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Natural World(1983-)

TV-G
| 1h per episode | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 10 votes)

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.

Prehistoric Planet(2022-2023)

TV-PG
| Documentary, Action & Adventure
4.2/5 (with 180 votes)

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.

Directed by Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones

Planet Earth II(2016)

TV-G
| 50min per episode | Documentary, Kids & Family
4.3/5 (with 362 votes)

David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.

Dynasties(2018-2022)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Documentary
4.1/5 (with 34 votes)

Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.

The Life of Mammals(2002-2003)

TV-G
| 50min per episode | Documentary
4.2/5 (with 21 votes)

David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.

Planet Earth III(2023)

TV-G
| Documentary
4.7/5 (with 9 votes)

Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories that are dramatic, thrilling, funny and sometimes heart-breaking, but always full of hope.

The Life of Birds(1998)

50min per episode | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 17 votes)

In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils a new investigation into the behaviour of birds, perfectly adapted animals that conquer the air. This ten-part series reveals the secret of the birds' great success, their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From the high speed of large airborne hunters to long distance migrations or the bright colors of nectar feeding hummingbirds, this is the ultimate bird series that every ornithologist should not miss.

Life on Earth(1979)

55min per episode | Documentary
4.5/5 (with 17 votes)

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

Frozen Planet II(2022)

TV-G
| 57min per episode | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 12 votes)

Ten years on from the original Frozen Planet, this documentary series takes audiences back to the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica and tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s locked in ice and blanketed in snow.

Earth(2007)

G
| 1h 30min | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 156 votes)

From the acclaimed team that brought you BBC's visual feast "Planet Earth," this feature length film incorporates some of the same footage from the series with all new scenes following three remarkable, yet sadly endangered, families of animal across the globe.

Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Mark Linfield - With Anggun
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The Year Earth Changed(2021)

48min | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 30 votes)

Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Earth found its rhythm when we came to a stop.

Directed by Tom Beard - With David Attenborough

Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History(2022)

58min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 13 votes)

Stephen Fry embarks on a journey to discover the stories behind some of the world's most fantastic beasts that have inspired myths and legends in history, story-telling and film.

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The Living Planet(1984)

55min per episode | Documentary
4.3/5 (with 10 votes)

David Attenborough examines the ways in which animals and plants adapt to their surroundings.

Seven Worlds, One Planet(2019)

TV-PG
| 58min per episode | Documentary
4.2/5 (with 33 votes)

Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust creating seven extraordinary continents. This documentary series reveals how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there.

Spy in the Wild(2017-2020)

TV-G
| 1h per episode | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

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

Directed by John Downer

Deep Blue(2003)

1h 23min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 30 votes)

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinematic rollercoaster ride for all ages, Deep Blue uses amazing footage to tell us the story of our oceans and the life they support.

Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Andy Byatt - With Pierce Brosnan, Michael Gambon, David Attenborough

Nature's Weirdest Events(2012-)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Documentary, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 5 votes)

Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.

Eden: Untamed Planet(2021-)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Documentary
3.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Explore six of the last untouched locations on earth. The documentary series presents life as nature intended, following the unique way wildlife has adapted to these environments and continues to rise to new challenges over the course of a year.

The Meerkats(2008)

1h 23min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 31 votes)

A coming of age story following a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari desert; and an inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. Shot using ground-breaking techniques, this dramatised documentary is a one-of-a-kind presentation from The Weinstein Company and the BBC, featuring narration by Paul Newman.

Directed by James Honeyborne - With Paul Newman, Rufus Beck

Wild China(2008)

1h per episode | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 21 votes)

The dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes.

The Green Planet(2022)

1h per episode | Documentary
4.5/5 (with 3 votes)

This documentary series about plants is the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes in the plant world. Planet Earth from the perspective of plants.

Fierce Queens(2020)

Documentary

Explore phenomenal female animals: the rebel matriarchs, powerful leaders and dangerous lovers of the natural world.

Blue Planet II(2017)

6h 4min | Documentary

There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.

The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World(2012)

1h per episode | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A new perspective on wildlife at night. A team of biologists and specialist camera crew explore the length of South and Central America to find out how animals have adapted to life in the dark.

Mountain Gorilla(2010)

1h per episode | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The story of the world's last mountain gorillas, protected by a dedicated band of humans who watch and care for them. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.

Europe: A Natural History(2005)

50min per episode | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it.

Extraordinary Rituals(2018)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Explores the spectacular and emotional world of rituals.

Hidden India(2015)

Documentary
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)

'Hidden India' is a 3 part BBC series bringing out the unexplored side of natural India to the outside world, with each episode covering various facets of India like its rivers, mountains and vibrant wildlife.

Shark(2015)

NR
| 1h per episode | Documentary
4.3/5 (with 5 votes)

A major wildlife series on the sharks of the world with over thirty species filmed, showing how they hunt, intricate social lives, courtship, growing up and the threats they face.

Chris and Meg's Wild Summer(2021-)

29min per episode | Documentary
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Wildlife presenters Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin go on a road trip with amazing animal encounters, stunning landscapes and time to reflect on their relationship.

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