List of Natural World episodes


The following is a list of episodes of the BBC television series Natural World.

Series 1

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Save the Panda30 October 1983Barry PaineGiant panda
2From Aardvark to Zebra6 November 1983Jonathan KingdonKilimanjaro
3Programmed for Flight13 November 1983Barry PaineBird migration
4Jungle20 November 1983David HughesCosta Rican rainforest
5Secret Weapons27 November 1983Tom ElsnerInsect chemical defences
6Birds of Paradox4 December 1983
7Jet Set Wildlife11 December 1983Barry PaineIntroduced species
8Pelican Delta18 December 1983Barry PainePelicans in the Danube
9Winter Days25 December 1983Robert PowellBritish wildlife in Winter
10God's Acre2 January 1984Barry PaineWildlife in a British churchyard

Series 2

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Plight of the Bumble-Bee6 May 1984Barry PaineBumblebees
2Salim Ali's India13 May 1984Barry PaineSalim Ali and the wildlife of India
3The Kiwai - Dugong Hunters of Daru20 May 1984David AttenboroughDugong
4Commandos of Conservation3 June 1984Trevor PhilpottGreenpeace
5Long Point10 June 1984Barry PaineWildlife of Long Point, Lake Erie
6Beneath the Keel17 June 1984Barry Paine, Jeff Goodman, Laurie EmbersonMarine life of Devon
7Treasures of the Gulf1 July 1984Wildlife of the Persian Gulf
8Fragments of Eden22 July 1984Barry PaineWildlife of the Seychelles

Series 3

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Among the Wild Chimpanzees4 November 1984Barry Paine, Jane GoodallEastern chimpanzee
2One Man's Island11 November 1984Anthony Quayle, Keith BrockieIsle of May
3Invaders of the Truk Lagoon18 November 1984Barry PaineWildlife of Truk Lagoon
4The Desire of the Moth25 November 1984Barry PaineMoths
5A Question of Space2 December 1984Iain GuestSatellites monitoring land use for conservation in Kenya
6Peacocks, Parasites and the Puzzle of Sex9 December 1984Evolution of sexual reproduction
7Land of Ice and Fire16 December 1984Anthony ValentineWildlife of Yellowstone
8The Lost World of Medusa23 December 1984Barry PaineWildlife in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
9Kinabalu, Summit of Borneo6 January 1985Barry PaineWildlife of Mount Kinabalu
10Wild Ireland13 January 1985Barry PaineWildife of Ireland
11Water - A Fresh Look20 January 1985Barry Paine, Walter SiglFresh water wildlife
12Battle of the Leaves27 January 1985Leaves
13The Year of the Rat3 February 1985Barry PaineBrown rat
14Through Animal Eyes10 February 1985Andrew SachsAnimal eyesight
15Within a Garden Wall17 February 1985Peter FranceWildife in a Cotswold dry stone wall

Series 4

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Land of the Tiger15 September 1985Bengal tiger
2Namaqualand, Diary of a Desert Garden22 September 1985Barry PaineBotany in Namaqualand
3Horns of Dilemma29 September 1985John HedgesTrade in rhino horn
4On the Verge of Life6 October 1985Martin JarvisWildlife on British motorway verges
5The Man Who Loves Frogs13 October 1985Barry PaineFrogs
6Emas, The High Plains of Brazil20 October 1985Barry PaineWildife of Emas National Park, Brazil
7The Flight of the Whooping Crane27 October 1985Barry PaineWhooping crane
8White Rock, Black Water3 November 1985Richard MabeyWildlife of the Yorkshire Dales
9Never Stay in One Place10 November 1985Robyn WilliamsWildlife of Kakadu, Australia
10City of Coral17 November 1985Barry PaineCoral in the Caribbean
11Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Frozen Ocean24 November 1985Hywel BennettPolar bear and wildlife of the Arctic
12Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Land of Beyond1 December 1985Hywel BennettPolar bear and wildlife of the Arctic
13Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Final Challenge8 December 1985Hywel BennettPolar bear and wildife of the Arctic
14Aspen, A Dance of Leaves22 December 1985Siân PhillipsAspen in Canada
15The Plant Hunters29 December 1985Barry PaineHunting for new plant species
16Shortgrass Country5 January 1986Barry PaineWildlife of the Canadian prairie
17The Forgotten Garden12 January 1986Barry PaineWildlife in an abandoned English garden
18Inside Stories19 January 1986Barry PaineAnimal physiology
19Masked Monkeys26 January 1986Jonathan KingdonGuenons
20Sky Hunters2 February 1986Libby PurvesVultures

Series 5

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Leopard, a Darkness in the Grass5 October 1986Hugh MilesLeopard
2Where the Parrots Speak Mandarin12 October 1986Chinese relationship with animals
3The Mystery of Laguna Baja19 October 1986Barry PaineWildlife of a lagoon in Baja California
4Have Fish Had Their Chips?16 November 1986Julian PettiferOverfishing
5Why Dogs Don't Like Chilli But Some Like It Hot23 November 1986Jeremy ChurfasAnimal diets
6The Elephant Challenge30 November 1986Iain GuestAfrican elephant
7Ichkeul, Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea7 December 1986Barry PaineWildlife of Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia
8Man-Eaters of Kumaon14 December 1986DramatisationMan-eating big cats in India
9A Cactus Called Saguaro21 December 1986Barry PaineSaguaro cactus
10A Wilderness Like Eden11 January 1987Peter FranceWildlife of the Holy Land
11Sweet Water, Bitter Sea18 January 1987Peter FranceWildlife of the Holy Land
12Bats Need Friends25 January 1987Andrew SachsBats
13Cockatoos at Three Springs1 February 1987Robyn WilliamsCockatoos
14The Volcano Watchers8 February 1987Barry PaineVolcanoes
15The Deciding Factor15 February 1987Barry PaineAnimal decision making
16Reflections of a River Keeper22 February 1987Barry Paine, Tom WilliamsWildlife of River Avon, Hampshire
17Towers of Wax and Paper Palaces1 March 1987Barry PaineAnimal builders

Series 6

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Spirits of the Forest20 September 1987Andrew SachsWildife of Madagascar
2Land of the Kiwi27 September 1987Barry PaineWildlife of New Zealand
3Lions of the African Night4 October 1987Martin JarvisLion
4Forest of Fear11 October 1987Barry PaineWildife of the Sundarbans
5Icebird18 October 1987Tony SoperPenguins
6Ticket to the Wild25 October 1987Barry PaineWildlife of British railway verges
7Grizzly!1 November 1987Barry PaineGrizzly bear
8Islands of the Fire Goddess15 November 1987Jack WatsonWildife of the Hawaiian Islands
9Paradise Reclaimed22 November 1987Tom ContiRainforest regrowth
10Battle for the Eagles29 November 1987Tony SoperEagles
11Okavango, Jewel of the Kalihari: Search for the Jewel6 December 1987Barry PaineWildlife of the Okavango Delta
12Okavango, Jewel of the Kalihari: The Living Jewel13 December 1987Barry PaineWildlife of the Okavango Delta
13Okavango, Jewel of the Kalihari: A New Challenge20 December 1987Barry PaineWildlife of the Okavango Delta

Series 7

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Ice Pack18 September 1988Barry PaineWildlife of the Canadian Arctic
2Beyond Timbuktu25 September 1988Bruce PearsonWildlife of the Niger River
3Nighthunters2 October 1988Judi DenchOwls
4Twilight of the Dreamtime9 October 1988David AttenboroughWildlife of Kakadu, Australia
5Search for the Yeti16 October 1988Chris BoningtonYeti
6A Passion for Grouse23 October 1988Sally MagnussonRed grouse
7Nuts in Brazil30 October 1988Anthony SmithTrvel down the Amazon River
8Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon6 November 1988Wildife of Bhutan
9The Journey of Gerald Through Wales13 November 1988Wildlife of Wales
10Coral Triangle27 November 1988Barry PaineWildlife of Philippines
11Wild Waterfalls: The Natural History of Cascades1 January 1989Jenni MurrayWaterfalls
12Atlantic Realm: Island Arks8 January 1989Martin JarvisWildife of the Atlantic Ocean
13Atlantic Realm: Ocean Of Light15 January 1989Martin JarvisWildife of the Atlantic Ocean
14Atlantic Realm: Into The Abyss22 January 1989Martin JarvisWildlife of the Atlantic Ocean

Series 8

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Gorillas in the Midst of Man1 October 1989Brian BlessedGorilla
2Ivory Wars8 October 1989Julian PettiferTrade in African Elephant ivory
3Gran Paradiso15 October 1989Anthony ValentineGran Paradiso National Park, Alps
4Fear of the Wild22 October 1989Anthony ValentinePhobias of wild animals
5Splashdown: A Diver's Natural History29 October 1989Martha HolmesMarine life off the British coast
6Island in the Air5 November 1989Christopher ReichWildlife of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
7Amazon, the Flooded Forest: Part 119 November 1989Anthony HopkinsAmazon rainforest
8Amazon, the Flooded Forest: Part 226 November 1989Anthony HopkinsAmazon rainforest
9A Tramp in the Darien3 December 1989Jonathan MaslowDarien National Park, Panama
10The Taming of the Ewe10 December 1989Joe HensonSheep domestication
11Under the Ice17 December 1989Life under the Antarctic ice sheet
12The Sisterhood7 January 1990Richard GossSpotted hyena
13Erin Through the Mists of Time14 January 1990Eamon de BuitlearWildlife of Ireland
14The Serpent's Embrace21 January 1990Christopher ReichSnakes
15Haida Gwai, Islands of the People28 January 1990May RussHaida Gwai, Canada
16La Loire Sauvage4 February 1990Campaign against dam on the Loire, France

Series 9

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured/area covered
1Running for their Lives6 January 1991Hugh MilesAfrican wild dog
2Scandinavia: Lands of the Midnight Sun13 January 1991Martin JarvisScandinavia above the Arctic Circle
3Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas20 January 1991Martin JarvisWaters around Scandinavia
4The Cat That Came in from the Cold27 January 1991European polecat
5Portrait of the Planet3 February 1991Nature around the world
6Two Weeks to Save the Planet10 February 1991Anthony SmithEarthwatch Institute
7Cranes of the Grey Wind17 February 1991Sandhill and Whooping cranes
8Even The Animals Must Be Free3 March 1991On safari in Africa
9Marathon Birds10 March 1991Albatross
10The Great Karoo, a Secret Africa17 March 1991Janet SuzmanKaroo, South Africa
11Big Oil: in the Wake Of Exxon Valdez24 March 1991Julian PettiferExxon Valdez oil spill
12Wings Over the Holy Land31 March 1991Bird migration in Israel
13Hawaii, Beyond the Feathered Gods14 April 1991Wildlife of the Hawaiian Islands
14Treasures of the Gulf6 May 1991Wildlife of the Persian Gulf

Series 10

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Vietnam: the Country not the War24 November 1991
2Arctic Wanderers1 December 1991Barry Paine
3The Wonderful World of Dung8 December 1991Tony Robinson
4Monkeys on the Edge15 December 1991Monkey
5Sounds of the Islands22 December 1991
6Sharks on their Best Behaviour9 February 1992Mike DeGruyShark
7Land of Wild Freedom16 February 1992
8The Monk, the Princess and the Forest1 March 1992
9New Guinea, an Island Apart: Beyond The Unknown Shore8 March 1992
10New Guinea, an Island Apart: Other Worlds15 March 1992
11Birds Nuts: The Magnificent Obsession22 March 1992
12For Queen and Colony29 March 1992
13Mpingo, the Tree that Makes Music3 May 1992David Attenborough

Series 11

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Echo of the Elephants3 January 1993David Attenborough, Cynthia MossAfrican elephant
2Shadows in a Desert Sea10 January 1993
3Cougar, Ghost of the Rockies17 January 1993Mountain lion
4Kimberley, Land of the Wandjina24 January 1993
5Journey to the Dark Heart31 January 1993
6Ice Fox7 February 1993Arctic fox
7The Great Bears of Alaska21 February 1993Kodiak bear
8The Little Creatures who Run the World28 February 1993
9Strandwolf, Survivor of the Skeleton Coast7 March 1993
10Ibera, the Land of Shining Water14 March 1993
11The Ghosts of Ruby21 March 1993
12Sanctuaries of Defence28 March 1993Christian Rodska
13Treasure of the Andes4 April 1993
14Cheetahs and Cubs in a Land of Lions11 April 1993Cheetah, lion
15The Burning Question18 April 1993
16Secrets of the Golden River25 April 1993

Series 12

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Sex, Hot Eruptions and Chilli Peppers20 February 1994Barry Paine
2Firebird27 February 1994Josette Simon
3Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea6 March 1994David AttenboroughKiller whale
4Toadskin Spell13 March 1994Robert LindsayAmphibians
5Island of the Ghost Bear20 March 1994John SparksAmerican black bear
6Webs of Intrigue27 March 1994Gladiator spider, Australian funnel-web spider
7Vampires, Devilbirds and Spirits: Tales of the Calypso Isles3 April 1994Paul Keens-Douglas
8Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon4 April 1994John ShrapnelGiant panda, red panda, giant salamander, golden snub-nosed monkey, takin, bamboo rat, tufted deer, golden pheasant
9The Witness Was a Fly17 April 1994
10Untangling the Knot24 April 1994Ian McShaneRed knot
11Snowdonia: Realm of Ravens8 May 1994Common raven
12Race for Life: Africa's Great Migration15 May 1994John ShrapnelWildebeest
13Islands in the African Sky22 May 1994John Hurt
14Comrades of the Kalahari29 May 1994Yellow mongoose, Cape ground squirrel

Series 13

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers27 November 1994David AttenboroughAlbatross
2Badlands4 December 1994Prairie dog
3Hunters of the Sea Wind11 December 1994Christian RodskaMarlin, sailfish, sea snake, dolphin, tuna, turtle
4Parrots: Look Who's Talking!15 January 1995Tony RobinsonParrot
5Avenue of the Volcanoes22 January 1995
6Ytene, England's Ancient Forest29 January 1995John NettlesFallow deer, badger, red fox, common firecrest, hawfinch, woodlark, tadpole shrimp
7Gentle Jaws of the Serengeti12 February 1995Barry PaineSpotted hyena
8Monkey in the Mirror19 February 1995Geraldine JamesBonobo
9Ocean Drifters26 February 1995Tony SoperPlankton, loggerhead sea turtle
10The Call of Kakadu5 March 1995Kookaburra
11The Riddle of the Sands19 March 1995Bill Paterson
12Jewels of the Caribbean2 April 1995Joss Ackland
13Survival of the Fittest: a Natural History of Sport16 April 1995Des Lynam
14Sulawesi: an Island Bewitched23 April 1995Ian HolmBabirusa, Celebes crested macaque, maleo, reticulated python
15The Little Creatures of Africa's Hidden World30 April 1995Andrew SachsDung beetle, tick, termite

Series 14

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation14 January 1996David Attenborough, Cynthia MossAfrican elephant
2Incredible Suckers21 January 1996David Attenborough, Mike DeGruyCephalopod, nautilus, vampire squid
3Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge28 January 1996Tony SoperPolar bear, narwhal, guillemots
4Fifi's Boys: a Story of Wild Chimpanzees4 February 1996Bernard Cribbins, Jane GoodallCommon chimpanzee
5Last Feast of the Crocodiles7 February 1996John ShrapnelCrocodile, baboon, hippopotamus
6Rhythms of Life11 February 1996
7Lions: Pride in Peril18 February 1996David Attenborough, John SparksMasai lion
8Monsoon25 February 1996
9Crossroads of Nancite3 March 1996Andrew SachsCrocodile, monkey, coyote, turtle
10Bowerbird: Playboy of the Australian Forest17 March 1996Barry PaineSatin bowerbird, Australian brushturkey, echidna
11Hightops of Scotland24 March 1996Deer, hare, rock ptarmigan
12Attenborough in Paradise8 April 1996David AttenboroughBird-of-paradise

Series 15

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss6 October 1996David AttenboroughSperm whale
2Mara Nights13 October 1996Andrew Sachs
3Penguins In and Out of Water20 October 1996Tony SoperPenguin
4Mandrills: Painted Faces of the Forest27 October 1996John ShrapnelMandrill
5Beetlemania3 November 1996Thomas EisnerBeetle
6The World in a Wood10 November 1996
7Himalaya17 November 1996John ShrapnelRed panda, snow leopard, Himalayan monal
8Wolves and Buffalo: an Ancient Alliance19 January 1997Jeff TurnerAmerican bison, gray wolf
9Benguela and the Burning Shore26 January 1997Tim Pigott-Smith
10A Lemur's Tale2 February 1997Zoë WanamakerRing-tailed lemur
11Grand Canyon: From Dinosaurs to Dam16 February 1997Tim Pigott-Smith
12Wings over the Serengeti23 February 1997Ian HolmVulture
13New Guinea: an Island Apart2 March 1997Tim Pigott-Smith
14The Wild Dog's Last Stand9 March 1997Barry PaineAfrican wild dog
15Postcards from the Past16 March 1997Anna GraysonScorpion, Neanderthal
16People of the Sea30 March 1997Shane Mahoney
17Echo of the Elephants: Africa's forgotten Elephants6 april 1997Brian Leith

Series 16

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1The Temple Troop26 October 1997Roshan SethToque macaque
2Denali: the Great American Wilderness2 November 1997
3Jungle Nights9 November 1997Tim Pigott-SmithJaguar, margay, kinkajou, ocelot, bat, frog
4Paracas and the Billion Dollar Birds16 November 1997Ian HolmPelican, booby, Guanay cormorant, penguin, sea lion
5Komodo Dragon23 November 1997John ShrapnelKomodo dragon
6At the Edge of the Sea30 November 1997Gareth ArmstrongAcorn barnacle, mussel
7Beyond the Naked Eye7 December 1997
8On the Path of the Reindeer21 December 1997Geoffrey PalmerReindeer
9The Secret Garden27 December 1997Patricia Routledge
10The Dragons of Galapagos18 January 1998David AttenboroughIguana
11Three Monkeys25 January 1998Emily RichardHowler monkey, red-faced spider monkey, white-headed capuchin
12Borneo: Island in the Clouds1 February 1998John ShrapnelProboscis monkey, Borneo elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, orangutan
13Oman: Jewel of Arabia15 February 1998Ian McShane
14The Lost Lands of Scilly22 February 1998Tim Pigott-SmithGrey seal, great black-backed gull, lesser white-toothed shrew
15Fire and Ice: an Icelandic Saga1 March 1998Magnus MagnussonArctic fox, puffin, skua
16Metropolis8 March 1998Nigel HawthorneFalcon, raccoon, horseshoe crab
17The Otters of Yellowstone15 March 1998Tom BakerNorth American river otter, coyote
18The Forbidden Fruit22 March 1998James Grout

Series 17

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1South Georgia: an Island All Alone11 October 1998David Attenborough
2Capybara: Swamp Hogs18 October 1998Stephen FryCapybara
3Secret Sharks25 October 1998Christian Rodska, Mike RutzenWhale shark, horn shark
4Mountain of the Sea1 November 1998Paul HerzbergBlack eagle, penguin
5Orangutans: the High Society8 November 1998Andrew SachsOrangutan
6The Fatal Flower15 November 1998Honor BlackmanOrchid
7Vanishing Pools of the Zambezi22 November 1998Martin JarvisAfrican elephant, African buffalo, impala
8Manu: Amazon Paradise29 November 1998Ian HolmJaguar, giant otter, sloth, monkey
9Impossible Journeys6 December 1998Peter Jones
10Cheetahs in a Hot Spot13 December 1998Veronika HyksCheetah
11Dolphins: the Wild Side17 January 1999Ian HolmDolphin
12Year of the Jackal24 January 1999Eleanor BronJackal
13Everglades: to Hell and Back31 January 1999Tim Pigott-Smith
14The Man-Eaters of Tsavo28 February 1999Art MalikMasai lion
15Tough Ducks21 February 1999Bill OddieDuck
16Islands of the Vampire Birds14 March 1999David AttenboroughVampire finch
17The Farm that Time Forgot21 March 1999Jonathan Dimbleby
18Iran: Secrets of the North28 March 1999John Shrapnel

Series 18

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Riddle of the Right Whale3 October 1999Right whale
2Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods10 October 1999John HurtCrane, brown bear, eagle
3Elephants of the Sand River17 October 1999African elephant
4In the Company of Bears24 October 1999Miranda RichardsonAmerican black bear
5The Millennium Oak30 December 1999Tom BakerEnglish oak, common raven
6Wild Indonesia: Island Castaways23 January 2000John LynchKomodo dragon, tree kangaroo
7Wild Indonesia: Underwater Wonderland30 January 2000John LynchBarracuda, manta ray
8Wild Indonesia: Magical Forests6 February 2000John LynchSumatran elephant, flying fox
9The Tiger's Tale20 February 2000Meera SyalBengal tiger
10The Wolf's Return8 May 2000Karen Archer, Paul YoungGray wolf
11Monkey Warriors15 May 2000Monkey
12Dangerous Australians22 May 2000Redback spider, Australian funnel-web spider
13Crater: Africa's Predator Paradise5 June 2000John HannahWildebeest
14Salmon: The Silver Tide19 June 2000Denis LawsonSalmon
15Claws10 July 2000Chris McCalphyCrab
16The Story of an African Wild Dog?African wild dog

Series 19

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Otters in the Stream of Life8 October 2000Sally MagnussonEuropean otter, dolphin, shark, whale, puffin
2Camels Down Under15 October 2000Australian feral camel
3Deadly Vipers22 October 2000Paul YoungViper
4The Tigers' Fortress29 October 2000Valmik ThaparBengal tiger
5Big Red Roos5 November 2000Robert LlewellynRed kangaroo
6Killer Whales: Up Close and Personal19 November 2000Killer whale
7Madagascar: Land of Lemurs26 November 2000Lemur
8Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent10 December 2000Paul YoungAldabra giant tortoise, coco de mer
917 December 2000David AttenboroughBowerbird
10The Last Tusker21 January 2001Sri Lankan elephant
11Seals: Invaders of the Sea28 January 2001Seal
12Killer Bees and Magic Trees4 February 2001Gerald KastbergerAsian giant honey bee
13Hippo Beach18 February 2001Stephen FryHippopotamus
14Timeless Thames25 February 2001Ian McShane
15Coyote: the Ultimate Survivor?18 March 2001Coyote
16Transylvania: Living with Predators25 March 2001Andrew SachsGray wolf, brown bear
17Danube Delta: Europe Untamed15 April 2001Goose, pelican, beluga sturgeon
18Buffalo: The African Boss31 July 2001African buffalo

Series 20

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu7 October 2001David Attenborough, Anne OrlandoAfrican elephant
2Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness14 October 2001Paul SchulleryGray wolf, elk, brown bear
3Wild Nights21 October 2001Simon KingBadger, red fox, owl
4Hotel Heliconia4 November 2001Robert LindsayHeliconia, hummingbird, bat, frog, viper, mosquito
5Night Stalkers18 November 2001Fringe-lipped bat, fruit bat, vampire bat
6Treasure Islands25 November 2001
7Leopard Hunters2 December 2001Andrew SachsLeopard
8War Wrecks of the Coral Seas9 December 2001
9The Alps16 December 2001Andrew SachsBrown bear, gray wolf, golden eagle, ibex
10A Wild Dog's Story20 January 2002Tico McNuttAfrican wild dog
11Killer Whales of Monterey Bay27 January 2002Andrew SachsKiller whale
12The Canine Conspiracy24 February 2002Richard BriersDomestic dog
13The Cat Connection3 March 2002Charles DanceDomestic cat
14Top Bat10 March 2002Mike Gunton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rebecca HoskingVampire bat
15Amazon: Super River17 March 2002Piranha
16Rhinos: Built to Last?24 March 2002Robert LindsayRhinoceros

Series 21

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Meerkats: Part of the Team13 October 2002Simon KingMeerkat
2Danger in Tiger Paradise20 October 2002Valmik ThaparBengal tiger
3Falklands: Flying Devils27 October 2002Jane Watson, Mark SmithStriated Caracara
4The Crossing3 November 2002Zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, crocodile, lion
5Death Trap17 November 2002Whale, seal, shark, brown bear, bald eagle, fish
6My Halcyon River24 November 2002Charlie Hamilton James, John JamesEuropean otter, European mink, common kingfisher, mayfly, trout, moorhen, mallard
7Killer Ants1 December 2002African driver ant, jack jumper ant
8A Life with Cougars15 December 2002Jeff Turner, Sue TurnerCougar
9Cats Under the Serengeti Stars1 January 2003Charlotte RamplingCaracal, hyena
10Wild Women of Viramba15 January 2003John Shrapnel, Holly CarrollYellow baboon
11Killer Bees: Taming the Swarm19 January 2003Africanized honey bee
12Highgrove: A Prince's Legacy26 January 2003David Attenborough
13Flying Home2 February 2003John PeelWhooping crane
15The Elephant, The Emperor and Butterfly Tree2 March 2003Mark StricksonAfrican elephant, emperor moth, mopane

Series 22

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs12 October 2003Sean PertweeNile crocodile
2Elephant Cave19 October 2003Kenneth CranhamAfrican elephant
3White Shark/Red Triangle31 October 2003Bert PenceGreat white shark, elephant seal
4Tigers of the Emerald Forest16 November 2003Raghu Chundawat, Joanna Van GruisenBengal tiger
5Five Owl Farm7 December 2003Robert HardyBarn owl, little owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl, tawny owl
6The Monkey Prince?Kristin Scott ThomasMonkey
7The Eagle Has Landed2 January 2004Osprey, red kite, sea eagle
8Swamp Cats9 January 2004Jeremy NorthamLion
9Caribou and Wolves: The Endless Dance16 January 2004caribou, wolf
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11A Moose Named Madeline8 February 2004Richard E. GrantMoose
12The Amber Time Machine15 February 2004David AttenboroughBee, midge, long-legged fly, thunder gnat, aphid, ant, mite, giant bean tree, balted tree, seaburn tree, nazareno tree, palm, stingless bee, assassin bug, tadpole, marsh beetle, diving beetle, poison dart frog, bromelia, damselfly, bamboo, minuet worm, fig, fig wasp, nematodes, scale insect, theropod dinosaur
13Five Big Cats and a Camera22 February 2004David AttenboroughCheetah, leopard, serval, caracal, lion
14Ice Age Death Trap29 February 2004Sean BarrettSaber-toothed cat, dire wolf, short-faced bear, Columbian mammoth, American mastodon, giant ground sloths, Camelops, Harlan's ground sloth, American lion, ancient bison, Hagerman horse, Teratornis
15Ireland: Sculpted Isle14 March 2004Fergal Keane
16Lion: Out of Africa?11 April 2004Jonathan ScottAsian lion, domestic cow

Series 23

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Cheetahs: Fast Track to Freedom14 October 2004Simon KingCheetah
2Norfolk Broads: The Fall and Rise of a Great Swamp21 October 2004Dan SnowAvocet, marsh harrier, crane
3Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat25 November 2004Kenny SalweyBeaver, snapping turtle, sturgeon, pelican, eagle
4Hammerhead2 December 2004Ian HolmHammerhead shark
5The Wild Wood9 December 2004Philippa ForresterEurasian sparrowhawk, red fox, buzzard
6Andes: The Dragon's Back16 December 2004Steven BerkoffFlamingo, puma, penguin
7Land of the Falling Lakes05 January 2005John ShrapnelBrown bear, lynx, gray wolf, salamander
8Echo of the Elephants: The Final Chapter?19 January 2005David Attenborough, Cynthia MossAfrican elephant
9Shark Coast26 January 2005David AttenboroughPyjama shark, leopard catshark
10Serengeti 243 February 2005Michael PraedCheetah
11Secrets of the Maya Underworld9 February 2005Simon MacCorkindale
12A Boy Among Polar Bears15 February 2005Sean Pertwee, Jobie WeetalluktukSeal, narwhal, polar bear
13Wolf Pack?Sean PertweeGray wolf

Series 24

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1The Orangutan King19 October 2005Paul McGannOrangutan
2Eagle Island26 October 2005Gordon BuchananSea eagle, golden eagle, otter, seal, dolphin, whale, shark
3The Queen of Trees2 November 2005Ian HolmSycamore fig, fig wasp
4King Cobra...and I9 November 2005Romulus WhitakerKing cobra
5Return of the Eagle Owl16 November 2005Roy DennisEagle owl
6Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean23 November 2005Bee hummingbird, purple land crab and other land crabs, Cuban crocodile, sea turtle, iguana, Caribbean reef shark, Cuban hutia, Cuban parrot, turkey vulture, Cuban trogon, Cuban woodpecker, Cuban trama
7Flying with Condors30 November 2005Judy LedenAndean condor
8Ella: A Meerkat's Tale7 December 2005Amanda RootMeerkat
9Wild Harvest14 December 2005Philippa ForresterLapwing, skylark, dormouse, barn owl
10Australia: Taking The Heat28 December 2005Jeremy NorthamRed kangaroo, frog, koala
11Penguins of the Antarctic11 January 2006Steven BerkoffPenguin
12Portillo Goes Wild in Spain18 January 2006Michael PortilloLynx, brown bear, vulture, bee-eater, killer whale
13Ant Attack25 January 2006Andrew SachsAfrican driver ant
14Stalking the Jaguar1 February 2006Owen Newman, Amanda BarrettJaguar, caiman, peccary, capybara, domestic cow
15Big Sky Bears8 February 2006Jeremy NorthamAmerican black bear
16The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic1 March 2006John Lynch
17Bonobo: Missing In Action8 March 2006Frances WhiteBonobo
18Satoyama, Japan's Secret Water Garden27 July 2006David Attenborough

Series 25

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1The Last Lions of India18 October 2006Dilly BarlowAsiatic lion
2On the Trail of Tarka25 October 2006John James, Philippa ForresterEuropean otter
3Eye for an Elephant1 November 2006Martyn ColbeckAfrican elephant
4The Bear Man of Kamchatka8 November 2006Jeff Turner, Charlie RussellBrown bear
5The Falls of Iguacu15 November 2006Hugh QuarshieToucan, capuchin monkey, jaguar, coati, swift
6Africa's Desert Garden9 January 2007Alan Titchmarsh
7Battle To Save the Tiger11 April 2007David AttenboroughBengal tiger
8Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen25 April 2007Geraldine JamesAsian giant hornet, bee
9Hawaii: Message in the Waves2 May 2007Iokepa NaeoleTurtle, dolphin, monk seal, albatross
10Invasion of the Crocodiles9 May 2007Sam Hazeldine, Adam BrittonSaltwater crocodile
11Toki's Tale10 May 2007Simon KingCheetah
12The Bloodhound and the Beardie16 May 2007Adrian EdmondsonBloodhound, Bearded Collie
13Saving Our Seabirds23 May 2007Roy DennisPuffin, guillemot, kittiwake, skua
14Desert Lions30 May 2007David AttenboroughLion
15Moose on the Loose1 June 2007John SimmMoose
16Rainforests for the Future6 June 2007Jeremy NorthamAfrican elephant, western gorilla, common chimpanzee, mandrill
17Wye - Voices from the Valley13 June 2007

Series 26

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Snow Leopard - Beyond the Myth4 January 2008David AttenboroughSnow leopard
2Raising Sancho11 January 2008Robert BathurstGiant otter
3Earth Pilgrim - A Year on Dartmoor18 January 2008Satish Kumar
4Tiger Kill25 January 2008Simon KingBengal tiger
5White Falcon, White Wolf1 February 2008Simon PolandGyrfalcon, Arctic wolf
6Saved by Dolphins8 February 2008Dolphin
7Badgers - Secrets of the Sett15 February 2008David AttenboroughEuropean badger
8Spacechimp22 February 2008Jeffrey SchaefferCommon chimpanzee
9Elephant Nomads of the Namib Desert26 March 2008Russell BoulterAfrican elephant
10Lobo: The Wolf that Changed America2 April 2008David AttenboroughGray wolf
11Reindeer Girls9 April 2008Stuart McQuarrieReindeer
12Moose in the Glen16 April 2008John HannahMoose
13Naabi - A Hyena Princess23 April 2008Aicha KossokoSpotted hyena
14Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest6 May 2008Stephen FrySpectacled bear
15Superfish14 May 2008David AttenboroughBillfish
16A Turtle's Guide to the Pacific7 August 2008Hugh QuarshieSea turtle
17Jimmy and the wild honey hunters10 August 2008Jimmy Doherty

Series 27

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Titus: The Gorilla King11 November 2008Bernard HillMountain gorilla
2Whale Shark18 November 2008Jessica WhittakerWhale shark
3Clever Monkeys25 November 2008David AttenboroughMonkey
4Crocodile Blues2 December 2008Romulus WhittakerGharial
5Cork: Forest in a Bottle9 December 2008Monty DonPhellodendron
6Great White Shark - A Living Legend2 January 2009Peter FirthGreat white shark
7Cuckoo9 January 2009David AttenboroughCommon cuckoo
8The Mountains of the Monsoon16 January 2009Sandesh Kadur
9Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World23 January 2009Peter GuinnessPolar bear, brown bear
10Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans30 January 2009Sanjeev BhaskarBengal tiger
11Elephants Without Borders6 February 2009Jeremy NorthamAfrican elephant
12Snow Monkeys13 February 2009Iain GlenJapanese macaque
13Cassowaries19 February 2009David AttenboroughCassowary
14A Farm for the Future20 February 2009Rebecca Hosking
15Iron Curtain, Ribbon of Life6 March 2009Christian Rodska
16Uakari: Secrets of the English Monkey26 March 2009Jeremy NorthamRed uakari

Series 28

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Bearwalker of the Northwoods28 October 2009Lynn RogersAmerican black bear
2Victoria Falls - The Smoke that Thunders4 November 2009Louis MahoneyAfrican fish eagle, baboon
3Andrea - Queen of Mantas11 November 2009Alisdair SimpsonManta ray
4Black Mamba, White Witch19 November 2009Lenny HenryBlack mamba
5Bringing Up Baby - The Natural History of a Mother's Love26 November 2009David AttenboroughChimpanzee, lion, mouse
6A Highland Haven3 December 2009Fergus FawltyWhite-tailed eagle, black-throated diver
7Radio Gibbon10 December 2009Adrian EdmondsonGibbon
8Birds of Paradise6 January 2010David AttenboroughBird-of-paradise
9The Secret Leopards20 January 2010Jonathan ScottLeopard
10The Chimpcam Project27 January 2010Stuart McQuarrieCommon chimpanzee
11Prairie Dogs - Talk of the Town3 February 2010Rob BrydonPrairie dog
12The Wild Places of Essex10 February 2010Robert MacfarlaneCommon seal, knot, fallow deer, bearded tit, peregrine falcon, bittern, water vole, bluebell, brent goose
13A Killer Whale Called Luna24 February 2010Michael ParfitKiller whale
14Forest Elephants - Rumbles in the Jungle4 March 2010Richard ArmitageAfrican forest elephant

Series 29

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1The Monkey-Eating Eagle of the Orinoco8 July 2010Fergus FawtlyHarpy eagle
2Echo - An Unforgettable Elephant5 August 2010Martyn Colbeck, Cynthia MossAfrican elephant
3Sea Otters - A Million Dollar Baby12 August 2010Bonnie GreerCalifornia sea otter
4The Himalayas19 August 2010David AttenboroughSnow leopard, takin, gray langur, gray wolf, eagle
5Africa's Dragon Mountain2 September 2010Iain GlenEland, Cape baboon, Cape vulture, Bearded vulture, Cape jackal
6The Dolphins of Shark Bay3 November 2010Rupert Penry-JonesBottlenose dolphin
7Panda Makers7 December 2010David AttenboroughGiant panda
8Butterflies: A Very British Obsession17 December 2010Imelda StauntonButterfly
9Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq18 January 2011David Johnson
10Elsa: The Lioness that Changed the World1 February 2011David Attenborough, Virginia McKennaLion
11Chimps of the Lost Gorge8 February 2011Adrian LesterCommon chimpanzee
12A Tiger Called Broken Tail15 February 2011Colin Stafford-JohnsonBengal tiger
13One Million Snake Bites22 February 2011Romulus WhitakerKing cobra, saw-scaled viper, common krait, Russell's viper, Indian cobra, green pit viper
14The Last Grizzly of Paradise Valley1 March 2011Jeff TurnerBrown bear

Series 30

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1My Life as a Turkey: Natural World Special1 August 2011Joe HuttoWild turkey
2Empire of the Desert Ants10 August 2011Andy SerkisHoney ant
3Heligan: Secrets of the Lost Gardens17 August 2011Philippa ForresterRed fox, common toad
4Komodo - Secrets of the Dragon24 August 2011Peter Capaldi, Bryan FryKomodo dragon
5The Woman Who Swims with Killer Whales31 August 2011Ingrid VisserKiller whale
6Animal House7 September 2011David Attenborough
7Jungle Gremlins of Java25 January 2012Anna Nekaris, Paul McGannSlow loris
8Tiger Dynasty1 February 2012Amerjit DueBengal tiger
9Grizzlies of Alaska8 March 2012Chris MorganBrown bear
10Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies15 March 2012David Attenborough, Erik PatelSilky sifaka, bamboo lemur, pygmy stump-tailed chameleon, helmet vanga, Malagasy paradise flycatcher, common sunbird-asity, Madagascar wagtail, ring-tailed mongoose
11Zambezi22 March 2012James FrainHippopotamus, African elephant, water buffalo, zebra
12Queen of the Savannah29 March 2012Tamsin GreigAfrican honey bee
13The Real Jungle Book Bear5 April 2012David Attenborough, Ivo Nörenberg, Oliver GoetzlSloth bear, Indian peafowl, mongoose, Bengal tiger, sambar deer, bonnet macaque, Indian palm squirrel, leopard, Asian elephant, Indian chameleon, painted spurfowl, Indian skipper frog, lesser mouse-tailed bat
14The Unnatural History of London18 June 2012Timothy SpallFallow deer, grey seal, European hedgehog, feral pigeon, peregrine falcon, grebe, European herring gull, red fox, red deer, great white pelican, mallard, red-eared slider, rose-ringed parakeet, European yellow-tailed scorpion, red swamp crayfish, signal crayfish, European badger

Series 31

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Living with Baboons19 July 2012David Attenborough, Mat PinesHamadryas baboon
2Tiger Island: Natural World Special26 July 2012Paul McGann, Alan RabinowitzSumatran tiger
3Queen of Tigers: Natural World Special19 October 2012Colin Stafford-JohnsonBengal tiger named Machli
4A Wolf Called Storm: Natural World Special26 October 2012Jeff TurnerGray wolf
5Attenborough's Ark: Natural World Special9 November 2012David AttenboroughBlack lion tamarin, Sumatran rhinoceros, solenodon, olm, marvellous spatuletail, Darwin's frog, pangolin, Priam's birdwing butterfly, northern quoll, Venus' flower basket, cane toad
6Jaguars - Born Free: Natural World Special21 January 2013Zoë WanamakerJaguar
7Kangaroo Dundee: Part One26 January 2013Juliet StevensonKangaroo, brolga
8Kangaroo Dundee: Part Two2 February 2013Juliet StevensonKangaroo, brolga
9Giant Otters of the Amazon9 February 2013Charlie Hamilton JamesGiant otter
10Flight of the Rhino16 February 2013Sean BeanBlack rhinoceros

Series 32

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Leopards - 21st Century Cats17 May 2013Romulus WhitakerLeopard
2Giant Squid: Filming The Impossible - Natural World Special13 July 2013David AttenboroughGiant squid
3The Mating Game19 July 2013David AttenboroughGorilla, wolf, flamingo, kagu
4Sri Lanka - Elephant Island9 August 2013Martyn ColbeckAsian elephant
5Meet The Monkeys6 September 2013Colin Stafford-JohnsonMacaques
6Orangutans - The Great Ape Escape4 October 2013Juliet StevensonOrangutan
7Meerkats - Secrets Of An Animal Superstar11 October 2013David AttenboroughMeerkat
8Walrus - Two Tonne Tusker18 October 2013Geoffrey PalmerPacific walrus
9Killer Whales - Beneath The Surface25 October 2013Alec NewmanKiller whales
10Vultures: Beauty in the Beast31 January 2014Charlie Hamilton JamesVulture

Series 33

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Africa's Giant Killers11 April 2014Imogen StubbsAfrican bush elephant, African lion
2Honey Badgers: Masters Of Mayhem18 April 2014Toby JonesHoney badger
3France: The Wild Side25 April 2014Paul McGannWolves, wild boar
4Nature's Misfits2 May 2014Bill Baileyvarious
5The Pygmy Hippo - A Very Secret Life9 May 2014David HarewoodPygmy hippo
6The Bat Man Of Mexico13 June 2014David AttenboroughLesser long-nosed bat
7Penguin Post Office24 July 2014Juliet StevensonGentoo penguin
8Beavers Behaving Badly31 July 2014Rob BrydonBeavers
9A Bear With A Bounty7 August 2014Tamsin GreigBlack bear
10Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs28 August 2014David AttenboroughFrogs

Series 34

EpisodeTitleOriginal air datePresenter/narratorPrincipal species featured
1Africa's Fishing Leopards24 February 2015David AttenboroughLeopards
2Super-Powered Owls3 March 2015Paul McGannOwls
3Galapagos: Islands of Change10 March 2015David AttenboroughVarious
4Growing Up Wild26 March 2015David TennantTiger, mountain gorilla, polar bear
5Iceland - Land of Ice and Fire1 May 2015Juliet StevensonArctic fox, eider duck
6Attenborough's Big Birds16 June 2015David AttenboroughOstriches, kiwis
7Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places23 June 2015David AttenboroughMountain lions
8Ireland's Wild River - The Mighty Shannon16 July 2015Colin Stafford-JohnsonRiver Shannon, kingfishers, red squirrels, pike
9Ghost Bear Family23 July 2015Jeff TurnerKermode bear
10Return of the Giant Killers - Africa's Lion Kings19 August 2015Imogen StubbsLion

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Series 38

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