Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team aboard the research vessel the Alucia on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands.
The first ever episode of the landmark natural history series Life on Earth. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape t...
The nature documentary examines primates, including armies of Hamadryas baboons battling on the plains of Ethiopia, and macaques in Japan lounging in the...
David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. The tree shrew has attracted great interest as it shows how mammal...
David Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted - one of the driving forces of evolution.
David Attenborough's now-legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates.
David Attenborough seeks to explain how we came to dominate life on earth, tracing the African origins of humans to nearly t...
Sir David Attenborough presents a revised version of the original wildlife series about the remarkable evolution of life on our planet. Th...
This episode travels to the Congo, Egypt, China and Mexico to reveal how water changed humanity's footprint on the planet.
David Attenborough reveals the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings, whether for safety, breeding or ca...
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...
The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough goes on groundbreaking journey to the deepest parts of the oceans.
In the second episode, Iain discovers how flowers have transformed our planet. He journeys to the remote islands of the South ...
The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.
Some parts of the world mine water from finite resources for profit. In others, more sustainable methods of sourcing and treating ...
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...
David Attenborough looks at how mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and caring for their young, including Weddell seals, caribou and hump...
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,...
The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough explores a vast ocean desert where sperm whales must dive 1,000 metres just to feed.
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.
David Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species, some of which have developed extremely close relation...
The nature documentary looks at birds and, with slow-motion cameras and aerial photography, reveals some of the extraordinary things that having feathers all...
Fish occur in populations of billions and there are over 30,000 species, more than in any other group of backboned animals. The dev...
The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's green seas. From enchanted forests to undersea prairies, they teem wi...
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...
The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer ...
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...
Some 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and becam...
The nature documentary explores mammals' ability to learn new tricks to survive, and features unique footage of a killer whale hunting elephant ...
David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet.
David Attenborough looks at the history of reptiles, the first back-boned creatures to solve the problems of living high and dry o...
Nature documentary series looks at marine invertebrates, some of the planet's most bizarre and beautiful animals, including Humboldt squid an...
Sir David Attenborough introduces conservation heroes fighting to save the world's wildlife, from exploring remote jungles to going undercover t...
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us. David Attenborough looks at the advantag...
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...
Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptil...
In a world first, footage is captured of a giant armadillo baby leaving its burrow.
Long-tongued bats love sweet nectar and this makes them perfect nocturnal pollinators.
Johnny spots a wild partridge with her four chicks by the side of the road and gets out to take a closer look.
Two species of tree weather incredibly harsh conditions and seasonal change to ensure their survival.
Today's the day the coastal bears have their picnic.
A golden wheel spider escapes the threat of a pompilid spider wasp in an amazing way.
Having woken up from hibernation to an unexpected cold front, a mother bear attempts to keep herself and her cubs alive.
An exploration of how polar bears have adapted to living in freezing conditions.
An exploration of how the artic fox's coat has adapted to survival in arctic winters.
An exploration of how the great grey owl has adapted to catching it's prey.
An exploration of how reindeer have adapted to living in freezing climates.
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