Ecology

Amazon deforestation | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin witnesses the devastation of the Amazon rainforest from the sky.

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

A 90-minute special, broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall, London, celebrating Sir David Attenborough's groundbreaking career ...

06: Coasts | Blue Planet II

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer...

Cotton production and the Aral Sea crisis | Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley visits the Aral Sea Basin in Kazakhstan, which has almost entirely dried up due to cotto...

Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

From colossal farms in America to the destruction of the Amazon, Liz Bonnin investigates how our hunger for meat is killing our planet.

Extinction: The Facts

With a million species at risk of extinction, David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, including puttin...

Return of the Emperors | Dynasties

Emperor penguins return to the newly-frozen sea ice to breed.

07: Our Blue Planet | Blue Planet II

David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet.

S08E02: Macaw 911 | Secret Life of the Zoo

The Rothschild's giraffes are expecting a new addition as 12-year-old matriarch Dagmar, whose last calf died after a few days, goe...

Textile industry and water pollution | Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley visits the Citarum river in Indonesia, which has become the most polluted river in the world ...

Adaptation of Polar Bear | Life In The Snow

An exploration of how polar bears have adapted to living in freezing conditions.

03: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.

Climate change and greenhouse gases | Climate Change: The Facts

A discussion of the devastating impact of burning fossil fuels.

01: One Ocean | Blue Planet II

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, revealing new worlds and animal behaviours throughout the planet's oceans.

Ants vs Cows | Natural World

The super colony unites in a spectacular attack to defend their nest from curious cows.

Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

An exploration of how the artic fox's coat has adapted to survival in arctic winters.

David, The Ruler | Dynasties

One strong and determined leader, David, rules the land, but can trust no one.

David Attenborough | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

David Attenborough speaks about the environment. Also, includes footage of the drones that turn into animals.

12: Life in the Trees | Life On Earth

David Attenborough's now-legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates.

Animal feed production | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin explores the impact that animal feed production is having on insect biodiversity.

03: Jungles | Planet Earth II

Jungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most...

04: Deserts | Planet Earth II

The world's deserts force animals to come up with ingenious ways of coping with hostile conditions, giving rise to the most incredible survival...

06: Coasts | Blue Planet II

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer...

01: Kalahari | Africa

David Attenborough explores two deserts in Africa's south west, where he encounters meerkats, black rhinos, giant insects and the greatest giraffe batt...

04: Desert Worlds | The Green Planet

Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage a...

01: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet

Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspe...

01: Coasts | Planet Earth III

Sir David Attenborough explores the dangerous frontiers created by the world's coasts, where animals fight for survival amidst constant change.

07: The Greatest Show on Earth | Africa

The best moments from the breathtaking series 'Africa'. Black rhinos reveal a lighter side to their character as they gather around a...

02: Savannah | Africa

David Attenborough takes a breathtaking journey through Africa, looking at the constantly changing landscape of east Africa and creatures found nowhere...

Hatchling marine iguana chased by snakes | Planet Earth II

Hatchling marine iguanas race to avoid being caught by the waiting snakes.

03: Congo | Africa

David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Congo, animals must stand up and fight for their patch, and head off stiff competition.

05: Deserts | Planet Earth

David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their eph...

08: Jungles | Planet Earth

David Attenborough's natural history series. This episode looks at the tropical rainforests, which are home to a staggering 50 per cent of the wor...

07: Our Blue Planet | Blue Planet II

David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet.

03: Winter | Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom

Here, a look at the tough and resourceful characters that face up to the challenges of winter.

03: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.

05: Sahara | Africa

David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Sahara Desert, huge zebras battle for resources, camels seek water, and tiny swallows se...

03: Freshwater | Planet Earth

Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition follows the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mounta...

01: From Pole to Pole | Planet Earth

The documentary series which celebrates our planet in its natural glory reveals how the sun's seasonal journey affects the lives of all ...

01: One Ocean | Blue Planet II

Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, revealing new worlds and animal behaviours throughout the planet's oceans.

02: Water | How Earth Made Us

Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. He investigates how water has influenced the ...

03: The Nitrogen Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

David Bellamy begins his trip around the nitrogen cycle in the Surrey hospital where he languished as a child suffering from acu...

02: The Water Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

David Bellamy finds water in the desert, in the rainforest, in a tropical lagoon and on top of a glacier in the Alps. He wades in w...

After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Dr George McGavin examines the fascinating science of decay when a unique experiment involving a rotting kitchen and garden is captu...

04: The Phosphorus Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

David Bellamy dances his way through an aerobics class to show how phosphorus helps turn food into energy. Then he sits in the...

01: The Carbon Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Naturalist David Bellamy examines the six elemental cycles vital to life. This episode covers carbon, on whose cycle the earth's f...

Nutrients from decay support new life | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Spec references J247: . Showing how plant is broken down by animals and microorganisms into ...

Volcanoes and the carbon cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Professor Chris Jackson explains the important role that volcanoes play in the carbon cycle.

06: The Human Race | Bellamy Rides Again

Having examined the earth's life-support systems, David Bellamy turns his attention to the human beings who depend upon them. Every ...

The carbon cycle | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J247: B4.1a, B4.1b, B4.1c J250:B4.1a, B4.1b, B4.1c. Description of the carbon cycle.

05: The Sulphur Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Caked from head to foot in volcanic mud, tramping the bogs of Scotland and wallowing in tropical mangrove swamps, David Bellamy l...

What happens if fungi doesn't break down wood? | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Spec references J247: B4.1b, B4.1c J250: B4.1b, B4.1c. Evolution of trees 300 milli...

Decomposition by bacteria | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Spec references J247: B4.1a, B4.1b. How bacteria decompose dead animals, including how bacteria communic...

The carbon cycle 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J247: B4.1c J250: B4.1c. Description of the carbon cycle.

02: Civilisations | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

This episode travels to the Congo, Egypt, China and Mexico to reveal how water changed humanity's footprint on the planet.

01: Pulse | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

Documentary series that explores the importance of water to human civilisation. How H2O causes deserts to bloom, creates rivers in...

Carbon in the ocean | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Dr Helen Czerski explains how carbon is incorporated into the ocean and how the increase in carbon intake is impac...

Carbonate silicate weathering cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Professor Chris Jackson examines how carbon dioxide is brought down from the atmosphere and ends u...