and loving mother of nine cubs - all set in the most stunning Indian scenery. Show more

Natural World

2015-2016

Episode 6: Attenborough's Big Birds

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown. From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's greatest novelty act. 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