Andrew Graham-Brown
Director
Natural World (1983)
Season 17
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.
Released Oct. 30, 1983
Episode 52 min
2+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.wildlife, tmdb.nature, tmdb.environment, tmdb.nature-documentary, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.wildlife, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray + 2 more, tmdb.animals, imdb.nature-documentary
Watch Providers: BritBox, Pluto TV, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: BBC Natural History Unit, BBC, BBC Studios
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S17E1 - South Georgia: an Island All Alone
Focusing on the wildlife of the remote island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic.
Oct. 11, 1998, midnight
S17E2 - Capybara: Swamp Hogs
This is the story of one Capybara group,whose territory spans a patchwork of of wildlife-rich swamp,grassland & forest in Venezuela's Orinoco flood plain -the "Llanos".
Oct. 18, 1998, midnight
S17E3 - Secret Sharks
Includes footage of the gentle whale shark, and the perilous birth of a baby horn shark.
Oct. 25, 1998, midnight
S17E4 - Mountain of the Sea
Wildlife documentary about South Africa's Table Mountain, home to a huge variety of animals, from black eagles at its peak to penguins at its shore-lined foot.
Nov. 1, 1998, midnight
S17E5 - Orangutans: the High Society
Wildlife documentary series. Featuring the orangutans of Sumatra's Leuser National Park.
Nov. 8, 1998, midnight
S17E6 - The Fatal Flower
This programme looks at orchids, the `femmes fatales' of nature, combining beauty and deceit in a way which ignites human and animal passions.
Nov. 15, 1998, midnight
S17E7 - Vanishing Pools of the Zambezi
Herds of elephant, buffalo and impala graze on rich green grass by pools formed by the meandering Zambezi. But the short rainy season soon ends, and the battle for survival begins.
Nov. 22, 1998, midnight
S17E8 - Manu: Amazon Paradise
The forest-dwelling creatures of the Amazon region of Manu, a treasure-trove of rare species, from jaguars and giant otters : which have earned a reputation for ferocity : to sloths and 13 different types of monkey.
Nov. 29, 1998, midnight
S17E9 - Impossible Journeys
Using microscopy & animation,we journey into worlds previously beyond our reach.The familiar world hides incredible secrets that are revealed here.
Dec. 6, 1998, midnight
S17E10 - Cheetahs in a Hot Spot
A look at the world's largest population of cheetahs - and their enemies - in Namibia, southern Africa.
Dec. 13, 1998, midnight
S17E11 - Dolphins: The Wild Side
Explores the varied behaviour of wild dolphins around the world.
Jan. 17, 1999, midnight
S17E12 - Year of the Jackal
This film, shot over the course of the year at the Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania, reveals some surprising facts about jackals.
Jan. 24, 1999, midnight
S17E13 - Everglades: to Hell and Back
Wildlife documentary looking at some of the many species of life found in the Florida Everglades and the threat to the environment posed by nearby Miami.
Jan. 31, 1999, midnight
S17E15 - The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Documentary about the lions of the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, and their current and future co-existence with humans.
Feb. 28, 1999, midnight
S17E14 - Tough Ducks
Film revealing that there's more to the placid-looking duck than meets the eye. Including those that live in the Arctic and the Australian desert.
Feb. 21, 1999, midnight
S17E16 - Islands of the Vampire Birds
Wildlife documentary looking at the finches of the Galapagos Islands which have evolved to not only to eat seeds and pick ticks off tortoises but also to drink the blood of the latter.
March 14, 1999, midnight
S17E17 - The Farm That Time Forgot
Visits the Hosking family's farm in Devon where they farm traditionally and so help preserve local wildlife, especially in retention of old stone buildings and hedgerows.
March 21, 1999, midnight
S17E18 - Iran: Secrets of the North
The first of two programmes exploring the wildlife inhabiting this vast country, a natural crossroads that is home to animals from Asia, Europe and Africa.
March 28, 1999, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 52 min.
Season Runtime: 2781 min.
Released: Oct. 30, 1983
Last Air Date: March 20, 2020, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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