Television productions
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| Series Title | Year(s) Broadcast | Subject | Contributors | DVD Release [lower-alpha 1] | Video Download [lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faraway Look | 1957 | Wildlife of Australasia | Peter and Philippa Scott (presenter) | No | No |
| Eastwards with Attenborough | 1973 | Expedition to South East Asia | David Attenborough (presenter) | No | No |
| Life on Earth | 1979 | The evolution of life | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes | No |
| The Living Planet | 1984 | How organisms adapt to their environment | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes | No |
| The Living Isles | 1985 | British wildlife | Julian Pettifer (presenter) and Peter Crawford (presenter) | No | No |
| The First Eden | 1987 | A four-part natural history documentary presenting a portrait of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands around it | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | ||
| Supersense | 1988 | Sensory perception in animals | Andrew Sachs (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Land of the Eagle | 1990 | The Natural History & Colonisation of North America | Alan Ereira (narrator) and Peter Crawford (producer) | No | No |
| The Trials of Life | 1990 | Animal behaviour | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes | Yes |
| Sea Trek | 1991 | Exploration of dive sites | Martha Holmes (presenter) and Mike deGruy (presenter) | No | No |
| Lifesense | 1991 | Ground-breaking perception and precision in animals | Andrew Sachs (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Realms of the Russian Bear | 1992 | Natural history of the former USSR states | Nikolai Drozdov (presenter) | No | No |
| Life in the Freezer | 1993 | Natural history of Antarctica | David Attenborough (presenter) and Alastair Fothergill (producer) | Yes | Yes |
| Killing for a living | 1993, 1996, 1997 | Many animals live by a simple natural law, kill or be killed, and have their own strategies for survival. The first three episodes aired in 1993, with episode four picking up in 1996. | Anthony Hopkins (narrator) (eps. 1–3); John Shrapnel (narrator) (eps. 4–13) | No | No |
| The Private Life of Plants | 1995 | A study of the plants | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes | Yes |
| Alien Empire | 1996 | A series looking at the world of the insects | John Shrapnel (narrator) | No | No |
| Spirits of the Jaguar | 1996 | Natural History of Central America | Alan Ereira (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Incredible Journeys | 1997 | Animal migration | Geoffrey Palmer (narrator) and Nigel Marven (producer) | No | No |
| Land of the Tiger | 1997 | Natural history of the Indian subcontinent | Valmik Thapar (presenter) | No | Yes |
| The Life of Birds | 1998 | A natural history of birds | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes | Yes |
| Earth Story | 1998 | Aubrey Manning finds out how old our planet is and what it looked like when it was newly formed. | Aubrey Manning (presenter) | Yes | Yes |
| Supernatural | 1999 | Investigating extraordinary feats and strange powers of animals. | Andrew Sachs (narrator) | Yes | Yes |
| Living Britain | 1999 | British natural history | Samuel West (narrator), Peter Crawford (producer) | Yes | No |
| Predators | 2000 | The strategy and tactics that predators use to catch their prey. | John Hannah (narrator) | No | No |
| Cousins | 2000 | Charlotte Uhlenbroek explores the world of the primates - our closest relatives. | Charlotte Uhlenbroek (presenter) | No | No |
| Andes to Amazon | 2000 | A portrait of South American landscapes and wildlife. Also known as Wild South America for the release. | Fergal Keane (narrator) | Yes | No |
| State of the Planet | 2000 | The impact of humans on the natural world | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes | No |
| Congo | 2001 | A portrait of the great central African river's, forests, and wildlife. | John Lynch (narrator) and Brian Leith (producer) | No | No |
| Ultimate Killers | 2001 | Hunting techniques of predators. | Steve Leonard (presenter) | No | No |
| The Blue Planet | 2001 | A natural history of the oceans. Also known as The Blue Planet: Seas of Life for North America release. | David Attenborough (narrator), Alastair Fothergill (producer) | Yes | Yes [1] |
| Wild Africa | 2001 | A portrait of Africa's landscapes and wildlife. | Fergal Keane (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Weird Nature | 2002 | Strange animal behavior | Ciaran McMenamin | Yes | No |
| Talking with Animals | 2002 | A four-part series covering animal communication in various environments. | Charlotte Uhlenbroek (narrator) | No | No |
| Animals - The Inside Story | 2002 | An exploration into the extremes of habitats where animals live, and even right inside their bodies to see how their physiology works. | Robert Lindsay (narrator) | No | No |
| The Life of Mammals | 2002 | A natural history of mammals. | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes [2] [3] | No |
| Wild Weather | 2002 | A four-part series focusing on the extremes of wind, wet, cold and heat, and explore how these produce hurricanes, monsoons, ice storms and tornadoes, as well as regulate the global environment. | Donal MacIntyre (presenter) | No | No |
| Wild In Your Garden | 2003 | Garden wildlife. | Bill Oddie (presenter), Kate Humble (presenter), Simon King (presenter) | No | No |
| Wild Down Under | 2003 | A portrait of Australasia's landscapes and wildlife. Also known as Wild Australasia for international release. | Matt Day (narrator) | Yes [4] | No |
| Jungle | 2003 | Wildlife of the world's rainforests. | Charlotte Uhlenbroek (presenter) | No | No |
| The Nile | 2004 | The history and natural history of the Nile. | Simon MacCorkindale (presenter) | No | No |
| Dragons Alive | 2004 | The natural history of the reptiles. | Lloyd Owen (narrator) | No | No |
| Britain Goes Wild | 2004 | The coming of spring in Britain. | Bill Oddie (presenter), Kate Humble (presenter), Simon King (presenter) | No | No |
| Massive Nature | 2004 | An epic run of nature documentaries charting the behaviour of large groups of animals and their predators. | Sean Pertwee (narrator) | No | No |
| British Isles - A Natural History | 2004 | The natural history of the British Isles. | Alan Titchmarsh (presenter) | Yes [5] | No |
| Europe: A Natural History | 2005 | How European landscapes and wildlife have changed through time. | Sean Pertwee (narrator) | No | No |
| Journey of Life | 2005 | A five-part series covering evolution on land, sea and air. | Steve Leonard (presenter) | Yes [6] | No |
| Elephant Diaries | 2005, 2008 | Wildlife series following the lives of a group of orphaned African bush elephants at the David Shelrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. | Michaela Strachan & Jonathan Scott (presenters) | ||
| Life in the Undergrowth | 2005 | A study of terrestrial invertebrates. | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes [7] [8] | Yes [9] [10] |
| Planet Earth | 2006 | A portrait of Earth's wildernesses and wildlife spectacles. | David Attenborough (narrator), Alastair Fothergill (producer) | Yes [11] [12] [13] [14] | Yes [15] [16] [17] |
| Ocean Odyssey | 2006 | A documentary looking at the ocean abyss and its bizarre creatures. The programme also traces the 80 year story of the largest predator ever to have evolved, the sperm whale. | Bernard Hill (narrator) | No | No |
| Galápagos | 2006 | A natural history of the Pacific islands. | Tilda Swinton (narrator) | Yes [18] [19] | No |
| Incredible Animal Journeys | 2006 | A six-part documentary series about some of the more amazing journeys taken by polar bears, whales, ospreys, wild dogs, bar-headed geese, and caribou. | Steve Leonard (narrator/presenter) | No | No |
| Planet Earth: The Future | 2006 | Series highlights the conservation issues surrounding some of the featured species and environments. | Simon Poland (narrator), Fergus Beeley (producer) | Yes [13] [14] [lower-alpha 3] | No |
| Expedition Borneo | 2007 | Wildlife adventure series following a team of explorers in the heart of the tropical island of Borneo. | Alisdair Simpson (narrator) | No | No |
| Wild Caribbean | 2007 | A natural history of the Caribbean islands and Sea. | Steve Toussaint (narrator) | Yes [20] | No |
| Orangutan Diary | 2007, 2009 | Wildlife series following the work of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation and the lives of a group of orphaned and rescued orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. | Michaela Strachan (presenter), Steve Leonard (presenter) | No | No |
| Saving Planet Earth | 2007 | A season of programmes dedicated to wildlife conservation. | David Attenborough (presenter), Alan Titchmarsh (presenter) and others | No | No |
| Ganges | 2007 | A journey along the sacred river from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. | Sudha Bhuchar (narrator) | Yes [21] [22] | No |
| The Nature of Britain | 2007 | A survey of British wildlife and habitats. | Alan Titchmarsh (presenter) | Yes [23] | No |
| Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest | 2007 | David Attenborough (narrator) | |||
| Life in Cold Blood | 2008 | A series dedicated to reptiles and amphibians. | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes [24] [25] | Yes [26] [27] |
| Tiger - Spy in the Jungle | 2008 | Elephants carrying spy cameras tell the story of four tiger cubs growing up in the Indian Jungle. Over two years the cameras track their development from young cubs into adult hunters. | David Attenborough (narrator) | Yes [28] | No |
| Wild China | 2008 | The BBC's first natural history series dedicated to China. | Bernard Hill (narrator) | Yes [29] [30] | Yes [31] [32] |
| Fossil Detectives | 2008 | An eight-part series in which Open University associate lecturer Dr. Hermione Cockburn leads a team of fossil experts and geologists around different regions of Britain to search for fossil treasures and mysteries. | Dr. Hermione Cockburn (presenter) | No | No |
| Oceans | 2008 | Four marine experts explore the planet's oceans. They reveal the hidden stories of the deep through archaeology, geology, marine biology and anthropology. | Paul Rose (presenter), Phillipe Cousteau (presenter), Lucy Blue (presenter), Tooni Mahto (presenter) | No | No |
| The Secret Life of Elephants | 2009 | A three-part series revealing the emotional and dramatic lives of elephants in Kenya's Samburu National Reserve. | Sarah Parish (narrator) | No | No |
| Nature's Great Events | 2009 | The world's principal seasonal changes and their impact on wildlife. Also known as Nature's Most Amazing Events for North America release. | David Attenborough (narrator) | Yes [33] [34] | Yes [35] [36] |
| Yellowstone | 2009 | A year in the life of the animals of Yellowstone National Park. | Peter Firth (narrator) | Yes [37] [38] | Yes [39] |
| Hottest Place on Earth | 2009 | A team of experts venture into the Danakil Desert in Ethiopia. Kate Humble looks at how tough life is for an Afar woman, and Steve Leonard learns about the Afar and their animals. | Kate Humble (presenter), Steve Leonard (presenter) | No | No |
| South Pacific | 2009 | Natural history of the islands of the South Pacific. Also known as Wild Pacific for North America release. | Benedict Cumberbatch (narrator) | Yes [40] [41] | Yes [42] [43] |
| The Incredible Human Journey | 2009 | This five-part series explains the evidence for the theory of early human migrations out of Africa and subsequently around the world, supporting the Out of Africa Theory. There is a companion book, also by Alice Roberts. [44] | Alice Roberts (presenter) | Yes [45] [46] | Yes [47] |
| Living With Monkeys: Tales From the Treetops | 2009 | Adventurer Guy Grieve and primatologist Dr. Julie Anderson spend six weeks in the rainforest of Gabon, trying to save one of the world's rarest monkeys. | Guy Grieve (presenter), Dr. Julie Anderson (presenter) | No | No |
| Life | 2009 | Blue-chip series looking at extraordinary animal behaviour from all parts of the natural world. | David Attenborough (narrator) | Yes [48] [49] | Yes [50] [51] |
| Superswarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions | 2009 | David Tennant (narrator) | |||
| The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart | 2010 | A series looking at flora, fauna, and people of the Great Rift Valley. | Hugh Quarshie (narrator) | Yes [52] [53] | Yes [54] [55] |
| Simon King's Shetland Adventure | 2010 | Wildlife cameraman and presenter Simon King sets off on an adventure to the Shetland Isles to live, through the changing seasons, with his family | Simon King (presenter), Marguerite Smits van Oyen (presenter) | No | No |
| Wild Wales | 2010 | Wildlife and landscapes of Wales over the course of a single year. | Iolo Williams (narrator) | No | No |
| Penguin Island | 2010 | A six-part series following the penguins of Phillip Island, and the team of rangers and scientists who monitor and protect them. | Rolf Harris (narrator) | No | No |
| Mountain Gorilla | 2010 | Intimate footage of Africa's few remaining mountain gorillas. | Patrick Stewart (narrator) | Yes [56] [57] | No |
| Birds Britannia | 2010 | A series looking at the different birds that live in the UK, and the stories they can tell us about the British people over time. | Bill Paterson (narrator) | No | No |
| Iolo's Secret Life of Birds | 2010 | A five-part series covering the life of birds in Wales, and how they have adapted to their environment. | Iolo Williams (presenter) | Yes [58] | No |
| Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice | 2010 | David Tennant (narrator) | |||
| The Bear Family & Me | 2011 | Gordon Buchanan tries to gain the trust of a wild bear family in the American wilderness. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | Yes [59] | Yes [60] [61] |
| Human Planet | 2011 | Mankind's relationship with nature in the world today. | John Hurt (narrator) | Yes [62] [63] | Yes [64] [65] |
| Madagascar | 2011 | A natural history of Madagascar. | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes [66] [67] | Yes [68] [69] |
| The Animal's Guide to Britain | 2011 | Chris Packham examines Britain from an animal's point of view as he tries to understand their needs. | Chris Packham (presenter) | No | No |
| Britain's Secret Seas | 2011 | A four-part series featuring underwater photography revealing Britain's native waters to be as dramatic, colourful and surprising as the other oceans of the world. | Paul Rose (presenter), Frank Pope (presenter), Tooni Mahto (presenter) | No | No |
| Ocean Giants | 2011 | A natural history of whales and dolphins. | Stephen Fry (narrator) | No | Yes [70] [71] |
| Nature's Miracle Babies | 2011 | Zoologist Martin Hughes-Games travels the world to discover the plight of threatened species and meets the babies born against the odds. | Martin Hughes-Games (presenter) | Yes [72] | Yes [73] [74] |
| Frozen Planet | 2011 | A seven-part survey of the polar regions. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) and Alastair Fothergill (producer) | Yes [75] [76] | Yes [77] [78] |
| Iolo's Jewels of Wales | 2011 | Iolo Williams discusses his favourite Welsh landscapes and wildlife. Episodes are themed around water, mineral wealth, lowlands, and uplands. | Iolo Williams (narrator) | No | No |
| Earthflight | 2011 | A six-part series about a bird's-eye view of the natural world, joining the journeys of snow geese, cranes, albatrosses, eagles and other birds across six continents. | David Tennant (narrator) | Yes [79] [80] | Yes [81] [82] |
| Great Barrier Reef | 2012 | Exploring Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the largest living structure on our planet. | Monty Halls (presenter) | Yes [83] [84] | Yes [85] [86] |
| Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures | 2012 | Professor Richard Fortey travels across the globe to find the survivors of mass extinction events. | Richard Fortey (presenter) | No | No |
| Super Smart Animals | 2012 | Animal intelligence | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| Swimming with Crocodiles | 2012 | A two-part series where Ben Fogle and a team of scientists study the underwater behaviour of crocodiles. Episode one covers Nile crocodiles in Botswana, and episode two covers saltwater crocodiles in Australia's Northern Territory. | Ben Fogle (presenter) | No | No |
| Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey | 2012 | Kate Humble and Helen Czerski look at the impact the Sun has on the Earth as a year progresses. | Kate Humble (presenter), Helen Czerski (presenter) | No | No |
| Land of the Lost Wolves | 2012 | Two-part natural history series following the fortunes of one very special pack of wolves as they return to North America's West Coast. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | No |
| Planet Earth Live | 2012 | Series featuring live wildlife footage from across the globe. Also known as 24/7 Wild for international release. | Julia Bradbury and Richard Hammond (presenter) | No | No |
| Secrets of Our Living Planet | 2012 | Biodiversity, ecosystems and the complex relationships between plants and animals. Also known as How Nature Works for international release. | Chris Packham (presenter) | Yes [87] | Yes [88] [89] |
| Nature's Microworlds | 2012–2013 | Nature series which looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems | Steve Backshall (narrator) | No | No |
| A Year in the Wild | 2012 | The landscapes and wildlife of some of Britain's most iconic National Parks, seen through the eyes of people who know them best. | Hermione Norris (narrator) | No | No |
| The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World | 2012 | An expedition team films nocturnal creatures in Central and South America. | Andy Serkis (narrator), Gordon Buchanan (presenter), George McGavin (presenter) and Justine Evans (presenter) | Yes [90] | Yes [91] [92] |
| Planet Earth Specials | 2012 | The real-life stories of individual young animals growing up in the wild. | Julia Bradbury (narrator) | No | No |
| Operation Iceberg | 2012 | A team of scientists investigate how an iceberg is formed and track its journey across the sea, examining the science behind what makes them and how they affect their surroundings. | Chris Packham (presenter), Helen Czerski (presenter), Chris van Tulleken (presenter), Doug Allan (presenter) | No | No |
| Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild | 2012 | Over three very personal films, David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has witnessed during his 60-year career. | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes [93] [94] | Yes [95] [96] |
| Africa | 2013 | A six-part series that explores wildlife in Africa. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | Yes [97] [98] | Yes [99] [100] |
| The Polar Bear Family & Me | 2013 | Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons in Svalbard. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [101] [102] |
| Penguins: Spy in the Huddle | 2013 | From the Antarctic to the tropics, 50 spy cameras capture unique footage of three penguin species. | David Tennant (narrator) | No | No |
| Wild Arabia | 2013 | A three-part series that explores the Arabian wildlife, landscape and people. | Alexander Siddig (narrator) | Yes [103] | Yes [104] [105] |
| David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates | 2013 | The evolution of vertebrate life over the past 500 million years. | David Attenborough (presenter) | No | Yes |
| Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom | 2013 | Scientists and film-makers travel to Burma to survey endangered wildlife, the first such expedition in 50 years. | Paterson Joseph (narrator), Gordon Buchanan (presenter), Ross Piper (presenter), Justine Evans (presenter) | No | No |
| Great Bear Stakeout | 2013 | Deep in Alaska an expert team of film-makers follow the lives of grizzly bears. | Billy Connolly (narrator) | No | Yes [106] [107] |
| Hebrides - Islands on the Edge | 2013 | A privileged view into the lives of a cast of Hebridean animals. | Ewan McGregor (narrator) | No | No |
| Ice Age Giants | 2013 | A three-part series about the great beasts of the Ice Age in North America and Europe. | Alice Roberts (presenter) | No | No |
| Operation Snow Tiger | 2013 | Liz Bonnin helps conservationists find and protect three orphaned tiger cubs, while also looking at how tigers can be protected in the Russian wilderness. | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| The Burrowers | 2013 | A three part series looking at the lives of animals that live underground. | Chris Packham | No | No |
| The Great British Year | 2013 | A portrait of the dynamic nature of Britain over the course of one year. Also known as Wild Kingdom for international release. | Joseph Fiennes (narrator) | No | Yes [108] [109] |
| Africa 2013: Countdown to the Rains | 2013 | Kate Humble and Simon King follow the animals living along Zambia's Luangwa River, from the last days of the longest dry season in memory to the arrival of the rains that will change everything. Also known as Countdown to the Rains for international release. | Kate Humble (presenter), Simon King (presenter) | No | No |
| Animal Odd Couples | 2013 | Why animals of different species make friends with each other, and even with humans. | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| Dolphins - Spy in the Pod | 2014 | This series uses hidden cameras to go into the heart of the dolphins' world, offering the chance to encounter dolphins up-close. | David Tennant (narrator) | Yes [110] [111] | No |
| Wild Brazil | 2014 | Series documenting the lives of Brazil's most charismatic animals: jaguars, giant otters, coatis and tufted capuchins. Also known as Brazil Gone Wild for North America release. | Stephen Mangan (narrator) | No | Yes [112] [113] |
| Hidden Kingdoms | 2014 | Dramatized documentary series showing how diminutive animals experience the world from their perspective. Also known as Mini Monsters for Discovery Channel release. | Stephen Fry (narrator) | Yes [114] | Yes [115] [116] |
| 24 Hours on Earth | 2014 | A two-part series of a day in the life of our planet. | Matthew Macfadyen (narrator) | No | Yes [117] [118] |
| Life Story | 2014 | A six-part series following specific animals from birth to parenthood. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | Yes [119] [120] | Yes [121] [122] [123] |
| Inside the Animal Mind | 2014 | Three part series that looks at how animals perceive and interact with the world. | Chris Packham (presenter) | No | No |
| Secrets of Bones | 2014 | A six-part series looking at the bones of animals. | Ben Garrod (presenter) | No | Yes [124] |
| Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures | 2014 | Three part series looking at fossils of the Rockies, China, and Germany. | Richard Fortey (presenter) | No | No |
| Monkey Planet | 2014 | A global survey of the primate order. | George McGavin (presenter) | Yes [125] [126] | Yes [127] [128] |
| The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney | 2014 | A series which follows Martha Kearney's bee-keeping year and explores the science, art and culture of the honeybee. | Martha Kearney (presenter) | No | No |
| Tigers About the House | 2014 | A programme following Giles Clark as he helps to bring up two young tiger cubs in his home. | Giles Clark | No | No |
| Hive Alive | 2014 | A two-part documentary in which Chris Packham and Martha Kearney reveal the mysteries of the honeybee. | Chris Packham (presenter), Martha Kearney (presenter) | No | No |
| Talk to the Animals | 2014 | Animal communication. | Lucy Cooke (presenter) | No | No |
| The Wonder of Animals | 2014 | Series takes a in-depth look at nature's winners to reveal the secret of animals success. | Chris Packham (presenter) | No | No |
| Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals | 2014 | A three-part series exploring the extraordinary world of animal senses. | Helen Czerski and Patrick Aryee (presenters) | No | No |
| Nature's Miracle Orphans | 2014, 2016 | Observational documentary series following orphaned baby animals and the dedicated people that rescue, rehabilitate and release them back into the wild. | Ellie Harrison (presenter), Max Hug Williams (presenter), Lucy Cooke (presenter), Patrick Aryee (presenter) | No | No |
| Wonders of the Monsoon | 2014 | A five-part series exploring the effect of the monsoon on the wildlife of the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia. Also known as Lands of the Monsoon for international release. | Colin Salmon (narrator) | Yes [129] [130] | Yes [131] [132] |
| Wild Weather with Richard Hammond | 2014 | A three part series about how wind, water, and temperature affect the weather. | Richard Hammond (presenter) | No | No |
| Snow Wolf Family & Me | 2014 | Gordon Buchanan travels to the remote Canadian Arctic in search of wolves that have never seen people. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [133] [134] |
| Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom | 2015 | A three-part series that looks at a year in Alaska, revealing the stories of pioneering Alaskans, both animal and human, as they battle the elements. Also known as Wild Alaska for international release. | Dougray Scott (narrator) | No | Yes [135] [136] |
| Shark | 2015 | A three-part series on over thirty species of shark which shows how they hunt, their intricate social lives, courtship, growing up and the threats they face. | Paul McGann (narrator) | Yes [137] [138] | Yes [139] [140] [141] |
| Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands | 2015 | A three-part series about the natural world and wildlife of Japan's islands: Honshu, Hokkaido and the southernmost Islands. Also known as Wild Japan for international release. | Michelle Dockery (narrator) | No | Yes [142] [143] |
| World's Weirdest Events | 2015 | A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable events of the natural world. Also known as Weird Wonders for BBC America and Weird Wonders of the World for international release. | Chris Packham (presenter) | No | No |
| The Hunt | 2015 | A six-part series that looks in detail at the relationship between predators and their prey, focusing on the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death. | David Attenborough (narrator) Alastair Fothergill (Executive producer) | Yes [144] [145] | Yes [146] [147] [148] |
| Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough | 2015 | David Attenborough visits the Great Barrier Reef. Also known as David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef for international release. | David Attenborough (presenter) | Yes [149] [150] | Yes [151] [152] |
| Kate Humble: Into the Volcano | 2015 | A team of geologists at the Vanuatu archipelago investigates some of the most active volcanoes in the world. | Kate Humble (presenter) | No | No |
| Life of a Mountain | 2015, 2017, 2021 | Terry Abraham's trilogy reflecting on the beauty of the Lake District. The first episode centers on Scafell Pike, the second on Blencathra, and the third on Helvellyn. | N/A | No | No |
| Animals in Love | 2015 | A two-part series about animal relationships. | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| Hunters of the South Seas | 2015 | A series about the people of the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific, where whale hunters, spear fishermen, and ocean traders all live in close connection to the sea. | Will Millard (presenter) | No | No |
| Hidden India | 2015 | A three-part BBC series showcasing various facets of the rivers, mountains and wildlife of remote areas of India. | Geraldine James (narrator) | Yes [153] | No |
| Kate Humble: Living with Nomads | 2015 | Kate Humble gets an inside look with nomadic peoples, and their connection with the environment around them. This series includes the Raute of Nepal, the Nenets of the Siberian tundra, and Mongolian herders in the Gobi desert. | Kate Humble (presenter) | No | No |
| Nature's Greatest Dancers | 2015 | A two-part series exploring the flamboyant, eye-catching and sometimes bizarre world of slick animal movers. | Steve Backshall (narrator) | No | No |
| Animal Super Parents | 2015 | A two-part series revealing the weird and wonderful stories of some of the natural world's most incredible parents. | Hugh Dennis (narrator) | No | No |
| Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth | 2015 | A three-part series exploring the Atlantic Ocean that stretches nearly 10,000 miles, from Arctic to Antarctic and from sun-drenched tropical reefs to crushing abyssal depths. Also known as Wild Atlantic for European release. | Cillian Murphy (narrator) | Yes [154] [155] | Yes [156] [157] |
| Earth's Natural Wonders | 2015, 2018 | Series which explores natural wonders and examines what it takes to survive in some of the most extreme places on the planet. | Olivia Colman (narrator, Series 1), Sophie Okonedo (narrator, Series 2) | No | No |
| Big Blue Live | 2015 | Series celebrates a wildlife success story and marine animal phenomenon in Monterey Bay, California. Also known as Big Blue: Monterey Bay for international release. | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (presenter), Steve Backshall (presenter), Liz Bonnin (presenter), Matt Baker (presenter) | No | Yes [158] |
| Big Blue UK | 2015 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and a team of marine enthusiasts follow the animals arriving and thriving in UK waters. | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (presenter), Lindsey Chapman (presenter), Richard Taylor-Jones (presenter) | No | No |
| India: Nature's Wonderland | 2015 | Two-part series which travels to land of stunning wildlife, ancient cultures and extreme landscapes of India. | Liz Bonnin (presenter), Freida Pinto (presenter), Jon Gupta (presenter) | No | No |
| Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise | 2015 | A three-part series exploring the landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia. Also known as Wild Patagonia for international release. | Santiago Cabrera (narrator) | No | Yes [159] [160] |
| Earth's Wildest Waters: The Big Fish | 2015 | Series follows the eight British fishermen by using their skills to the limit in six epic fishing locations across the world. Also known as The Big Catch for international release. | Ben Fogle (presenter) | No | Yes [161] [162] |
| Gorilla Family & Me | 2015 | Gordon Buchanan travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet a family of rare Grauer's gorillas. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [163] [164] |
| Wild West: America's Great Frontier | 2016 | Three-part series which explores the ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of the wild west. Also known as Wild West for international release. | James Norton (narrator) | No | No |
| Planet Earth II | 2016 | Series explores the unique characteristics of jungles, deserts, mountains, islands, grasslands and cities of Earth's most iconic habitats, and the ways animals survive within them. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | Yes [165] [166] [167] | Yes [168] [169] [170] |
| The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams | 2016 | Iolo Williams explores the Brecon Beacons over the seasons. | Iolo Williams (presenter) | No | No |
| Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution | 2016 | Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution, and meets some of the unique species that live on them. | Richard Fortey (presenter) | No | No |
| The River Taff with Will Millard | 2016 | Will Millard tells the story of the River Taff. | Will Millard (presenter) | No | No |
| Britain's Treasure Islands | 2016 | Stewart McPherson | |||
| Earth's Greatest Spectacles | 2016 | Set in three of the most seasonally changeable landscapes on earth, revealing the processes that occur each year and showing how wildlife adapts to cope. Also known as Seasonal Wonderlands for international release. | Domhnall Gleeson (narrator) | No | No |
| The Last Seabird Summer? | 2016 | A series about the seabirds of the Shiants--a small cluster of Scottish islands--and the history of humanity's relationship with seabirds in this part of the world. | Adam Nicolson (presenter) | No | No |
| Extreme Mountain Challenge | 2016 | Steve Backshall embarks on one of the most dramatic expeditions ever filmed as his mission is to ascend Venezuela's tepuis - ancient, sheer-sided mountains. | Steve Backshall (presenter) | No | No |
| Life in the Air | 2016 | Documentary series exploring the animals from around the world that take to the air. Also known as SuperNature - Wild Flyers for PBS release. | Suranne Jones (narrator) | No | Yes [171] [172] |
| Into the Wild | 2016 | Gordon Buchanan takes some well-known UK public figures on a wildlife adventure where they get up close and personal with some of the UK's most iconic species. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [173] |
| Nick Baker's Wild West | 2016 | Nick Baker looks at the wildlife to be found around the south west of England. | Nick Baker (narrator) | No | No |
| Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart | 2016 | A four-part series providing a portrait of life in the Scottish Highlands, following the wildlife and people of Scotland's Wild Heart. | Ewan McGregor (narrator) | Yes [174] | No |
| Nature's Epic Journeys | 2016 | Series follows iconic animals on three of the world's most breathtaking wildlife adventures. Each must overcome immense obstacles, from challenging terrain to hungry predators and sheer physical exhaustion. Also known as Nature's Great Migrations for international release, and Nature's Great Race for PBS release. | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | Yes [175] [176] |
| Forces of Nature | 2016 | Professor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet's beauty is created by just a handful of forces. | Brian Cox (presenter) | Yes [177] | Yes [178] [179] |
| New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands | 2016 | A three-part series which explores New Zealand's wildlife that has resulted from 80 million years of isolation. Also known as Wild New Zealand for international release. | Sam Neill (narrator) | No | Yes [180] [181] |
| Earth's Seasonal Secrets | 2016 | Series follows how each of the four seasons transforms to the world. Also known as Earth's Great Seasons for international release. | Andrew Scott (narrator) | No | No |
| Ingenious Animals | 2016 | A team of wildlife experts travel the globe in search of the most surprising animal stories and reveal how and why animals do such remarkable things. | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (presenter), Patrick Aryee (presenter), Giles Clark (presenter), Lucy Cooke (presenter) | No | No |
| Animal Babies | 2016 | Three-part series follows young animals as they take their first steps and face their earliest challenges. | Gordon Buchanan (narrator) | No | No |
| Dangerous Earth | 2016 | A series covering six of the most iconic natural phenomena on Earth--avalanches, volcanoes, lightning, auroras, tornadoes, and icebergs. | Helen Czerski (presenter) | No | No |
| Elephant Family & Me | 2016 | Gordon Buchanan follows a herd of elephants in the Kenyan wilderness. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | No |
| World's Sneakiest Animals | 2016 | A series covering cheating behavior in animals, and how simple tricks have evolved into complex deceptions. Also known as Natural Born Hustlers for international and PBS release. | Chris Packham (presenter) | No | No |
| Spy in the Wild | 2017 | Series of animatronic “spy creatures" to go undercover in the animal world to explore their complex behaviour. | David Tennant (narrator) | Yes [182] [183] | Yes [184] |
| Galápagos | 2017 | A series following a scientific expedition across the Galápagos Islands to carry out research that will help protect the islands and their inhabitants. Also known as Mission Galapagos for international release. | Liz Bonnin (narrator/presenter, UK version), Mark Bonnar (narrator, International version) | Yes [185] | No |
| Mexico: Earth's Festival of Life | 2017 | Three-part series which explores the wildlife, landscape, and culture in three distinct worlds within Mexico - mountain ranges, tropical forests and deserts. Also known as Wild Mexico for international release, and Wonders of Mexico for PBS release. | Eliud Gabriel Porra (narrator) | No | Yes [186] [187] |
| Mountain: Life at the Extreme | 2017 | Three-part series about the animals and people who make a home on the mountain ranges of the Rockies, Himalayas, and Andes. Also known as Mountains: Life Above the Clouds for international release, and Kingdoms of the Sky for PBS release. | Dougie Henshall (narrator) | No | No |
| Blue Planet II | 2017 | From the intense heat of the tropics to the frozen poles, from the coastlines to the darkest parts of the ocean, the series explores different marine worlds and the challenges they present for the creatures that live there. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | Yes [188] [189] [190] | Yes [191] [192] [193] [194] |
| Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise | 2017 | Three-part series exploring the tropical wilderness of Thailand. Also known as Wild Thailand for international release. | Sophie Okonedo (narrator) | No | Yes [195] [196] |
| Yellowstone: Wildest Winter to Blazing Summer | 2017 | Covers a year in Yellowstone National Park, and how wildlife adapts to the harsh seasonal changes. Also known as The Great American Thaw for international release, and Great Yellowstone Thaw for PBS release. | Kate Humble (presenter) and Patrick Aryee (presenter) | Yes [197] | Yes [198] [199] |
| Birds of Paradise: The Ultimate Quest | 2017 | Frank Gardner and Benedict Allen journey through Papua New Guinea. Gardner is pursuing a lifelong dream to see birds of paradise, while Allen is returning to the tribe he abandoned 30 years ago. | Frank Gardner (presenter), Benedict Allen (presenter) | No | No |
| Down the Mighty River | 2017 | Steve Backshall sets out to explore the Baliem River in the island of New Guinea. Also known as Steve Backshall's Extreme River Challenge for international release. | Steve Backshall (presenter) | No | Yes [200] [201] [202] |
| Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World | 2017 | The wildlife and landscapes of coastal Ireland. Also known as Ireland's Wild Coast for PBS release. | Colin Stafford Johnson (presenter) | No | No |
| Wild Alaska Live | 2017 | A live-broadcast series about the congregation of wildlife in Alaska for the bountiful summer season. | Steve Backshall (presenter), Liz Bonnin (presenter), Matt Baker (presenter) | No | No |
| Wild UK | 2017 | A live-broadcast series exploring the wilderness of the UK and the wildlife that thrives there. This is a companion program to Wild Alaska Live. | Colin Stafford Johnson (presenter), Lucy Cooke (presenter) | No | No |
| Tribes, Predators & Me | 2017 | Gordon Buchanan follows the world's most remote tribes to observe how they live alongside nature's most deadly predators. Also known as Tribes, Animals & Me for international release. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [203] |
| Expedition Volcano | 2017 | Chris Jackson, Xand Van Tulleken and Aldo Kane take part in an extraordinary expedition to Nyiragongo. | Xand van Tulleken (presenter), Christopher Jackson (presenter) | No | No |
| Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track | 2017, 2019 | Kate Humble and her Welsh sheepdog, Teg, explore Wales's countryside. | Kate Humble (presenter) | No | No |
| Dynasties | 2018 | Series focuses on five animals, where each animal battles against the odds for the future of their families. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | Yes [204] [205] [206] [207] | Yes [208] [209] |
| The Forest | 2018 | A six-part series revealing the hidden world of Galloway Forest. | Mark Bonnar (narrator) | No | No |
| Big Cats | 2018 | Three-part series uncovering the secret lives of big cats. Also known as Super Cats for PBS release. | Bertie Carvel (narrator) | Yes [210] | Yes [211] |
| Animals with Cameras | 2018, 2021 | Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan joins with scientists to put cameras on animals. Together, they make extraordinary discoveries about the lives of some of the planet's most fascinating species. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [212] [213] |
| Big Cats About the House | 2018 | A three-part series follows Giles Clark - where he embarks with the life at the Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent. | Andrew Lincoln (narrator), Giles Clark (participant) | No | No |
| Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed | 2018 | A live-broadcast series about the historical, geological and wildlife treasures of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. | Dan Snow (presenter), Lucy Cooke (presenter), Niall Strawson (presenter) | No | No |
| Animals Behaving Badly | 2018 | A series about the behaviours and methods animals use to find a mate and raise a family. Also known as Natural Born Rebels for international and PBS release. | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| My Year with the Tribe | 2018 | Will Millard (Presenter) | |||
| The Lakes with Paul Rose | 2018 | A four-part series about the mountains of The Lake District, and the people who live and work there. | Paul Rose (presenter) | No | No |
| Hugh's Wild West | 2018 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | |||
| Extraordinary Rituals | 2018 | A series which explores the spectacular and emotional world of rituals. Also known as Rituals for international release. | Simon Reeve (narrator, UK version), Matthew Gravelle (narrator, International version) | No | Yes [214] [215] |
| Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me | 2018 | Two-part programme where Gordon Buchanan helps to rehabilitate orphaned baby grizzly bears into the Russian wilderness. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | Yes [216] |
| Cities: Nature's New Wild | 2018 - 2019 | Three-part programme which explores the ways wildlife is adapting to life in the world's cities. Also known as Wild Metropolis for international and PBS release. | Daniel Kaluuya (narrator) | No | Yes [217] [218] |
| Earth's Great Rivers | 2019 | Three-part series about the wildlife, landscapes, and humans of the Amazon, Mississippi and Nile rivers. Also known as Rivers of Life for PBS release. | David Oyelowo (narrator) | No | No |
| Australia: Earth's Magical Kingdom | 2019 | Three-part series about Australian wildlife. | Barry Humphries (narrator) | No | No |
| Blue Planet Live | 2019 | A live-broadcast celebration of marine life around the globe, as well as explorations of the health of Earth's oceans. Also known as Blue Planet Revisited for international release. | Chris Packham, Steve Backshall, Liz Bonnin (presenters) | No | No |
| Blue Planet UK | 2019 | A live-broadcast series about marine life from all corners of the UK, and about the health of Earth's oceans. This is a companion program to Blue Planet Live. | Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Steve Brown (presenters) | No | No |
| Wales: Land of the Wild | 2019 | Series about Wales's wildlife and landscapes. | Michael Sheen (narrator) | No | No |
| Earth From Space | 2019 | In this four-part series, cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns, and just how fast it is changing. Also known as Life From Above for PBS release. | Chiwetel Ejiofor (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Undiscovered Worlds | 2019 | Four-part series, Steve Backshall ventures into uncharted territory. | Steve Backshall (presenter) | No | No |
| Big Animal Surgery | 2019 | A series about medical procedures performed on some of the biggest animals in the world. | Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| Serengeti | 2019 | Wildlife stories of the Serengeti. | John Boyega (narrator) | No | No |
| Animal Babies: First Year on Earth | 2019 | A three part series looking at how baby animals cope when they are young, and how they develop to reach key milestones. | Wunmi Mosaku (narrator), Sue Gibson (presenter), Vianet Djenguet (presenter), Colin Stafford-Johnson (presenter) | Yes [219] [220] | Yes [221] |
| Animals at Play | 2019 | A series about animal "playtime" behaviour. | Gordon Buchanan (narrator) | No | No |
| Seven Worlds, One Planet | 2019 | A series which focuses on the climates, wildlife, and spectacles of each of Earth's seven continents. | Sir David Attenborough (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Secrets of Skin | 2019 | A six-part series about vertebrate skin, specifically covering adaptability, movement, protection, communication, defence, and sensory perception. | Ben Garrod (presenter) | No | No |
| Snow Cats & Me | 2019 | Rescue and rehabilitation of lynx from the fur and pet trades back to into the wild. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | No |
| Earth's Tropical Islands | 2020 | Exploring some of the world's most isolated tropical islands. | David Harewood (narrator) | No | No |
| Baby Chimp Rescue | 2020 | A three-part series documenting the efforts of a rescue center for chimpanzees in Liberia. | Ben Garrod (presenter) | No | No |
| Spy In The Wild 2 | 2020 | A hidden camera documentary that captures wildlife in their natural habitat. | David Tennant (narrator) | Yes | No |
| Blue Planet Revisited | 2020 | A 2-part series focusing on threatened ecosystems in the oceans—specifically sharks in the Bahamas, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. | Steve Backshall (presenter), Liz Bonnin (presenter) | No | No |
| Primates | 2020 | A three-part documentary series about primates, and the strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs utilize to survive. | Chris Packham (narrator) | Yes | No |
| A Wild Year | 2020 | A yearlong study of the nature of three regions of the British countryside—the Pembrokeshire coast, the fens of East Anglia, the North York Moors. | Toby Jones (narrator) | No | No |
| Bears About the House | 2020 | Conservationist Giles Clark travels to Laos to help take care of care of Sun and Moon bear cubs. | Giles Clark (presenter), Andrew Lincoln (narrator) | No | No |
| Iolo: The Last Wilderness of Wales | 2020 | Iolo Williams tracks wildlife in the Cambrian Mountains. | Iolo Williams (presenter) | No | No |
| Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore | 2020 | A four part series featuring relaxing sequences of the natural world. | Andy Puddicombe (Narrator) | No | No |
| Stormborn | 2020 | A three-part series looking at animals which live their lives in tough Arctic conditions. | Ewan McGregor (narrator) | No | No |
| Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis | 2020 | A three-part series exploring the oases in the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve in Tanzania where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. | Chris Packham (presenter), Ella Al-Shamahi (presenter) | No | No |
| A Perfect Planet | 2021 | A five-part series exploring how life is shaped and influenced by natural forces, and how humans can become a force for good. | David Attenborough (narrator) | No | No |
| Attenborough's Life in Colour | 2021 | A two-part programme about the vital role colour plays in the daily lives of many species. | David Attenborough (narrator) | No | No |
| Serengeti II | 2021 | A sequel to 2019's Serengeti, continuing to look at lives of several African animals, including lions, leopards, baboons and elephants. | Lupita Nyong'o (narrator) | No | No |
| The Mating Game | 2021 | A series focusing on animal courtship and companionship. | David Attenborough (narrator) | No | No |
| Eden: Untamed Planet | 2021 | A six-part series focusing on isolated regions, largely undisturbed by human interference. | Helena Bonham Carter (narrator) | ||
| Cheetah Family & Me | 2021 | Gordon Buchanan gets close to wild cheetah in the Kalahari, experiencing first hand the dangers these big cats face. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter) | No | No |
| Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins | 2021 | A series about animal intelligence, and the strategies that give certain species the upper hand. | Chris Packham (presenter) | No | No |
| Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World | 2021 | A three part series following Greta Thunberg as she attempts to raise awareness about climate change. | Paul McGann (Narrator) | No | No |
| Our Wild Adventures | 2021 | An 8-part retrospective through the natural history archives with some of the BBC's favourite wildlife presenters, as they share a few of their most memorable wild adventures. | Gordon Buchanan (presenter), Sue Gibson (presenter), Steve Backshall (presenter), Vianet Djenguet (presenter), Chris Packham (presenter), Liz Bonnin (presenter), Colin Stafford-Johnson (presenter), George McGavin (presenter) | No | No |
| Iolo's Pembrokeshire | 2021 | Iolo Williams presents the "secret spots" and wildlife of Pembrokeshire. | Iolo Williams (presenter) | No | No |
| Chris and Meg's Wild Summer | 2021 | Wildlife presenters Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin go on a road trip featuring animal encounters, landscapes and time to reflect on their relationship. | Chris Packham (presenter), Megan McCubbin (presenter) | No | No |
| The Earthshot Prize | 2021 | Prince William and Sir David Attenborough explore simple, ambitious ideas to repair our planet - solutions offering hope for nature and humanity. | Prince William (presenter), David Attenborough (narrator) | No | No |
| Restoring the Earth: The Age of Nature | 2021 | Documentary series that explores humanity's relationship with the natural world and our growing understanding of how nature works. | Anna Friel (narrator) | No | No |
| Wonders of the Celtic Deep | 2021 | Documentary exploring the nature and wildlife of the Welsh coast. | Sian Phillips (narrator) | No | No |
| The Green Planet | 2022 | A 5-part documentary series exploring plants and their relationship with animals, humans, and the environment. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | Yes [222] | Yes [223] |
| Prehistoric Planet | 2022 | A 5-part documentary series following dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals recreated with computer-generated imagery, living around the globe in the Late Cretaceous period 66 million years ago (Maastrichtian), just before the dinosaurs' extinction. | David Attenborough (narrator/presenter) | No | No |
| Dynasties II | 2022 | A 6-part series which delves into the lives of animals as they fight for their families against the odds. Sequel to 2018's Dynasties. | David Attenborough (presenter/narrator) | ||
| Frozen Planet II | 2022 | Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change as nature finds a way to survive and thrive in the frozen reaches of the planet. Sequel to 2011's Frozen Planet . | David Attenborough (presenter/narrator) | ||
| Earth's Great Rivers II | 2022 | Three-part series about the wildlife, landscapes, and humans of the Danube,Yukon, and Zambezi rivers. Sequel to 2019's Earth's Great Rivers. | |||
| Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family | 2022 | A series about canines, and how they have adapted to a wide variety of Earth's climates. | Chris Packham (narrator) | ||
| Earth | 2023 | ||||
| Prehistoric Planet 2 | 2023 | Sequel to Prehistoric Planet | David Attenborough (narrator) | ||
| Planet Earth III | 2023 | Sequel to Planet Earth and Planet Earth II | David Attenborough (narrator) |
