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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Geography

Ecosystems and Biomes

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Cold environments

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03: Arctic - Life in the Deep Freeze | Human Planet

03: Arctic - Life in the Deep Freeze | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'48''

The remarkable stories of some of the extraordinary people who make their homes in the Arctic, the harshest environment o...

02: Greenland | Arctic with Bruce Parry

02: Greenland | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'07''

Bruce Parry journeys to the far north of Greenland, home to the last traditional Inuit hunters, and learns how climate change is thre...

Antarctica | Seven Worlds, One Planet

Antarctica | Seven Worlds, One Planet

BBC One | 2019 | 59'05''

Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent. Only the toughest can survive here. But the ocean here is warming and with ...

Tibetan sky burials | Human Planet

Tibetan sky burials | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 7'46''

In the Himalayan state of Nepal we witness a rarely seen ceremony - a sky burial. In a land where there is little wood to burn for cremati...

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2025 | 58'48''

The first leg of Simon's Scandinavian journey takes him from the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to the frozen wilderness of Lapland ...

The Secret Life of Ice

The Secret Life of Ice

BBC Four | 2011 | 59'05''

Dr Gabrielle Walker looks deep within the ice crystal to try to discover how something so ephemeral has the power to sculpt landscapes, preserve the p...

Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue | Horizon

Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue | Horizon

BBC Two | 2017 | 59'10''

Documentary which follows the everyday people battling in the most extreme environment on earth to move Halley VI, a vital polar re...

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 58'05''

At the top of our planet lies the Arctic Ocean - a shape-shifting world of ice and water, home to unique animals like polar bears, harp s...

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

Gordon Buchanan heads to Canada at the peak of bear season to discover what life is really like in the tiny town that's become k...

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 57'53''

From the poles to the highest mountain peaks, there are surprising frozen worlds found on every continent, and each is home to unique an...

03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II

03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 58'12''

A look at how mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold.

06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II

06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 58'19''

Our frozen planet is changing. We meet the scientists dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean for animals, p...

S04E01: ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

S04E01: ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

BBC Two | 2021 | 59'04''

Monica and Giles work behind the scenes of a hotel that is all about getting out into Iceland's ...

05: Mountains - Life in Thin Air | Human Planet

05: Mountains - Life in Thin Air | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'54''

Film exploring the ways in which people survive at extreme altitudes where nature becomes utterly unforgiving, from lush clou...

04: Canada | Arctic with Bruce Parry

04: Canada | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'39''

Bruce travels to the far north of Canada to live with the Caribou people and witness their annual spring hunt. He then heads south to th...

01: To the Ends of the Earth | Frozen Planet

01: To the Ends of the Earth | Frozen Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'36''

David Attenborough sets out on an extraordinary journey across the earth's polar regions, exploring the Arctic and Antarctic.

06: Svalbard | Nature's Microworlds

06: Svalbard | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 29'00''

In the northerly region of Svalbard, Steve Backshall unravels the secrets that lie covered in ice for most of each year in the home of th...

03: Alaska | Arctic with Bruce Parry

03: Alaska | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'26''

Bruce travels to Alaska, America's last great wilderness, where modern-day pioneers are harvesting the vast natural wealth of the seas.

01: Siberia | Arctic with Bruce Parry

01: Siberia | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'12''

Bruce Parry meets the Sakha horse people and Eveny reindeer herders in Siberia's Verkhoyansk Mountains to see how they are embracing th...

Ice and climate change | The Secret Life of Ice

Ice and climate change | The Secret Life of Ice

BBC Four | 2011 | 3'45''

Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates the ability of ice to preserve carbon dioxide and thus demonstrate how our climate has chang...

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Ecosystems

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South America | Seven Worlds, One Planet

South America | Seven Worlds, One Planet

BBC One | 2019 | 57'59''

South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. From the volcanoes of the Andes to the world's largest rainforest, animals...

Africa | Seven Worlds, One Planet

Africa | Seven Worlds, One Planet

BBC One | 2019 | 58'02''

Africa - home to the greatest wildlife gatherings on earth. But even in this land of plenty, wildlife faces huge challenges.

01: Galapagos | Nature's Microworlds

01: Galapagos | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 29'02''

The Galapagos is home to a myriad of bizarre and unique creatures endemic to these islands, but how did they get here and what is the ke...

Ecosystems | World Physical

Ecosystems | World Physical

BBC Two | 2008 | 33'36''

Vivid examples of how our land and atmosphere behave, with a look at earthquakes, glaciation, rivers, coasts and deserts.

01: Our Precious Isles | Wild Isles

01: Our Precious Isles | Wild Isles

BBC One | 2023 | 57'14''

David Attenborough celebrates the rich variety of habitats in our wild isles, the existence of which is critical for the survival of spec...

S01E02: Intelligence | Spy in the Wild

S01E02: Intelligence | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 58'08''

Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to explore the world of animal intelligence and reveal their use of tools, self-medication, cu...

Asia | Seven Worlds, One Planet

Asia | Seven Worlds, One Planet

BBC One | 2019 | 57'42''

Asia - where rarely seen animals roam the hottest deserts, tallest jungles and highest mountains on Earth.

01: Heart of the Dragon | Wild China

01: Heart of the Dragon | Wild China

BBC Two | 2008 | 59'01''

The hills of Guilin and the fishermen of the Li River form the heart of this exploration of the rice-growing cultures and strange creatu...

04: Galapagos: Enchanted Isles | Eden: Untamed Planet

04: Galapagos: Enchanted Isles | Eden: Untamed Planet

BBC Two | 2022 | 48'31''

How the Galapagos became one of the most important areas of biodiversity in the world, with almost 2,000 unique species...

04: Mexico Part 2 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall

04: Mexico Part 2 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'25''

Steve Backshall is in Yucatan, Mexico, on the trail of the ancient Maya. His team of explorers uncover macabre a...

05: Land of the Panda | Wild China

05: Land of the Panda | Wild China

BBC Two | 2008 | 58'54''

China's heartland is the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization and home to the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey and the golden takin.

Travelling inside an Icelandic volcano | Volcano Live

Travelling inside an Icelandic volcano | Volcano Live

BBC Two | 2012 | 5'24''

An exploration inside one of extinct Icelandic volcano.

The Wonder of Weeds

The Wonder of Weeds

BBC Four | 2011 | 58'44''

Travelling around the UK and meeting experts in botanical history, genetics, pharmaceuticals and wild food, Chris Collins tells the story behind the plan...

S02E02: The North | Spy in the Wild

S02E02: The North | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2020 | 58'05''

The Spy Creatures travel to the temperate lands north of the tropics, where life is governed by the rhythm of the seasons. Their destinat...

S01E05: Meet the Spies | Spy in the Wild

S01E05: Meet the Spies | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 57'59''

A behind-the-scenes view of the story behind deploying the Spy Creatures, showing how the concept evolved and became the inspiration...

S01E04: Mischief | Spy in the Wild

S01E04: Mischief | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 58'01''

Animatronic spy creatures discover that mischief is rife in nature, but there are still rules that govern the animals' lives.

S01E03: Friendship | Spy in the Wild

S01E03: Friendship | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 58'01''

Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to discover how friendships are a vital part of animal societies, helping them survive in a dang...

S01E01: Love | Spy in the Wild

S01E01: Love | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 57'59''

Documentary in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.

02: The Jewel of Arabia | Wild Arabia

02: The Jewel of Arabia | Wild Arabia

BBC Two | 2013 | 58'42''

Wildlife documentary series. Swept by the annual Indian Ocean monsoon, the Dhofar mountains become a magical lost world of waterfalls a...

01: Sand, Wind and Stars | Wild Arabia

01: Sand, Wind and Stars | Wild Arabia

BBC Two | 2013 | 58'11''

Wildlife documentary series which enters the wilderness of Arabia and reveals a magical cast of characters, from the snow-white oryx t...

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Grasslands

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06: Grasslands - Roots of Power | Human Planet

06: Grasslands - Roots of Power | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'37''

Documentary featuring the remarkable people who live in the world's grasslands, exploring their relationship with the natural ...

10: Yellowstone | Nature's Microworlds

10: Yellowstone | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 29'02''

In Yellowstone National Park, where wolves, bears, coyotes, bison and elk roam vast grasslands, wetlands and forests, Steve Backshall ...

05: Okavango | Nature's Microworlds

05: Okavango | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 28'59''

Steve Backshall reveals the secret to the existence of the Okavango, the world's largest inland delta and home to one of Africa's greates...

S01E05: Namibia | Ray Mears' World of Survival

S01E05: Namibia | Ray Mears' World of Survival

BBC Two | 1997 | 29'08''

Ray Mears visits the Namibian bush to learn survival skills from the Jo'hansi bushmen.

03: Luangwa: The Emerald Valley | Eden: Untamed Planet

03: Luangwa: The Emerald Valley | Eden: Untamed Planet

BBC Two | 2022 | 48'31''

At the very end of east Africa's Great Rift Valley, there’s a 'land that time forgot' – the rolling grasslands of the ...

Episode 3 | Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

Episode 3 | Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

BBC Two | 2020 | 58'50''

The rains hit the waterhole, and for the first time in half a year, grass begins to grow, and water is everywhere, dramatically ...

Episode 2 | Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

Episode 2 | Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

BBC Two | 2020 | 59'01''

It is the hottest time of year, and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. Hyena lurk in the shadows as the team...

Episode 1 | Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

Episode 1 | Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

BBC Two | 2020 | 59'31''

In a groundbreaking natural history event, remote cameras capture life at a specially built African waterhole. Which animals fin...

02: Serengeti | Nature's Microworlds

02: Serengeti | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 29'01''

A look at one of the most famous habitats on the planet, the Serengeti in east Africa, a vast grassland that is home to some of the grea...

S02E03: Hyena People of Ethiopia | Tribes, Predators & Me

S02E03: Hyena People of Ethiopia | Tribes, Predators & Me

BBC Two | 2017 | 58'58''

Gordon Buchanan journeys across Ethiopia to find out how the tribes here can live so close to hyenas, a fierce pred...

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Hot deserts

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02: Deserts - Life in the Furnace | Human Planet

02: Deserts - Life in the Furnace | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 59'01''

A look at how the eternal quest for water brings huge challenges - and ingenious solutions - for millions of people in the d...

Desertification | Newsnight

Desertification | Newsnight

BBC Two | 2017 | 8'36''

Featuring the wall of green land preventing desertification in sub-Saharan Africa.

01: Kalahari | Africa

01: Kalahari | Africa

BBC One | 2013 | 58'39''

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

04: Desert Worlds | The Green Planet

BBC One | 2022 | 58'33''

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

Episode 1 | Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert

Episode 1 | Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert

BBC Two | 2013 | 59'09''

James Cracknel and Ben Fogle trek deep into the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Desert in the footsteps of explorer Wilfred ...

05: Sahara | Africa

05: Sahara | Africa

BBC One | 2013 | 59'17''

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

Moisture in the Atacama | Planet Earth

Moisture in the Atacama | Planet Earth

BBC One | 2006 | 3'56''

Life exists in a strip of the Atacama Desert due to fog that blows in from the sea.

Desertification | Nature

Desertification | Nature

BBC Two | 1989 | 7'51''

John Howard rep from Almeria, SE Spain - driest place in Europe, where tomatoes grow in plastic greenhouses, & soil erosion causes desert to advance

Living without water: humans copying nature | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living without water: humans copying nature | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

BBC Two | 2011 | 5'01''

Ways humans mimic desert plants and animals to conserve or gather water.

Living without water: finding water using ancient skills | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living without water: finding water using ancient skills | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

BBC Two | 2011 | 7'26''

Time-tested survival techniques for locating hidden water in dry landscapes.

03: Mongolia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

03: Mongolia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

BBC Two | 2015 | 59'10''

In her final journey of the series, Kate Humble travels deep into the Gobi Desert to live with an extended family of cashmere ...

12: Australia's Red Centre | Nature's Microworlds

12: Australia's Red Centre | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 29'07''

Steve Backshall reveals huge kangaroos, the world's most venomous snake and a burrowing toad living among the throng of ani...

04: Kalahari | Wilderness with Simon Reeve

04: Kalahari | Wilderness with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2024 | 59'09''

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter-gatherers of the Kalahari, b...

S01E02: Arnhem Land | Ray Mears' World of Survival

S01E02: Arnhem Land | Ray Mears' World of Survival

BBC Two | 1997 | 29'14''

Ray Mears visits Northern Australia, where the local Aborigines show him how to make shelters out of bark, find water in t...

03: The Heat | Landmarks

03: The Heat | Landmarks

CBBC | 1994 | 18'59''

A look at the struggles of people in Tunisia, where life involves a constant battle against the heat and the sand.

Living without water: competing for natural resources | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living without water: competing for natural resources | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

BBC Two | 2011 | 4'57''

How people and wildlife struggle to share scarce water sources.

02: The Mucubal | Tribe with Bruce Parry

02: The Mucubal | Tribe with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2025 | 58'55''

Bruce Parry visits the Mucubal, a community surviving in Angola's harsh Namib Desert, and experiences an extraordinary way of life p...

S02E06: The Red Centre: Australia | Ray Mears' World of Survival

S02E06: The Red Centre: Australia | Ray Mears' World of Survival

BBC Two | 1998 | 29'04''

Ray Mears visits the Aboriginal people of the central Australian desert. He goes to Amata, where 500 Anangu ...

09: Namib Desert | Nature's Microworlds

09: Namib Desert | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 29'03''

Steve Backshall visits the Namib in Africa, where animals use clever tactics to combat the heat. He reveals the unique secret that al...

04: Beyond the Great Wall | Wild China

04: Beyond the Great Wall | Wild China

BBC Two | 2008 | 58'54''

From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on...

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Mountains

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02: Himalaya | Mountain: Life at the Extreme

02: Himalaya | Mountain: Life at the Extreme

BBC Two | 2017 | 59'03''

A look at the highest mountain range on earth, the Himalayas, including resident snow leopards and bizarre-looking monkeys, and ...

02: The Wet | Landmarks

02: The Wet | Landmarks

CBBC | 1994 | 19'02''

The monsoon rain sweeps up the Indian sub-continent to the Himalayan mountains for three months in the summer. While the rain may bring vital water a...

S02E02: The Land of Genghis Khan: Mongolia | Ray Mears' World of Survival

S02E02: The Land of Genghis Khan: Mongolia | Ray Mears' World of Survival

BBC Two | 1998 | 29'23''

The extreme climate of the Mongolian Steppes makes it a hostile environment. Ray Mears finds out ho...

Episode 1 | Walking the Himalayas

Episode 1 | Walking the Himalayas

Channel 4 | 2015 | 46'56''

Explorer Levison Wood takes on a new challenge: to walk the length of the world's highest mountain range, from Afghanistan to Bhutan.

S02E01: Heart of the Rift: Tanzania | Ray Mears' World of Survival

S02E01: Heart of the Rift: Tanzania | Ray Mears' World of Survival

BBC Two | 1998 | 29'36''

Traveller Ray Mears explores far-flung locations with tips on survival and integration into societies of i...

05: Patagonia: The Ends of the Earth | Eden: Untamed Planet

05: Patagonia: The Ends of the Earth | Eden: Untamed Planet

BBC Two | 2022 | 48'07''

At the far tip of South America lies a magical realm that seems frozen in time: Patagonia, known as 'the end of t...

01: Nepal | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

01: Nepal | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

BBC Two | 2015 | 59'01''

In a demanding and emotional journey, Kate Humble travels with the Raute, Nepal's very last nomadic community of just 140 hunter-...

03: Andes | Mountain: Life at the Extreme

03: Andes | Mountain: Life at the Extreme

BBC Two | 2017 | 59'02''

The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world and home to astonishing hidden worlds, extraordinary animals and remarkable pe...

01: Rockies | Mountain: Life at the Extreme

01: Rockies | Mountain: Life at the Extreme

BBC Two | 2017 | 59'04''

This episode looks at the Rockies in North America, home to cougars, wolves and grizzly bears.

Britain's Busiest Mountain | Our Lives

Britain's Busiest Mountain | Our Lives

BBC One | 2023 | 29'05''

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) attracts around 750,000 visitors each year, and the race is on to prepare for the busiest season yet.

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Ocean biomes

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Episode 1 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

Episode 1 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

BBC One | 2015 | 58'06''

David Attenborough descends beneath the waves at night to meet some of the tiny coral animals that built the reef.

Episode 3 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

Episode 3 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

BBC One | 2016 | 57'40''

David Attenborough uncovers the ways in which scientists are trying to preserve the Great Barrier Reef and embarks on ...

01: Oceans - Into the Blue | Human Planet

01: Oceans - Into the Blue | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'37''

Humans have always found ways to live an almost aquatic life so they can exploit the sea's riches. This journey reveals tales of in...

04: Revive Our Oceans | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

04: Revive Our Oceans | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

BBC One | 2021 | 58'12''

This episode explores how we might stop damaging the oceans and begin to enable their revival.

Restoring Our Reefs | Our Changing Planet

Restoring Our Reefs | Our Changing Planet

BBC One | 2024 | 58'01''

As part of a seven-year series on the planet's most threatened ecosystems, this third episode takes an in-depth look at efforts to ...

Episode 2 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

Episode 2 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

BBC One | 2016 | 58'04''

David Attenborough examines the journeys made by the birds and whales that visit the reef every year.

Sustainable fishing | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Sustainable fishing | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2025 | 6'52''

Simon investigates sustainable fishing practices.

02: Reef to Rainforest | Great Barrier Reef

02: Reef to Rainforest | Great Barrier Reef

BBC HD | 2012 | 58'57''

As well as coral, the reef is made up of jungle, hundreds of islands, mangrove swamps, mysterious deep-water gardens, vast sand f...

04: Cape | Africa

04: Cape | Africa

BBC One | 2013 | 57'56''

Southern Africa is a riot of life and colour because of two great ocean currents that sweep around the continent's Cape.

Secrets of Antarctica's Giants

Secrets of Antarctica's Giants

BBC News | 2024 | 26'14''

Humpback whales travel thousands of miles to feed in rich, icy Antarctic waters. Scientists who are following the whales reveal how that food ...

03: Reef and Beyond | Great Barrier Reef

03: Reef and Beyond | Great Barrier Reef

BBC HD | 2012 | 59'00''

Monty Halls explores Australia's natural wonder. The Great Barrier Reef is vitally linked to the rest of the planet and creatures tr...

08: Great Barrier Reef | Nature's Microworlds

08: Great Barrier Reef | Nature's Microworlds

BBC Four | 2012 | 28'59''

Steve Backshall visits Australia's Great Barrier Reef to discover the conditions that let a tiny coral building block create Ea...

05: Ocean | Wild Isles

05: Ocean | Wild Isles

BBC One | 2023 | 57'36''

David Attenborough explores our seas, from the vibrant and surprising shallows to the abundant open ocean, and reveals some extraordinary and dramatic...

01: Ocean of Islands | South Pacific

01: Ocean of Islands | South Pacific

BBC Two | 2009 | 58'54''

Documentary looking at the remote South Pacific islands, which are inhabited by some of the most curious and precarious examples of life...

S02E04: The Coromandel Coast | Ray Mears' World of Survival

S02E04: The Coromandel Coast | Ray Mears' World of Survival

BBC Two | 1998 | 29'03''

The beach is home to the Vadabalija, an Indian caste who survive by specialising in fishing. Ray Mears sees how t...

Episode 4 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 4 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

BBC One Wales | 2021 | 58'01''

Presented by Dame Sian Phillips, this episode looks at some of the biggest challenges and issues facing the marine environment in Wale...

Episode 3 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 3 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

BBC One Wales | 2021 | 57'33''

As the water starts to warm in the summer, marine giants arrive at the Celtic deep. Some have travelled for thousands of miles to feas...

Episode 2 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 2 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

BBC One Wales | 2021 | 58'14''

The strange environment of the shallow seas is one that sits remarkably close to shore. In the giant kelp forest, we join a female cat...

Episode 1 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Episode 1 | Wonders of the Celtic Deep

BBC One Wales | 2021 | 59'01''

We follow Atlantic grey seals through the year, from courtship to pregnancy and birth. Will a curious snowy-white seal pup make it saf...

S02E03: The Islands | Spy in the Wild

S02E03: The Islands | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2020 | 58'03''

The spy creatures explore the islands of the southern seas. Some of the most unique animals on earth have evolved in these isolated pla...

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Pollution problems

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Borneo | Panorama

Borneo | Panorama

BBC One | 2021 | 28'37''

Coca-Cola sells more than 100 billion throwaway plastic bottles each year. Panorama investigates Coca-Cola's promises to crack down on plastic waste.

03: Clean Our Air | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

03: Clean Our Air | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

BBC One | 2021 | 57'56''

This episode explores the global issue of air pollution and the toll it is taking on our health.

Farming in the UK | Countryfile

Farming in the UK | Countryfile

BBC One | 2024 | 12'22''

Adam Henson is on his farm in the Cotswolds, looking at how his practice of being more nature-friendly, by limiting the chemicals he uses on ...

Eutrophication | Countryfile

Eutrophication | Countryfile

BBC One | 2025 | 4'12''

An explanation of eutrophication and the use of carbon pellets as a solution.

Track My Trash | Panorama

Track My Trash | Panorama

BBC One | 2011 | 29'18''

Using tracking equipment inside broken TV sets, Panorama investigates the illegal market in electronic waste - and recycling companies whose creden...

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River ecosystems

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S01E01: Amazon | Earth's Great Rivers

S01E01: Amazon | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'02''

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

S01E02: Nile | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'02''

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

S02E02: Danube | Earth's Great Rivers II

S02E02: Danube | Earth's Great Rivers II

BBC Two | 2022 | 59'01''

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

Episode 1 | The River Wye with Will Millard

Episode 1 | The River Wye with Will Millard

BBC One Wales | 2018 | 28'58''

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

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BBC Two | 2022 | 59'01''

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Episode 2 | The River Wye with Will Millard

Episode 2 | The River Wye with Will Millard

BBC One Wales | 2018 | 29'07''

Writer and angler Will Millard is on the second leg of his journey down the River Wye, taking in Glasbury, Hay-on-Wye and Hereford.

04: Freshwater | Wild Isles

04: Freshwater | Wild Isles

BBC One | 2023 | 57'56''

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.

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BBC Two | 2019 | 59'07''

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

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Introduction to the Amazon river | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2019 | 2'33''

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

Drinking Our Rivers Dry? | Panorama

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BBC One | 2011 | 28'51''

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

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

When the Amazon reaches the sea | Earth's Great Rivers

When the Amazon reaches the sea | Earth's Great Rivers

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The meeting of the Amazon and the Atlantic ocean produces an extraordinary ecosystem.

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BBC Two | 2019 | 4'24''

Wildlife thrives in the Amazon during the wet season.

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

Underwater spring | Earth's Great Rivers

Underwater spring | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2019 | 3'09''

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Steve and a team of world-class kayakers head to Kamchatka to take on white water in a bid to explore a pristine wilderness packed w...

Episode 3 | The River Wye with Will Millard

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BBC One Wales | 2018 | 29'00''

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...

S02E03: Yukon | Earth's Great Rivers II

S02E03: Yukon | Earth's Great Rivers II

BBC Two | 2022 | 58'58''

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...

Crocodiles vs monitor lizard | Earth's Great Rivers

Crocodiles vs monitor lizard | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2021 | 2'07''

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

Baby Alligators in Atchafalaya Swamp | Earth's Great Rivers

Baby Alligators in Atchafalaya Swamp | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2019 | 1'47''

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

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BBC One | 2019 | 2'24''

Satellite images depict wild spaces in Indonesia being replaced by palm oil farms.

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The discovery of oil has led to huge changes across Arabia and in the Arab relationship with nature. This episode reveals how technology and...

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Satellite images depict how humans have exploited natural resources and the waste that we have left behind.

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Episode 5 | Amazon with Bruce Parry

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BBC Two | 2008 | 59'00''

Bruce Parry explores the Amazon rainforest. He meets the millionaires of Manaus, lives and works with illegal gold miners and sleeps in t...

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BBC Two | 2022 | 59'05''

Simon travels through Brazil, from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the coast and the glamorous-but-troubled city of Rio de Jane...

Battle for the Amazon | Amazon Specials

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BBC Two | 2005 | 29'06''

What has happened to the Amazon rainforest since the 1980s? This report reveals that the battle for the Amazon is now fiercer than ever.

04: Jungles - People of the Trees | Human Planet

04: Jungles - People of the Trees | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'58''

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Episode 6 | Amazon with Bruce Parry

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BBC Two | 2008 | 58'55''

Bruce Parry reaches the end of his Amazon adventure in Brazil's Para state where huge areas of forest are being cut down for cattle farming.

01: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet

01: Tropical Worlds | The Green Planet

BBC One | 2022 | 58'43''

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

S01E02: Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

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BBC Two | 2017 | 59'06''

Giles Coren and Monica Galetti head to the Andean Cloud Forest of Ecuador to work at Mashpi Lodge, a $1...

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Series following wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James, who has bought 100 acres of Peruvian rainforest. Charlie establishes camp and m...

03: Congo | Africa

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

Amazon | Nature's Microworlds

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BBC Four | 2012 | 28'58''

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CBBC | 2020 | 28'14''

Although we can't just stop using palm oil - farmers need to grow it to provide an income for their families and as a product it's highly efficien...

S03E01E1: Matis | Tribe

S03E01E1: Matis | Tribe

BBC Two | 2007 | 58'47''

Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the Amazon rainforest to live with the Matis, a tribe once devastated by western disease who are determined to preser...

Episode 4 | Amazon with Bruce Parry

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BBC Two | 2008 | 58'58''

Bruce Parry reaches the halfway point of his epic journey in the vast nature reserve of Mamiraua, home to the Amazon's most iconic specie...

Species of tree | Planet Earth

Species of tree | Planet Earth

BBC One | 2006 | 5'12''

In the New Guinea rainforest, different species of tree fight for sunlight.

06: Rainforests | Deep into the Wild

06: Rainforests | Deep into the Wild

BBC Two | 2002 | 29'12''

With deadly snakes, billions of bugs, flamboyant birdlife and tree topping monkeys, Nick gets to grips with the explosion of wildlife in...

01: Congo | Wilderness with Simon Reeve

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BBC Two | 2024 | 58'42''

Simon Reeve battles his way across the Congo, braving thick jungle and tropical swamps in search of the people and the wildlife who m...

Episode 2 | I Bought a Rainforest

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Heights of diversity | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 2'36''

David Attenborough discusses the rainforest climate and explains where earth's rainforests are located.

Underworld | Jungle

Underworld | Jungle

BBC One | 2003 | 59'25''

Charlotte Uhlenbroek travels to the Congo rainforest to investigate the wildlife of the forest floor.

Episode 2 | Amazon with Bruce Parry

Episode 2 | Amazon with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2008 | 59'07''

Bruce Parry voyages along the entire length of the Amazon. Continuing his trip, the adventurer wears a black dress for an extremely unusu...

S01E03: Siberia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S01E03: Siberia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'08''

Ray Mears visits the Evenk people of the Brigade Gayulski, whose lives revolve around reindeer, and learns how they surv...

S02E05: The Barren Lands | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S02E05: The Barren Lands | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'53''

In the freezing temperatures of Labrador, Northern Canada, survival expert Ray Mears joins the Innu at their wi...

S02E03: Headwaters of the Orinoco: Venezuela | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S02E03: Headwaters of the Orinoco: Venezuela | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'59''

Ray Mears goes deep into the Amazonian rainforest to meet the Sanema people, who are superb...

S01E06: The Spice Islands: Indonesia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S01E06: The Spice Islands: Indonesia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'10''

Ray Mears travels to the island of Serum, Indonesia to learn the art of trapping from the Nuaulu.

01: The Cold | Landmarks

01: The Cold | Landmarks

Climate change impacts | CBBC | 1994 | 19'00''

A look at how people deal with the climate during winter on Baffin Island, north Canada, where temperatures rarely rise above minus 25 degrees.

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Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2021 | 6'01''

Strategies to create a waste free world.

02: Turkey | Adventures in Conservation

02: Turkey | Adventures in Conservation

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Conservationist Michaela Strachan travels to Turkey to explore its vast pine forests and to meet the people helping to preserve Turke...

01: The Maldives | Adventures in Conservation

01: The Maldives | Adventures in Conservation

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Michaela Strachan is in the Maldives, which is facing an existential challenge from global warming. She meets the people develo...

07: The Greatest Show on Earth | Africa

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

06: The Future | Africa

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Biology | BBC One | 2013 | 58'18''

David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. He meets the local people who are supporting wildlife and investigates what is needed to sa...

02: Savannah | Africa

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

02: Namib: Skeleton Coast and Beyond | Eden: Untamed Planet

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The Namib Desert is one of the oldest deserts in the world, flourishing with life where none seems possible. This...

01: Borneo: Sacred Forest | Eden: Untamed Planet

01: Borneo: Sacred Forest | Eden: Untamed Planet

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A look at Borneo - the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. 6,000 of them are uni...

Sand dunes | Countryfile

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Tom Heap investigates the importance of protecting our sand dunes.

Living without water: finding water using ancient technology | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

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Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 2011 | 5'25''

Historic tools and systems that helped societies capture and store water.

Living with the cold: migrating with animals | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

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Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 6'40''

How communities follow animal migrations to survive harsh winters.

Living with the cold: sustainable hunting | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living with the cold: sustainable hunting | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 6'28''

Traditional hunting methods that protect fragile cold-region ecosystems.

Living with the cold: finding food | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

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Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 5'43''

The clever strategies people use to locate and gather food in freezing climates.

Living with the cold: competition for land | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living with the cold: competition for land | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 5'50''

How humans and wildlife vie for limited habitable space in icy environments.

05: Human | Earth

05: Human | Earth

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 2023 | 59'08''

How dramatic twists in Earth’s story enabled humans to go from being part of nature to controlling it, and what can be learnt from this tale before it’s to...

03: Green | Earth

03: Green | Earth

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'12''

Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned the Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world.

02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'09''

Kate Humble continues her travels with the Nenets reindeer herders deep in the Siberian tundra, but plummeting temperatures jeo...

01: The Living Forest | Landmarks

01: The Living Forest | Landmarks

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 1990 | 19'14''

The Living Forest looks at all the animals & plants that live in the forest on the ground to the forest canopy, & shows how they live in ba...

07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II

07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II

Climate change impacts | BBC One | 2023 | 58'06''

A journey through the world’s coldest realms with the most-loved animals from the series, including emperor penguins and one of the l...

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'00''

In the far north of our planet lie vast frozen lands of snow-covered forest and open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animal...

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'02''

Antarctica is the most hostile of earth’s frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.

S02E02 | Our Changing Planet

S02E02 | Our Changing Planet

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2023 | 58'05''

In the second year of a seven-year project, six presenters chart the fight to save the planet’s endangered ecosystems. In this episode, we visit...

S02E01 | Our Changing Planet

S02E01 | Our Changing Planet

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2023 | 58'05''

In the second year of a seven-year project, six presenters chart the fight to save the planet’s endangered ecosystems. In this episode, we visit...

S01E01 | Our Changing Planet

S01E01 | Our Changing Planet

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2022 | 58'05''

Steve Backshall, Chris Packham and Ella Al-Shamahi visit the Maldives, Iceland and Cambodia, charting the fight to save the planet’s most endang...

S02E04: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

S02E04: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'04''

The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismati...

S02E01: The Tropics | Spy in the Wild

S02E01: The Tropics | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'03''

The spy creatures infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

04: Brazil 2000: Resources: Carajas | The Geography Programme

04: Brazil 2000: Resources: Carajas | The Geography Programme

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 1996 | 20'11''

Programme looking at Carajas in the Amazon forest featuring an iron ore mine. The mine is tapping Brazil's natu...

Life In The Snow

Life In The Snow

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2016 | 57'46''

Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands, from the polar bear mother helping her cubs to the owl searching for food.

One World: The Years that Rocked the Planet

One World: The Years that Rocked the Planet

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 1992 | 40'31''

What do the Beatles, Chernobyl and the Wombles have in common? Rock nostalgia, news footage and comedy archive have been rolled i...

S01E01: Arctic | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S01E01: Arctic | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'00''

Survival expert Ray Mears travels to the most inhospitable places on earth and discovers how indigenous people have survi...

Wildfires | Countryfile

Wildfires | Countryfile

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2025 | 15'31''

After the driest spring in half a century, Charlotte Smith investigates the impact of wildfires on our countryside and asks how well prepared we are ...

06: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal | Himalaya with Michael Palin

06: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'00''

Michael Palin concludes his Himalayan trek by travelling from Bhutan through Bangladesh before finishing on a fishi...

05: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas | Himalaya with Michael Palin

05: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'00''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek. Palin reaches the easternmost end of the Himalayas, exploring medie...

04: The Roof of the World | Himalaya with Michael Palin

04: The Roof of the World | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'02''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan Trek, leaving Everest base camp on the high road to Lhasa as he takes a look at...

03: Annapurna to Everest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

03: Annapurna to Everest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'01''

Michael Palin continues his trek. On his way to Everest base camp, he meets the King of Nepal, visits Annapurna Sanctu...

02: A Passage to India | Himalaya with Michael Palin

02: A Passage to India | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'01''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by going from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the cro...

01: North by Northwest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

01: North by Northwest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'05''

Michael Palin sets off on an epic journey through the rugged terrain of the Himalayas. First, he follows the Khyber Pass...

Episode 2 | Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert

Episode 2 | Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'00''

James Cracknell and Ben Fogle travel across the world's largest sand desert. As they try to pick up the pace disaster str...

01: The Waimaha | Tribe with Bruce Parry

01: The Waimaha | Tribe with Bruce Parry

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'05''

Deep in the Amazon, Bruce Parry undergoes a brutal training regime to prepare his mind and body to take ayahuasca and understand how...

The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale

The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2018 | 57'28''

A she-wolf must flee her pack and embark on a dramatised perilous journey through the Alps in search of a new territory and a new life.

Northants | Countryfile

Northants | Countryfile

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2017 | 55'20''

John Craven meets enthusiasts Matthew and Neil as they create a truly disgusting butterfly banquet to try and catch a glimpse of the purple emperor.

01: Nature’s Miracle | Great Barrier Reef

01: Nature’s Miracle | Great Barrier Reef

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC HD | 2012 | 59'05''

Monty Halls explores Australia's Great Barrier Reef, examining the vast, complex structure of the coral reef itself and the w...

Flood management in Shropshire | Countryfile

Flood management in Shropshire | Countryfile

Ecosystems and Biomes | BBC One | 2025 | 5'50''

Sammi and Matt meet the people of Shropshire, from ecologists reshaping rivers to farmers maintaining clean waterways, all in an...

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