Natural World (1983)
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.
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Episode 1 - Vietnam: the Country not the War
Release Date: 1991-11-24 -
Episode 2 - Arctic Wanderers
Release Date: 1991-12-01 -
Episode 3 - The Wonderful World Of Dung
Release Date: 1991-12-08 -
Episode 4 - Monkeys On The Edge
Release Date: 1991-12-15 -
Episode 5 - Sounds Of The Islands
Release Date: 1991-12-22 -
Episode 6 - Sharks On Their Best Behaviour
Release Date: 1992-02-09As someone who has been attacked by a shark, you might think that Mike DeGruy would want to avoid them. But they fascinate him. Mike shares this fascination, showing their wide ranging diversity as a species, and dispels some of the misconceptions surrounding them.
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Episode 7 - Land Of Wild Freedom
Release Date: 1992-02-16 -
Episode 8 - The Monk, The Princess And The Forest
Release Date: 1992-03-01 -
Episode 9 - New Guinea, an Island Apart: Beyond The Unknown Shore
Release Date: 1992-03-08 -
Episode 10 - New Guinea, an Island Apart: Other Worlds
Release Date: 1992-03-15 -
Episode 11 - Birds Nuts: The Magnificent Obsession
Release Date: 1992-03-22 -
Episode 12 - For Queen And Colony
Release Date: 1992-03-29 -
Episode 13 - Mpingo: The Tree That Makes Music
Release Date: 1992-05-03