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The Nature of Britain

Episode 3: Urban Britain

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North East & CumbriaLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Nine out of ten Britons live in towns and cities but there's still plenty of room for wildlife. Alan Titchmarsh finds out what makes city streets so special. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Titchmarsh
Producer:
Susie Painter
Series Producer:
Stephen Moss

Unnatural Histories

Episode 3: Amazon

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at how new evidence of ancient man's influence shows that the Amazon rainforest, the epitome of a last wilderness under threat, may not be as natural as we believe. Show more

Unnatural Histories

Episode 2: Yellowstone

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

How the influence of European Romanticism recast Yellowstone as a place to witness the raw power of God in nature, rather than a satanic place to be tamed and cultivated. Show more

Nature's Weirdest Events

Series 3

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Chris Packham continues his exploration of bizarre happenings in the animal world with bears that have turned criminal and fish that have learned to attack birds on land. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

This episode of the documentary series looks at Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost and wildest island. It takes tough animals and people to survive in this ever-changing place. Show more

Birds Britannia

Episode 1: Garden Birds

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Documentary series about birds that live in the UK. Top of our affections are garden birds, including the robin, yet this relationship is a surprisingly modern one. Show more

Birds Britannia

Episode 2: Waterbirds

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Documentary series about birds that live in the UK. The British have always had a passion for waterbirds but our destruction of wetlands meant their possible extinction. Show more

Birds Britannia

Episode 3: Seabirds

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Series about the UK's birds. Our relationship with seabirds is an ancient and turbulent one, an untold chapter in the history of our rise and fall as a seafaring people. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bill Paterson
Narrator:
Bill Paterson
Series Producer:
Stephen Moss
Series Producer:
Stephen Moss
Producer:
Susie Painter
Producer:
Susie Painter
Participant:
David Attenborough
Participant:
David Attenborough
Participant:
Tony Soper
Participant:
Tony Soper
Participant:
Kate Humble
Participant:
Kate Humble
Participant:
Andrew Motion
Participant:
Andrew Motion
Participant:
Jeremy Mynott
Participant:
Jeremy Mynott
Participant:
David Lindo
Participant:
David Lindo
Participant:
Roy Dennis

Birds Britannia

Episode 4: Countryside Birds

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

This programme looks at countryside birds, such as the skylark, pheasant and nightingale - celebrated in poetry, used to forecast the weather and hunted for food. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Bill Paterson
Narrator:
Bill Paterson
Series Producer:
Stephen Moss
Series Producer:
Stephen Moss
Producer:
Susie Painter
Producer:
Susie Painter
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
David Attenborough
Participant:
David Attenborough
Participant:
Tony Soper
Participant:
Tony Soper
Participant:
Kate Humble
Participant:
Kate Humble
Participant:
Burchardt Jeremy
Participant:
Burchardt Jeremy
Participant:
Andrew Motion
Participant:
Andrew Motion
Participant:
Jeremy Mynott
Participant:
Jeremy Mynott

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

Episode 3: Our Fragile Planet

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

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