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Natural World

Natural World

7.4(31 votes)
39 Seasons
543 Episodes
October 30, 1983
Documentary

Overview

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 11

Season 11

January 3, 1993
Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1
Echo Of The Elephants
January 3, 1993

David Attenborough and Cynthia Moss narrate an award-winning film about 18 months in the life of elephant matriarch Echo and her family, who live in Kenya's Amboseli National Park.

Episode 2
Shadows In A Desert Sea
January 10, 1993

No description available.

Episode 3
Cougar: Ghost Of The Rockies
January 17, 1993

No description available.

Episode 4
Kimberley: Land Of The Wandjina
January 24, 1993

No description available.

Episode 5
Journey To The Dark Heart
January 31, 1993

No description available.

Episode 6
Ice Fox
February 7, 1993

No description available.

Episode 7
The Great Bears Of Alaska
February 21, 1993

No description available.

Episode 8
The Little Creatures Who Run The World
February 28, 1993

No description available.

Episode 9
Strandwolf: Survivor Of The Skeleton Coast
March 7, 1993

No description available.

Episode 10
Ibera: The Land Of Shining Water
March 14, 1993

No description available.

Episode 11
The Ghosts Of Ruby
March 21, 1993

No description available.

Episode 12
Sanctuaries Of Defence
March 28, 1993

The MOD is one of Britain's biggest landowners. Surprisingly, these training sites are havens for rare wildlife, as those visited for this programme show.

Episode 13
Treasure Of The Andes
April 4, 1993

Documentary looking at the camels living amongst the dramatic scenery of the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.

Episode 14
Cheetahs And Cubs In A Land Of Lions
April 11, 1993

An atmospheric and perceptive portrayal of the Earth’s fastest land mammal, world-renowned wildlife cameraman Hugo van Lawick focuses on two cheetah cubs, exploring their challenging journey towards an independent adulthood. With the beautiful backdrop of the Serengeti plains, the young cats play, practice hunting, escape lions and repeatedly sabotage their mother’s hunting attempts. Typical of his distinctive filming style, van Lawick presents the cheetahs as individual characters, bringing their unique personalities to the forefront as he examines the struggles they face to survive.

Episode 15
The Burning Question
April 18, 1993

No description available.

Episode 16
Secrets Of The Golden River
April 25, 1993

No description available.

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Top Cast

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Host

John Hannah

John Hannah

Narrator (voice)

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

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