S01E03: Jungle Trek | Ray Mears’ Bushcraft

S01E01: Amazon | Earth's Great Rivers

Documentary revealing the animals, landscapes and people of the greatest river on earth. From transparent lagoons to pink dolphins, the...

S01E02: Nile | Earth's Great Rivers

A look at the astonishing wildlife, landscapes and people of the Nile. From elephants and leopards to ancient wonders, its great length i...

S02E01: Zambezi | Earth's Great Rivers II

From elephants and wildebeest to Victoria Falls, the largest curtain of water on earth. This is the story of the Zambezi, Africa's ...

S01E03: Mississippi | Earth's Great Rivers

The surprising story of the Mississippi, a river that unites the USA. From frozen waterfalls to time-travelling barges, the Missis...

S02E02: Danube | Earth's Great Rivers II

The extraordinary story of the Danube, the world's most international river. It reveals magical wonders, from crystal-clear waterfal...

The Amazon Basin | Earth's Great Rivers

In the Amazon Basin the tributaries meet and the grow larger and stronger. The water is mixed with a variety of different sediments a...

Introduction to the Amazon river | Earth's Great Rivers

An introduction to the river Amazon, including it's source in Peruvian glaciers.

Drinking Our Rivers Dry? | Panorama

As concerns rise over Britain's water supply, Simon Boazman investigates whether the water industry and its regulators are doing enough t...

Episode 1 | The River Wye with Will Millard

Writer and angler Will Millard travels along the River Wye. He begins his journey in the mountains of Mid Wales, going in search ...

Episode 3 | The River Wye with Will Millard

Writer and angler Will Millard embarks on the final leg of his journey down the River Wye, from Ross-on-Wye to Chepstow, where th...

Flooded forest | Earth's Great Rivers

Wildlife thrives in the Amazon during the wet season.

S02E03: Yukon | Earth's Great Rivers II

The Yukon is a river of wild extremes. Home to bears, moose and huge salmon, the riches of North America's frozen river have sustaine...

Mississippi floodplain | Earth's Great Rivers

In the last 1,000 miles of its journey, the Mississippi flows out into a vast natural floodplain.

The Grand Canyon | Planet Earth

For five million years, the Colorado River has carved its way through the landscape, creating the Grand Canyon.

Underwater spring | Earth's Great Rivers

An underwater spring introduces crystal clear water into the Amazon.

04: Freshwater | Wild Isles

David Attenborough takes us on a journey from source to sea, following the course of our fresh water to reveal a host of astonishing wildlife.

Baby Alligators in Atchafalaya Swamp | Earth's Great Rivers

Baby alligators - so small that they could easily become a meal for some here in the largest swamp in the USA. Bu...

Building on the Atchafalaya | Earth's Great Rivers

The city of New Orleans was built on the Mississippi floodplain and is constantly fighting to hold the river back.

Crocodiles vs monitor lizard | Earth's Great Rivers

A mother crocodile has buried her eggs in the sand, but their scent attracts in hungry mouths. Nile monitor lizards try t...

Disappearing Mississippi wetlands | Earth's Great Rivers

The Mississippi wetlands are disappearing due to human interventions in the landscape.