Parenthood (2025 TV series)

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Parenthood
BBC Parenthood TV series promotional image.jpg
Genre Nature documentary
Narrated by David Attenborough
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerKeith Scholey
ProducerJeff Wilson
Running time60 minutes
Production companySilverback Films
Original release
Network BBC One
BBC One HD
Release3 August (2025-08-03) 
31 August 2025 (2025-08-31)

Parenthood is a 2025 British nature documentary television series which shows how animals cope with the challenges of becoming parents and raising their young. The five-episode series was produced by Silverback Films and is narrated by David Attenborough. The production involved three years of filming across six continents and 23 countries. [1] It was commissioned by the BBC and first shown in the UK on BBC One between 3 and 31 August 2025. [2]

Contents

Episodes

No.TitleProduced byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"The Greatest Adventure"Jeff Wilson3 August 2025 (2025-08-03)3.212
2"Ocean"Olly Scholey10 August 2025 (2025-08-10)3.015
3"Grasslands"Elisabeth Oakham17 August 2025 (2025-08-17)2.858
4"Freshwater"Elisabeth Oakham24 August 2025 (2025-08-24)2.744
5"Jungles"Hugh Wilson31 August 2025 (2025-08-31)2.476

References

  1. "Parenthood - Everything you need to know about the wildlife series from filming locations to featured species and more". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. "Attenborough gives 'family feels' in new show Parenthood". BBC News. BBC. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.