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.

Life on Earth

life on earth

Taking three years to make and traveling to locations all over the world, this landmark natural history documentary changed the face of television. Written and presented by David Attenborough, it attempted to tell the story of how life was created on our planet and captured on film for the first time many animals and behaviors. These include a memorable encounter with a group of gorillas.

Wild Arabia

Wild Arabia

The crossroads of three continents, Arabia is a land of dramatic landscape, rich with extraordinary wildlife, wrapped up in ancient cultures and a remarkable history. Much of this vast region has remained unknown to the outside world until now. With unique, extensive and privileged access, this ground-breaking documentary series visits the vast scale of Arabia’s astonishing terrain.

Wild Brazil: The Land of Fire and Blood

wild brazil

In the wildest country on earth, survival is a battle between nature’s most powerful forces: fire and flood. In these seasonal extremes, some of the world’s biggest, strangest and most dangerous creatures are forced together. Top predators like jaguar, caiman and maned wolves reign supreme. This wildlife documentary tells the story of how Brazil’s iconic creatures survive in this land of peril.

Wild Kingdom

Wild Kingdom

The landscapes of the British Isles are ancient and magical. In this innovative nature documentary, the changing colors and patterns of the UK’s countryside is captured using aerial time-lapse photography from a reconnaissance spy plane. A longside satellite imagery, super slow-motion and underwater time-lapse, the intimate connections that drive the UK’s seasonsare revealed.

Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

It’s one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the creatures that live there are explored in this fascinating nature documentary. How the reef was created, how it works, the intricate relationships between its inhabitants, its conservation and how climate change and other factors might shape its future are revealed.