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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Biology | Ecology

Biodiversity and human impact

Secrets | Wales: Land of the Wild

Secrets | Wales: Land of the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2021 | 58'56''

An epic journey following Wales's rivers from their birth in the mountains to the sea, discovering the hidden secrets of wildlife along the...

After Dark | Wales: Land of the Wild

After Dark | Wales: Land of the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2020 | 59'09''

For the first time, cutting-edge camera technology reveals the secrets of Wales's nocturnal wildlife, from swimming hedgehogs to fishing...

Episode 4 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Episode 4 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2019 | 59'03''

It is autumn, the season of change. Wildlife is on the move, and there are battles to be fought to win mates and secure the right to bree...

Episode 3 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Episode 3 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2019 | 58'58''

It is summer and the country is basking in a heatwave. In this season of extremes, it is time for some of Wales's smaller - and more exot...

Episode 2 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Episode 2 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2019 | 58'59''

It is the middle of spring and the brightest time of year in Wales. The race is on to breed, but predators are on the hunt.

Episode 1 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Episode 1 | Wales: Land of the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2019 | 58'44''

It is the first day of spring but winter has a sting in its tail as the country is blanketed with snow. As the sun returns, the breeding ...

Episode 4 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 4 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2021 | 58'01''

Presented by Dame Sian Phillips, this episode looks at some of the biggest challenges and issues facing the marine environment in Wale...

Episode 3 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 3 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2021 | 57'33''

As the water starts to warm in the summer, marine giants arrive at the Celtic deep. Some have travelled for thousands of miles to feas...

Episode 2 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 2 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2021 | 58'14''

The strange environment of the shallow seas is one that sits remarkably close to shore. In the giant kelp forest, we join a female cat...

Episode 1 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 1 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One Wales | 2021 | 59'01''

We follow Atlantic grey seals through the year, from courtship to pregnancy and birth. Will a curious snowy-white seal pup make it saf...

S2E4: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

S2E4: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'04''

The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismatic ...

S2E3: The Islands | Spy in the Wild

S2E3: The Islands | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'03''

The spy creatures explore the islands of the southern seas. Some of the most unique animals on earth have evolved in these isolated place...

S2E2: The North | Spy in the Wild

S2E2: The North | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'05''

The Spy Creatures travel to the temperate lands north of the tropics, where life is governed by the rhythm of the seasons. Their destinatio...

S2E1: The Tropics | Spy in the Wild

S2E1: The Tropics | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'03''

The spy creatures infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

S1E5: Meet the Spies | Spy in the Wild

S1E5: Meet the Spies | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 57'59''

A behind-the-scenes view of the story behind deploying the Spy Creatures, showing how the concept evolved and became the inspiration f...

S1E4: Mischief | Spy in the Wild

S1E4: Mischief | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'01''

Animatronic spy creatures discover that mischief is rife in nature, but there are still rules that govern the animals' lives.

S1E3: Friendship | Spy in the Wild

S1E3: Friendship | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'01''

Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to discover how friendships are a vital part of animal societies, helping them survive in a danger...

S1E2: Intelligence | Spy in the Wild

S1E2: Intelligence | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'08''

Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to explore the world of animal intelligence and reveal their use of tools, self-medication, cult...

S1E1: Love | Spy in the Wild

S1E1: Love | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 57'59''

Documentary in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.

Life In The Snow

Life In The Snow

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2016 | 57'46''

Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands, from the polar bear mother helping her cubs to the owl searching for food.

Episode 2 | The Great American Buffalo

Episode 2 | The Great American Buffalo

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Four | 2024 | 1'54'22''

By the late 1880s, the buffalo teeter on the brink of extinction, but an unlikely collection of Americans have started a few private h...

Episode 1 | The Great American Buffalo

Episode 1 | The Great American Buffalo

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Four | 2024 | 1'52'14''

Ken Burns recounts how the collision between two opposing views of the natural world saw the buffalo, which had numbered in the tens o...

David Attenborough | The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

David Attenborough | The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2022 | 1'32''

David Attenborough speaks about the environment. Also, includes footage of the drones that turn into animals.

5: Human Worlds | The Green Planet

5: Human Worlds | The Green Planet

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2022 | 57'30''

Two out of five wild plants are threatened with extinction. Today people are finding remarkable ways to help them, and so make our world a...

Can Scientists Save the World? | Panorama

Can Scientists Save the World? | Panorama

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2024 | 58'39''

Richard Bilton meets the scientists trying to save the world from the consequences of climate change and investigates whether they...

13: The Compulsive Communicators | Life On Earth

13: The Compulsive Communicators | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'00''

David Attenborough seeks to explain how we came to dominate life on earth, tracing the African origins of humans to nearly t...

12: Life in the Trees | Life On Earth

12: Life in the Trees | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'01''

David Attenborough's now-legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates.

11: The Hunters and the Hunted | Life On Earth

11: The Hunters and the Hunted | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'15''

David Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted - one of the driving forces of evolution.

10: Themes and Variations | Life On Earth

10: Themes and Variations | Life On Earth

Animals Including Humans | BBC Two | 1979 | 52'46''

David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammal...

8: Lords of the Air | Life On Earth

8: Lords of the Air | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 53'45''

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantag...

7: Victors of the Dry Land | Life On Earth

7: Victors of the Dry Land | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'44''

David Attenborough looks at the history of reptiles, the first back-boned creatures to solve the problems of living high and dry o...

5: Conquest of the Waters | Life On Earth

5: Conquest of the Waters | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'32''

Fish occur in populations of billions and there are over 30,000 species, more than in any other group of backboned animals. The dev...

4: The Swarming Hordes | Life On Earth

4: The Swarming Hordes | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'22''

David Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species, some of which have developed extremely close relation...

3: The First Forests | Life On Earth

3: The First Forests | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 53'22''

For most of Earth's history there was no life on land. But over 400 million years ago some tiny plants began an invasion from the water,...

1: The Infinite Variety | Life On Earth

1: The Infinite Variety | Life On Earth

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Two | 1979 | 54'12''

The first ever episode of the landmark natural history series Life on Earth. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape t...

10: Primates | Life

10: Primates | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'54''

The nature documentary examines primates, including armies of Hamadryas baboons battling on the plains of Ethiopia, and macaques in Japan lounging in the...

9: Plants | Life

9: Plants | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'19''

The nature series turns to plants and looks at the ingenious solutions that they employ to counter life's challenges, such as spring-loaded traps, suckers a...

8: Creatures of the Deep | Life

8: Creatures of the Deep | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'34''

Nature documentary series looks at marine invertebrates, some of the planet's most bizarre and beautiful animals, including Humboldt squid an...

7: Hunters and Hunted | Life

7: Hunters and Hunted | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'26''

The nature documentary explores mammals' ability to learn new tricks to survive, and features unique footage of a killer whale hunting elephant ...

6: Insects | Life

6: Insects | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'53''

The nature documentary looks at the most successful animal group, with 200 million insects for each human. The key is an armoured covering that takes on al...

5: Birds | Life

5: Birds | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'44''

The nature documentary looks at birds and, with slow-motion cameras and aerial photography, reveals some of the extraordinary things that having feathers all...

4: Fish | Life

4: Fish | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'02''

Nature documentary looking at the fish that dominate the planet's waters through their variety of shapes and behaviours, some like creatures from a fairytale.

3: Mammals | Life

3: Mammals | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'56''

David Attenborough looks at how mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and caring for their young, including Weddell seals, caribou and hump...

2: Reptiles and Amphibians | Life

2: Reptiles and Amphibians | Life

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC HD | 2009 | 58'36''

David Attenborough reveals the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings, whether for safety, breeding or ca...

8: Heroes | Planet Earth III

8: Heroes | Planet Earth III

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2023 | 58'04''

Sir David Attenborough introduces conservation heroes fighting to save the world's wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover t...

3: Future Frontiers | Galapagos

3: Future Frontiers | Galapagos

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 57'56''

In the culmination of this scientific expedition, Liz Bonnin and the team see first-hand the impact that humans have had on the Galapagos Isl...

2: Secrets of the Deep | Galapagos

2: Secrets of the Deep | Galapagos

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'02''

Liz Bonnin and the team of scientific experts set off beneath the waves in a specially equipped deep sea submersible and go in search of a...

1: Cauldron of Life | Galapagos

1: Cauldron of Life | Galapagos

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'05

Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team aboard the research vessel the Alucia on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands.

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