Natural World

1983Returning Series39 Seasons543 Episodes7.3TMDB

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.

Season 5 Episodes

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Episode 1: Leopard - A Darkness In The Grass

Oct 5, 1986

Episode 2: Where The Parrots Speak Mandarin

Oct 12, 1986

Documentary, exploring the Chinese attitudes to mythological and real animals.

Episode 3: The Mystery Of Laguna Baja

Oct 19, 1986

Episode 4: Have Fish Had Their Chips?

Nov 16, 1986

Episode 5: Why Dogs Don't Like Chilli But Some Like It Hot

Nov 23, 1986

Episode 6: The Elephant Challenge

Nov 30, 1986

Episode 7: Ichkeul - Between The Desert And The Deep Blue Sea

Dec 7, 1986

Report 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.

Episode 8: Man-Eaters Of Kumaon

Dec 14, 1986

Episode 9: A Cactus Called Saguaro

Dec 21, 1986

Episode 10: A Wilderness Like Eden

Jan 11, 1987

First of a two part look at the wildlife of the Holy land - the Negev Desert.

Episode 11: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea

Jan 18, 1987

Second of a two-part look at the natural history of the Holy Land - the Judaean Desert and the Dead Sea.

Episode 12: Bats Need Friends

Jan 25, 1987