Duration: 5'20''
David Attenborough describes how certain plant species adapt to cold weather.
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1: Travelling | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough begins his incredible journey into the world of plants with a look at how plants move from place to place.
2: Growing | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough continues his incredible journey into the world of plants. Remarkable time-lapse photography reveals how new leave...
3: Flowering | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough continues his incredible journey into the world of plants. He reveals how flowers use colours and perfumes for p...
4: The Social Struggle | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary battles for survival which are fought in the plant world.
5: Living Together | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough looks at how plants often rely on animals, fungi and each other for food, protection or a home, but they d...
6: Surviving | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough concludes his incredible journey into the world of plants with a look at the techniques plants use to survive ex...
Flight of the bumblebee | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough explores the role of insects, especially bees, in the pollination process.
The dead-horse arum and the titan arum | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough describes how the dead-horse arum and the titan arum are able to reproduce.
The pollination process | The Private Life of Plants
David Attenborough describes the process of pollination and how this helps plants reproduce.
An Oak trees chemical defence system | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
It may look like an oak tree is a big green heap of insect food, but eating it is not that easy. ...
Looking at the history of a landscape using cores from peat bogs | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
A detailed look at a sample of peat from Marley Fen can show us an in...
Symbiotic relationships and the importance of roots | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree, which wouldn't surv...
The affect of parasites on an Oak tree | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
George McGavin looks at what happens when an outlandish group of insects highjacks the growth o...
The reproduction of an Oak tree | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
George McGavin investigates the reproduction of an oak tree, and how millions of tiny pollen grains tr...
4: Freshwater | Planet Earth III
Fresh water is the lifeblood of planet Earth, where incredible animal dramas play out. From death-feigning fish to frogs that glide, each de...
The mystery of the whale shark nursery | Blue Planet II
Nutrients from the deep provide sustenance for a large gathering of sea life.
Ants vs Cows | Natural World
The super colony unites in a spectacular attack to defend their nest from curious cows.
Young spider monkey needs dad's help | Planet Earth II
In the forests of Guatemala a young spider monkey is going exploring. But she gets stuck and needs dad's help to get d...
Lizard Heaters | Life in Cold Blood
Wall lizards take advantage of foul-smelling dead-horse arums.
How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? | Horizon
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world faces a population crisis and if it is the duty of indiv...
Cross-dresser | Life
Some male cuttlefish are too small to fight for a mate, so have to come up with a sneaky plan if they are to get their way with the girls. Approaching a...
Whale shark feeding | Planet Earth
The crew seized an unexpected opportunity, when a perfect set of technical and animal circumstances converged, to film this behaviour for ...
Our Precious Isles | Wild Isles
David Attenborough celebrates the rich variety of habitats in our wild isles, the existence of which is critical for the survival of species ...
1: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet
Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspec...
David Attenborough | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
David Attenborough speaks about the environment. Also, includes footage of the drones that turn into animals.
COP26 delegates and climate scientists | Climate Change: The Facts
COP26 delegates and climate scientist Hannah Cloke discuss their hopes for the COP26 conference.
Greta meets David Attenborough | Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough discuss their hopes for the future of the planet.
Poison dart frogs battle it out | Attenborough's Life in Colour
A poison dart frog fights off a contender until he's sufficiently warned off.
The People v Climate Change
Meet the 108 ordinary Brits who Sir David Attenborough says we should listen to. This warm and honest documentary reveals how everyday people fee...
Leopard seal vs penguin | Seven Worlds, One Planet
Glaciers crumbling more quickly, due to climate change, give the advantage to leopard seals hunting penguins.
How human impact on the environment is increasing the emergence of new diseases | Extinction: The Facts
An explanation as to why pandemic diseases are becoming more common d...
Tait's pups meet the pack… and honey badgers | Dynasties
Tait introduces her tiny pups to the rest of the pack as they emerge for the very first time. But the pack is visi...
Marine predators and scavengers | The Blue Planet
The scavengers of the deep ocean rely on predators at the surface to provide their nutrition.
Compilation | Attenborough at 90
A short montage of the fun and amazing moments David Attenborough has shared in his documentaries over a 70-year career.
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