Planet Earth
Four years in the making, with a budget of unprecedented proportions, Planet Earth has stretched the boundaries of natural history television. High definition photography, revolutionary ultra-high speed cameras and detailed images from the air enabled the series to capture the most amazing footage ever seen. This stunning television experience combines rare action, unimaginable scale, impossible locations and intimate moments from our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the challenging seasons and the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitations. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty of Planet Earth.

Planet Earth 2
Captured in stunning Ultra-high definition detail, Planet Earth 2 is an immersive exploration of the jungles, mountains, deserts, islands, grasslands and cities of the world. Journey to the four corners of the globe to discover the extreme forces that shape life in each of these iconic landscapes and the remarkable ways animals manage to overcome the challenges of surviving in the wildest places on Earth. From eye-to-eye encounters with incredible creatures to epic journeys through breathtaking wildernesses, experience the wonder of the natural world as never before.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough and from the award-winning team behind Planet Earth and Blue Planet comes the ultimate portrait of the earth's Polar regions.

The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements – the weather, the ocean and the ice – is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. Yet these harsh environments are teeming with life: home to iconic animals from polar bears to emperor penguins and from killer whales to wandering albatrosses.

Using the latest camera technology to film on land, from the air, underwater and below the ice caps, Frozen Planet follows their fascinating lives throughout the seasons as they struggle to survive. With spectacular polar landscapes and amazing animal behaviour, often filmed for the first time, it captures the drama of an extreme natural world.

With both Poles under grave threat from climate change, this extraordinary series may be the last chance to witness these great wildernesses before they change forever.

Wildlife documentary following polar bears in the Canadian Arctic.

Captured in stunning Ultra-high definition detail, Planet Earth II is an immersive exploration of the jungles, mountains, deserts, islands, grasslands and cities of the world.

Journey to the four corners of the globe to discover the extreme forces that shape life in each of these iconic landscapes and the remarkable ways animals manage to overcome the challenges of surviving in the wildest places on Earth. From eye-to-eye encounters with incredible creatures to epic journeys through breathtaking wildernesses, experience the wonder of the natural world as never before.

Episodes:

• Islands
• Mountains
• Jungles
• Deserts
• Grasslands
• Cities

This beautiful and definitive series reveals how, 3.7 billion years ago, a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe - life.

Light, gravity, time, matter and energy are the building blocks of everything, from the smallest microbe on Earth to the biggest galaxy. Today, there are thought to be as many as 100 million different species on Earth. Wonders of Life tells the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life through the laws that govern it.

From the dance of chromosomes as cells divide to the spark of electricity that causes muscles to move, this series uncovers the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and in the most stunning detail. Be astonished by the inventiveness of nature and discover the epic journey from the origin of life to our own existence.

Five-part BBC nature documentary narrated by David Tennant. In this series, film-makers send animatronic animals, equipped with cameras, into the wild to take a close look at animal behaviour. To get the best possible insight into the creature's lives, the robots are able to interact with as well as observe the other creatures with each episode focusing on a different aspect of life in the wild.

Exotic and alluring, the wildlife and cultures of Southern Asia have been shaped by one of the greatest phenomena on earth: the monsoon winds.

All life, human and animal, is dominated by this rampaging weather system.

From the Northern shores of Australia to the highest peaks of the Himalayas, the wind-blown deserts of Northern Indoa, to the lush equatorial rainforests of Borneo, this series makes an exhilarating journey through the lands of the Monsoon.

Double bill of nature documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. In 'Planet Earth' (2006) every episode but the first looks at one of the Earth's natural habitats and examines its local features, together with the breadth of fauna found there. The series took five years to make and contains footage of animals and places never before caught on camera. The episodes comprise: 'From Pole to Pole', 'Mountains', 'Fresh Water', 'Caves', 'Deserts', 'Ice Worlds', 'Great Plains', 'Jungles', 'Shallow Seas', 'Seasonal Forests' and 'Ocean Deep'. 'Frozen Planet' (2011) explores the polar extremes, capturing life in the Arctic and Antarctic and taking a look at how climate change is affecting the landscapes of these fascinating regions. The episodes comprise: 'To the Ends of the Earth', 'Spring', 'Summer', 'Autumn', 'Winter', 'The Last Frontier' and 'On Thin Ice'.

A decade after the success of the original documentary series, which was the most expensive nature documentary ever commissioned by the BBC, David Attenborough returns to narrate another colossal project showcasing life on this planet. The series consists of six episodes, each focusing on a different habitat. The episodes are: 'Islands', 'Mountains', 'Jungles', 'Deserts', 'Grasslands' and 'Cities'.

In recent years, our knowledge of what goes on in our Ocean has been transformed. Blue Planet 2 uses cutting-edge breakthroughs in science and technology to explore new worlds, reveals astonishing creatures and extraordinary new animal behaviours.

As we journey through our deep seas, coral reefs, open ocean, green seas and coasts we share these extraordinary new discoveries. But we now know that ocean health is under threat. Never has there been a more crucial time to explore our remotest seas, and to examine what the future will hold for our blue planet.

Episodes:

• Episode 1 - One Ocean
• Episode 2 - The Deep
• Episode 3 - Coral Reefs
• Episode 4 - Big Blue
• Episode 5 - Green Seas
• Episode 6 - Coasts
• Episode 7 - Our Blue Planet

Three-hour wildlife documentary presented by zoologist Dr George McGavin. The programme sees Dr McGavin travel across the world, from South Africa to Japan, as he explores various members of the primate family, including monkeys, lemurs, baboons and apes, describing their extraordinary physical and mental attributes.

Professor Iain Stewart is a renowned expert in geology and geo-science – the study of the earth and its atmosphere, oceans and biosphere.

In these acclaimed series, Professor Stewart tells the amazing stories of the relationship between earth, natural forces and the development of human civilisation. With his enthusiastic delivery and hands-on approach matched by phenomenal camerawork the series are a must-see for anyone with even the slightest interest in our planet.

Earth – The Power of the Planet:
This landmark series uses breathtaking footage and specialist imaging to examine the great forces that shape the life story of the planet – volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice.

How Earth Made Us:
This staggering new vision of our history examines the relationship between human civilisation and Earth, revealing the influence of the planetary forces – earth, water, wind and fire.

A collection of BBC nature documentaries. 'Wild China' (2008), narrated by Bernard Hill, focuses on one of the world's most enigmatic and magnificent countries. The programme delves into the country's vibrant habitats to reveal a land of unbelievable natural complexity. Journey across China, from the glittering peaks of the Himalayas to the barren steppe, the sub-Arctic to the tropical islands, through deserts both searingly hot and mind-numbingly cold and see, in pioneering images, a dazzling array of mysterious, beautiful, wild and rare creatures. Tilda Swinton narrates 'Galapagos' (2005), which explores the distinctive flora and fauna of the Galapagos archipelago. Charles Darwin's world within itself is the subject of this in-depth programme. The Galapagos Islands are every botanist's Shangri-La: the 13 main islands are actually underwater volcanoes and are situated at the confluence of four oceanic currents. This singular habitat, combined with its isolated location, has given rise to hundreds of varieties of flora and fauna found nowhere else but here. 'South Pacific' (2009) explores the vast South Pacific ocean and its many islands, giving viewers the opportunity to see beyond the white sandy beaches and palm trees. Both the wildlife and the islander's way of life and rituals are examined, showing how both cope with their remote environment. Highlights include spectacular sights of giant crabs that can open coconuts, undersea volcanos, and the use of super slow motion footage to capture the scale of some of the of the world's biggest waves. 'Nature's Great Events' (2009) chronicles some of the planet's most spectacular natural events, and shows how these phenomena can transform entire landscapes, drawing in millions of animals and determining their fate. The series also explains how powerful natural forces can trigger chain reactions involving everything from microscopic organisms to entire tracts of rainforest. Events featured in the series include the Pacific salmon run, the greening of the Serengeti, the plankton bloom in the Pacific Northwest, the spring thaw in the Arctic, the flooding of the Okavango Delta and the South Atlantic sardine run.

Two David Attenborough nature documentary series. 'Planet Earth' (2006), the first series ever to be filmed entirely in high definition, looks at various natural habitats and examines their local natural features and fauna. 'Life' (2009), which is also filmed entirely in high-definition, explores the unusual and spectacular behaviour employed by the world's wildlife in order to survive.