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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Biology | Ecology

Ecosystems and interdependence

The Secret Life of Rockpools

The Secret Life of Rockpools

Biology | BBC Four | 2013 | 59'34''

Paleontologist Richard Fortey discovers the lives of rock pool creatures, joined by leading marine biologists in a dedicated laboratory at the N...

4: Desert Worlds | The Green Planet

4: Desert Worlds | The Green Planet

Biology | BBC One | 2022 | 58'33''

Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage an...

3: Seasonal Worlds | The Green Planet

3: Seasonal Worlds | The Green Planet

Biology | BBC One | 2022 | 58'22''

Plants of the seasonal world face constant change. They use use strategy, deception and feats of engineering to survive. Most important...

2: Water Worlds | The Green Planet

2: Water Worlds | The Green Planet

Biology | BBC One | 2022 | 58'13''

A look at the beautiful, bizarre worlds created by water plants. Flowers smother rivers and lakes. Plants fight and hunt. A river bubbles ...

1: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet

1: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet

Biology | BBC One | 2022 | 58'43''

Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspec...

Life in oak tree | Countryfile

Life in oak tree | Countryfile

Biology | BBC One | 2024 | 7'06''

The presenter examines the variety of life supported by a single oak tree.

7: Human | Planet Earth III

7: Human | Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 57'53''

Discover the extraordinary ways in which wildlife survives in a rapidly changing human world. From cobras hunting in houses to macaques stealing ...

6: Extremes | Planet Earth III

6: Extremes | Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 58'19''

David Attenborough presents an extreme world where animals battle to survive the elements - and life exists on a knife edge.

5: Forests | Planet Earth III

5: Forests | Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 57'40''

Sir David Attenborough journeys into the forests, where dogs communicate with whistles, treehoppers fight assassin bugs, 'spirit bears' fish, a...

4: Freshwater | Planet Earth III

4: Freshwater | Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 58'26''

Fresh water is the lifeblood of planet Earth, where incredible animal dramas play out. From death-feigning fish to frogs that glide, each de...

2: Ocean | Planet Earth III

2: Ocean | Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 58'32''

A groundbreaking journey from tropical shallow seas to the mysterious depths. Sir David Attenborough reveals extraordinary new worlds and unique ...

Planet Earth III

Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 58'59''

Sir David Attenborough explores the dangerous frontiers created by the world's coasts, where animals fight for survival amidst constant change.

3: Deserts and Grasslands | Planet Earth III

3: Deserts and Grasslands | Planet Earth III

Biology | BBC One | 2023 | 58'19''

David Attenborough explores earth's greatest wildernesses, where extraordinary life survives in unexpected ways, and nature puts...

Planet Earth II

Planet Earth II

Biology | BBC One | 2016 | 58'28''

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, beginning with a look at the remote islands which offer sanctuary to some of the planet's rarest...

2: Mountains | Planet Earth II

2: Mountains | Planet Earth II

Biology | BBC One | 2016 | 58'10''

The wildlife documentary series with David Attenborough continues with a unique and intimate glimpse into the secretive lives of mountain-dwel...

3: Jungles | Planet Earth II

3: Jungles | Planet Earth II

Biology | BBC One | 2016 | 58'00'''

Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most ...

4: Deserts | Planet Earth II

4: Deserts | Planet Earth II

Biology | BBC One | 2016 | 58'09''

The world's deserts force animals to come up with ingenious ways of coping with hostile conditions, giving rise to the most incredible survival ...

5: Grasslands | Planet Earth II

5: Grasslands | Planet Earth II

Biology | BBC One | 2016 | 58'11''

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough. A look at survival in grasslands, from Asia's saiga antelope to the giant anteat...

6: Cities | Planet Earth II

6: Cities | Planet Earth II

Biology | BBC One | 2016 | 58'32''

Cities can be worlds of surprising opportunity for animals, from the leopards prowling the streets of Mumbai to the peregrine falcons hunting amo...

11: Ocean Deep | Planet Earth

11: Ocean Deep | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 58'58''

Series showing our planet in its natural glory. A look at the largest of all habitats, the ocean, which encompasses 90 per cent of all the livi...

10: Seasonal Forests | Planet Earth

10: Seasonal Forests | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 58'44''

Documentary series which celebrates our planet in all its glory. David Attenborough reveals the greatest woodlands on earth, from the nor...

9: Shallow Seas | Planet Earth

9: Shallow Seas | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 58'47''

From tropical paradises where the newborn calf takes his first faltering breaths to the storm-ravaged icy polar seas, the whales' great feedin...

8: Jungles | Planet Earth

8: Jungles | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 59'05'''

David Attenborough's natural history series. This episode looks at the tropical rainforests, which are home to a staggering 50 per cent of the worl...

7: Great Plains | Planet Earth

7: Great Plains | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 58'56''

Documentary series which celebrates Earth in its natural glory. A look at the great plains - wildernesses which support the greatest gathering...

6: Ice Worlds | Planet Earth

6: Ice Worlds | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 58'54''

Documentary series which celebrates earth in its natural glory. How the advance and retreat of the ice in the polar regions becomes a real chall...

5: Deserts | Planet Earth

5: Deserts | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 57'51''

David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their ephe...

4: Caves | Planet Earth

4: Caves | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 57'19''

Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its natural glory. This edition looks at caves, including Deer Cave in Borneo, a daytime retreat for...

3: Freshwater | Planet Earth

3: Freshwater | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 58'50''

Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition follows the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountai...

2: Mountains | Planet Earth

2: Mountains | Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 57'42''

Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition looks at mountains, beginning with the birth of a mountain and ending at...

Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Biology | BBC One | 2006 | 59'10''

The documentary series which celebrates our planet in its natural glory reveals how the sun's seasonal journey affects the lives of all creatures.

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.

Episode 3 | Wild Alaska Live

Episode 3 | Wild Alaska Live

Biology | BBC One | 2017 | 58'44''

As 300 million salmon start to invade Alaska's rivers, this is a critical time for bears, eagles, wolves and whales as the great summer feast re...

Episode 2 | Wild Alaska Live

Episode 2 | Wild Alaska Live

Biology | BBC One | 2017 | 58'48''

Steve Backshall attempts to land on a glacier and abseil under the ice. Liz Bonnin encounters brown bears, and Matt Baker looks for orca and hum...

Wild Alaska Live

Wild Alaska Live

Biology | BBC One | 2017 | 58'38''

A new series on a spectacular wildlife event, live from Alaska with Steve Backshall, Matt Baker and Liz Bonnin. Bears, eagles and orca are gathering for the...

Snow Animals

Snow Animals

Biology | BBC One | 2019 | 58'27''

Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, through the winter.

3: Land of Heat and Dust | Madagascar

3: Land of Heat and Dust | Madagascar

Biology | BBC HD | 2011 | 58'26''

This programme follows the animals' fortunes through the wet and dry seasons in this island of extremes.

2: Lost Worlds | Madagascar

2: Lost Worlds | Madagascar

Biology | BBC HD | 2011 | 58'50''

David Attenborough looks at the island's eastern coast, home to cyanide-eating lemurs and leaf-tailed geckos.

1: Island of Marvels | Madagascar

1: Island of Marvels | Madagascar

Biology | BBC HD | 2011 | 58'41''

Series exploring Madagascar and its unique wildlife. David Attenborough reveals the most bizarre places and their inhabitants on this ecolo...

1: One Ocean | Blue Planet II

1: One Ocean | Blue Planet II

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

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, revealing new worlds and animal behaviours throughout the planet's oceans.

2: The Deep | Blue Planet II

2: The Deep | Blue Planet II

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'20''

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough goes on groundbreaking journey to the deepest parts of the oceans.

3: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II

3: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'12''

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.

4: Big Blue | Blue Planet II

4: Big Blue | Blue Planet II

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'23''

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough explores a vast ocean desert where sperm whales must dive 1,000 metres just to feed.

5: Green Seas | Blue Planet II

5: Green Seas | Blue Planet II

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 58'14''

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's green seas. From enchanted forests to undersea prairies, they teem wi...

6: Coasts | Blue Planet II

6: Coasts | Blue Planet II

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

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer ...

7: Our Blue Planet | Blue Planet II

7: Our Blue Planet | Blue Planet II

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2017 | 57'39''

David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet.

8: Coasts | The Blue Planet

8: Coasts | The Blue Planet

Biology | BBC One | 2001 | 57'15''

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans, examining how animals from in and around the sea use the constantly changing coastal...

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