Natural History Documentaries

With a range of iconic series spanning all seven continents, dive deep into the beauty of the natural world. Our documentary collection brings you the best of the BBC’s nature, wildlife, and science shows, with over 100 hours of content dating back to 1954 including the series that launched David Attenborough’s career and changed nature documentaries forever.

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

Filmed in the Arctic islands of Norway, cleverly camouflaged cameras get closer than ever before to the world’s greatest land predator: the iconic polar bear. This innovative wildlife documentary reveals cubs emerging from winter maternity dens and journeying across the drifting ice in search of seals. How they cope with their different fates is captured in revelatory close-up detail.

Spy In The Snow

Spy in the snow

The animatronic Spy Creatures (cleverly concealed cameras) are dressed in their winter coats and heading for the snow to reveal how the world’s most adorable arctic animals survive. This innovative wildlife documentary gets up close to sparring polar bears, emperor penguin chicks and wombats in the mood for love, all thriving in nature’s winter wonderland.

Penguins: Spy In The Huddle

penguins: spy in the huddle

Discover what it really means to be a penguin as the latest spy cameras give us a whole new perspective on their behavior. This groundbreaking wildlife documentary travels the world to focus on emperor, Humbolt and rock-hopper penguins. Get the inside track on all the drama and challenges they face throughout the year, as well as capturing plenty of comedy moments!

Penguins: Meet the Family

Penguins: Meet the Family

This is the family penguin as you’ve never seen them before. Get ready to meet all 18 species of penguin in this stunning BBC nature documentary. From harsh deserts to city streets, from the Equator to frozen Antarctica, witness the heart-warming family dynamics, astonishing adaptations and unique behaviors that make penguins so remarkable.

Snow Dogs: Into The Wild

snow dogs

Inspired by Jack London’s classic novel The Call of the Wild, it’s always been wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan’s dream to ‘command’ a team of dogs out in the Yukon wilderness. In this thrilling natural history documentary, his dream comes true as he takes a seven-sled dog team and follows in the footsteps of gold- rush explorers who used the same treacherous trail over 100 years ago.