Natural World (1983)
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.
Natural World: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - Save The Panda
October 30, 1983
Follows the great land migration in Africa, one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Wildebeests, numbering in the millions, run for their lives on a-mile trek to find food and water, battling predators along the way.
1x2 - From Aadvark To Zebra
November 6, 1983
Impalas move with the great migration on the Serengeti plains of Africa. A new fawn is on his way, but so is danger for the herds.
1x3 - Programmed For Flight
November 13, 1983
On an African river in the Serengeti, a mother crocodile defends her babies against predators in the sky and on the ground. Discover the secret way that crocodiles have survived for millions of years.
1x4 - Jungle
November 20, 1983
The animal kingdom in the Serengeti is in constant competition for resources. The essence of competition is for the hunt and those who can't cut it are left behind.
1x5 - Secret Weapons
November 27, 1983
Two mother cheetahs, able to reach top speeds of nearly 70 miles per hour, are in a race to protect and feed their new cubs. Predators close in on the families, who must work to prevail on the Serengeti Plains of Africa.
1x6 - Birds of Paradox
December 4, 1983
Known to be aggressive and dangerous, hippos are also fiercely protective of their young. Watch as mother hippos in Africa risk everything to keep their newly born calves away from predators, both in and out of the water.
1x7 - Jet Set Wildlife
December 11, 1983
A newborn wildebeest befriends a fierce lioness, and a rare meeting between two river monsters, a hippopotamus and a Nile crocodile.
1x8 - Pelican Delta
December 18, 1983
The wildlife of the Danube delta in the Black Sea, especially the white pelicans.
1x9 - Winter Days
December 25, 1983
There are only two seasons in the Serengeti, dry and wet. As the long dry season ends, the clouds begin to darken as the rain signals new life on the Serengeti Plains.
1x10 - God's Acre
January 2, 1984
The wildebeest path on their endless migration is impeded several times by rivers. The waterways have certain dangers that can can result in death for the wildebeest, mainly the Nile crocodile.
Natural World: 40 Season s
S0: Specials
12 Episode s
S1: Season 1
10 Episode s
S2: Season 2
8 Episode s
S3: Season 3
15 Episode s
S4: Season 4
20 Episode s
S5: Season 5
17 Episode s
S6: Season 6
13 Episode s
S7: Season 7
14 Episode s
S8: Season 8
16 Episode s
S9: Season 9
14 Episode s
S10: Season 10
13 Episode s
S11: Season 11
16 Episode s
S12: Season 12
14 Episode s
S13: Season 13
15 Episode s
S14: Season 14
12 Episode s
S15: Season 15
17 Episode s
S16: Season 16
19 Episode s
S17: Season 17
18 Episode s
S18: Season 18
17 Episode s
S19: Season 19
18 Episode s
S20: Season 20
16 Episode s
S21: Season 21
15 Episode s
S22: Season 22
18 Episode s
S23: Season 23
15 Episode s
S24: Season 24
18 Episode s
S25: Season 25
17 Episode s
S26: Season 26
11 Episode s
S27: Season 27
17 Episode s
S28: Season 28
16 Episode s
S29: Season 29
14 Episode s
S30: Season 30
14 Episode s
S31: Season 31
14 Episode s
S32: Season 32
10 Episode s
S33: Season 33
10 Episode s
S34: Season 34
10 Episode s
S35: Season 35
10 Episode s
S36: Season 36
9 Episode s
S37: Season 37
8 Episode s
S38: Season 38
8 Episode s
S39: Season 39
9 Episode s
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Our Planet
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Our Planet
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Planet Earth
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Dynasties
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Dynasties
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Life
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Life
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The Hunt
7 Episode s . This major landmark series looks in detail at the fascinating relationship between predators and their prey. Rather than concentrating on ‘the blood and guts’ of predation, the series looks in unprecedented detail at the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death. Sir David Attenborough narrates.
The Hunt
7 Episode s . This major landmark series looks in detail at the fascinating relationship between predators and their prey. Rather than concentrating on ‘the blood and guts’ of predation, the series looks in unprecedented detail at the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death. Sir David Attenborough narrates.
A Perfect Planet
5 Episode s . A unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. This five-part series shows how the forces of nature drive, shape and support Earth’s great diversity of wildlife.
A Perfect Planet
5 Episode s . A unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. This five-part series shows how the forces of nature drive, shape and support Earth’s great diversity of wildlife.
Life Story
7 Episode s . The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, because we all set out on this journey from the moment we are born. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent.
Life Story
7 Episode s . The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, because we all set out on this journey from the moment we are born. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent.
Bondi Vet
137 Episode s . Chronicles the adventures of charismatic Veterinarians Dr. Chris Brown and Dr. Lisa Chimes as they live and work at one of Australia’s most famous locations – Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Bondi Vet
137 Episode s . Chronicles the adventures of charismatic Veterinarians Dr. Chris Brown and Dr. Lisa Chimes as they live and work at one of Australia’s most famous locations – Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Life in the Undergrowth
5 Episode s . David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring their incredible miniature world with ground-breaking camerawork and technology.
Life in the Undergrowth
5 Episode s . David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring their incredible miniature world with ground-breaking camerawork and technology.
The Secret World of Nature: Spain
5 Episode s . More than four years of filming have been necessary to capture the impressive images of the most varied animal species that inhabit the Iberian Peninsula: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects and fish are represented in this wonderful journey through the different ecosystems that we can find in Iberian lands.
The Secret World of Nature: Spain
5 Episode s . More than four years of filming have been necessary to capture the impressive images of the most varied animal species that inhabit the Iberian Peninsula: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects and fish are represented in this wonderful journey through the different ecosystems that we can find in Iberian lands.