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 - Spirits Of The Forest
Release Date: 1987-09-20 -
Episode 2 - Land Of The Kiwi
Release Date: 1987-09-27 -
Episode 3 - Lions Of The African Night
Release Date: 1987-10-04 -
Episode 4 - Forest Of Fear
Release Date: 1987-10-11 -
Episode 5 - Icebird
Release Date: 1987-10-18Documentary on the penguins of Antarctica, as they travel 80km to their spring nesting sites.
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Episode 6 - Ticket To The Wild
Release Date: 1987-10-25 -
Episode 7 - Grizzly!
Release Date: 1987-11-01Documentary on the complex relationship between grizzly bear and man in North America.
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Episode 8 - Islands Of The Fire Goddess
Release Date: 1987-11-15Documentary on the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Episode 9 - Paradise Reclaimed
Release Date: 1987-11-22Documentary on American biologist, Dan Janzen, who is reconstructing a tropical, dry forest park in Costa Rica.
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Episode 10 - Battle For The Eagles
Release Date: 1987-11-29Documentary on different species of Eagle, their population and habitat in Europ e and North America.
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Episode 11 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: Search for the Jewel
Release Date: 1987-12-06The first installment of the epic series Okavango:Jewel of the Kalahari, Search for the Jewel is an intriguing and visually stunning portrayal of wildlife in the Okavango delta, exploring the variety of life residing in and around its waterways.
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Episode 12 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Release Date: 1987-12-13 -
Episode 13 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Release Date: 1987-12-20