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 - Leopard - A Darkness In The Grass
Release Date: 1986-10-05 -
Episode 2 - Where The Parrots Speak Mandarin
Release Date: 1986-10-12Documentary, exploring the Chinese attitudes to mythological and real animals.
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Episode 3 - The Mystery Of Laguna Baja
Release Date: 1986-10-19 -
Episode 4 - Have Fish Had Their Chips?
Release Date: 1986-11-16 -
Episode 5 - Why Dogs Don't Like Chilli But Some Like It Hot
Release Date: 1986-11-23 -
Episode 6 - The Elephant Challenge
Release Date: 1986-11-30 -
Episode 7 - Ichkeul - Between The Desert And The Deep Blue Sea
Release Date: 1986-12-07Report on Tunisia's Lake Ichkeul, a vital source of water for wild birds in the middle of the desert. Conservation plans are now in progress to presere this wa ter resource for both man and animals.
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Episode 8 - Man-Eaters Of Kumaon
Release Date: 1986-12-14 -
Episode 9 - A Cactus Called Saguaro
Release Date: 1986-12-21 -
Episode 10 - A Wilderness Like Eden
Release Date: 1987-01-11First of a two part look at the wildlife of the Holy land - the Negev Desert.
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Episode 11 - Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
Release Date: 1987-01-18Second of a two-part look at the natural history of the Holy Land - the Judaean Desert and the Dead Sea.
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Episode 12 - Bats Need Friends
Release Date: 1987-01-25 -
Episode 13 - Cockatoos At Three Springs
Release Date: 1987-02-01 -
Episode 14 - The Volcano Watchers
Release Date: 1987-02-08The work of volcanologists, Maurice and Katia Krafft, who travel around the world examining and filming volcanoes in action.
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Episode 15 - The Deciding Factor
Release Date: 1987-02-15 -
Episode 16 - Reflections Of A River Keeper
Release Date: 1987-02-22 -
Episode 17 - Towers Of Wax And Paper Palaces
Release Date: 1987-03-01