Natural World
Natural World is a TV show on BBC4. BBC Two's classic wildlife series which tells in-depth stories of incredible animals, featuring award-winning photography in some of the most extraordinary places in the world. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 23 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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Stephen Fry reveals the little known habits of the spectacled bear - the inspiration behind the famous children's character Paddington Bear.
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Wildlife documentary telling the story of newborn elephant calf Maya.
December 2024
Wildlife documentary. How does a chimpanzee see the world? A research project attempts to answer that question by giving chimps a special camera.
November 2024
Sir David Attenborough tells the stories of the world's best animal architects, including bower birds, hornets and the star-nosed mole.
With the help of pioneering scientists, will Florida’s wildlife continue to weather the storm of a growing human population and a cast of animal invaders?
Wildlife documentary. A tale of life on the Zambezi River, set against the epic backdrop of Victoria Falls. The story is told from the point of view of a local fisherman.
September 2024
With incredible underwater footage, David Attenborough reveals the true nature of the hippopotamus – an animal that cannot swim yet is utterly dependent on water.
August 2024
Wildlife film. Mike Rutzen is on a quest to understand the great white shark better, taking him into the heart of their hunting grounds.
Wildlife documentary. Orphaned baby kangaroos are raised by a tough Aussie living in a tin shack in the desert outback. He has to be mum to a whole family of roos.
Documentary about Central Africa's forest elephants, as new acoustic research sheds light on their social lives and unique vocalisations.
Wildlife documentary. An Australian living in the desert outback rescues orphaned baby kangaroos and raises them in his one-bedroom tin shack.
How bears across the world have overcome the challenges of life - from finding food and raising cubs to confronting rivals and habitat loss - all thanks to brains, brawn and amazing adaptability.
July 2024
Documentary following a pair of tigers released in a nature reserve. They must fight for territory and learn to hunt. Will they mate and start a family, or will they be killed?
Leonora is an orangutan on a pioneering journey back to the wild after spending years in a rescue centre. If she makes it, 600 more orangutans could soon follow her.
Bill Bailey introduces a delightfully eccentric cast of creatures that do things differently; unconventional and unusual, these animals turn oddness into opportunity.
David Attenborough tells the full story of a 20-year study of the meerkat, the longest-running animal behaviour study in the world.
At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade.
June 2024
Cameraman Charlie Hamilton James has filmed otters more than anyone else and now, through the eyes of three orphaned river otters, he reveals their survival secrets.
Documentary looking at the variety of wild animals inhabiting the Himalayas, from monkeys, wolves and bears to foxes, snow leopards and pheasants.
Wildlife documentary. David Attenborough reveals how the unique and bizarre wildlife of the Galapagos Islands is adapting to a human revolution.