The private life of badgers recorded over a period of a year filmed underground in a specially constructed sett.
The life of Big Bill, a European grey heron, raised in a heronry. His parents are seen nestbuilding, courting, mating and incubating; life for the young heron in the nest and learning to fish.
About atempts to preserve the dwindling herds of Kenya's grevy zebra, in particular the plans of Don Hunt, game trapper turned conservationist, to transfer wild zebras from the far north of Kenya to the relative safety of the southern parks.
TV documentary on the Bobcat of North America.
TV documentary on the goldfish.
The light-hearted story of an abandoned baby grey squirrel who is fostered by a domestic cat and causes chaos in the home.
The life of a water vole, filmed among the wildlife of a Devon river bank. Extracts from Kenneth Graham's "Wind in the Willows" are read by Felicity Kendal.
Documentary about fur seals in the Antarctic.
A programme about the scorpion - its place in myth, legend and astrology and the reality of its existence: its mating rituals and the way it catches its prey.
Documentary about the tropical wildlife found in the West Pacific islands of New Guinea and New Britain.
Nine months in the life of a family of foxes - a vixen, a dog fox and four cubs - living in an underground `earth' beneath a house in Bristol. They were filmed using remotely controlled cameras, and picutres were transmitted live over a number of evenings. In this programme, the project team, led by Stephen Harris, traces the story over several weeks from...
Study of the behaviour of ostriches. Made in Kenya with the cooperation of zoolo gist Lew Hurxthal who spent eight years conduction his research.
Documentary film about the adaptability of Macaque monkeys and their ability to mimick human behavior.
About the life of African rhinoceros herds in Umfolozi Reserve in Natal.
Programme about vampire bats, which includes film of an experimental trip to record vampire bats feeding in Trinidad and on the research into the physiology of the bats being undertaken by Dr. Uwe Schmidt of the University of Bonn, West Germany.
A focus on amphibian life finds out where female newts lay their eggs - and why male toads croak when touched.
A study of the brown pelican following a year in the life of a colony living high in the Florida mangroves.
Follows South African naturalist, Tony Pooley, on a "croc hunt", recording the intricate courtship rituals, egg-laying and parental behaviour of the crocodile.
Explores the wildife to be found along the course of the Tana River in East Africa, including rare momkeys, hippopotamuses and wildfowl.
A focus on hedgehogs, a creature that has been around for 15 million years, long before the sabre-toothed tiger and the woolly mammoth. The documentary examines typical hedgehog behaviour and looks at ancient beliefs about the animals.
In the depths of the Panamanian jungle, bat expert, leading conservationist and award-winning wildlife photographer Dr Merlin Tuttle explores the alien world of the fringe-lipped bat. Equipped with complex sensory devices, this sophisticated airborne hunter is able to decode the calls of its amphibian prey, avoiding the many poisonous species to home in on the choicest of edible individuals. For the first time, high-speed photography reveals the astonishing hunting skills of the fringe-lipped bat as it identifies, locks onto and finally seizes a croaking frog with deadly accuracy. This 1982 production is an outstanding example of the use of high-speed photography to reveal animal behaviour that would otherwise be virtually impossible to observe. Through the world-famous cinematography of the BBC Natural History Unit, Dr Merlin Tuttle, who has studied bats and championed their preservation for nearly 40 years, brings to life an extraordinary world of strange intelligence, echolocation and sonar decoding devices that transcend normal human perception.
Shows the intricate details of the life cycles of the dragonfly and damselfly by means of macro-, slow-motion, and underwater photography. Highlights flight mechanisms and skills, courtship, mating, and egg laying.
A view of the yellow-bellied sea snake, not only the deadliest of reptiles, but the most abundant.
A highly entertaining production, Meerkats United journeys deep into the Kalahari desert to explore the social life of the meerkat. Voted the best wildlife documentary of all time by BBC viewers, this often repeated wildlife documentary reveals youngsters play fighting, long-time couples squabbling and frequent, sometimes violent, encounters between rival gangs. Taking advantage of a long-standing Oxford University study into these highly social desert mammals, captivating cinematography from the BBC’s world-famous Natural History Unit places these charismatic, resourceful creatures right at the centre of the piece. Clubbing together, they harass snakes, scorpions and jackals, seemingly oblivious to their diminutive stature, whilst lookouts scan the perimeter for predators and guards cautiously exchange places in a well-rehearsed routine. Diverting and absorbing, Meerkats United proved to be a hugely popular piece of wildlife filmmaking, providing an enjoyable insight into the soap opera life of these endearing creatures.
Documentary on the partnership between humming birds and plants.
A revealing study of pilot whales' caring, family-orientated way of life - previously, little was known or understood about their behaviour.
Shows how flamingoes arrive on the Makgadikgadi Pans at the edge of the Kalahari Desert when it is transformed into a shallow lake by heavy rain every year. When the lake bed begins to dry, the baby flamingoes walk 50 miles to the nearest other water supply, a journey which takes many weeks.
Shows the trials and tribulations of Itaye, a baby baboon, as he learns how to survive in the swamps of Botswana's Okavango delta as a member of a troop of Chacma baboons.
Considers whether the phenomenon of jellyfish swarming is a natural occurrence or is prompted by human activity.
Films the life of coatis, which are a member of the racoon family, living in Nancite, Costa Rica.
Nature programme about puffins.
Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct until a colony of them was found in the early 1980s. Since then, at great expense, they have been bred in captivity until they number 300 in all. Some are now being released into the wild. The film shows their behaviour as they find their place amongst the wildlife of Wyoming.
Looks at why crabs have moved from sea to land and the problems they will have to solve if they are to become true terrestrial creatures.
Captures the hunting skills of the fishing owl which lives on the wetland paradise of the Okavango in Botswana.
A film which follows the life of a single male springbok living in the wilderness of southern Africa.
Delves into the the truth behind the legends of the Easter Bunny and chocolate egg and discovers that they are linked to the behaviour of the hare.
A Red Sea coral reef looks like a garden paradise, but there are few plants there. Animals rule - and most of them are out to attack or avoid each other.
Filmed using a light-sensitive video camera, this film follows a leopardess in the Luangwa National Park, Zambia on her hunting forays throughout the night.
The shallow waters between the Australian beach and the reefs offshore are the habitat of dolphins, manta rays and dugong.
Infrared cameras and underwater photography reveal the true character of the much-loved hippo.
A 1996 BBC documentary that follows the Ado Meerkat gang lead by Enkozi (The Dominant Male) and Brown-Eyes (The Dominant Female). It gives a brief look at their everyday struggles to survive in an unforgiving world.
Wildlife film following a cunning, fast and elusive family of stoats that haunt the ruins of a priory in North Yorkshire.
David Attenborough narrates a look at the salamander, a survivor from the age of the dinosaur. From the Appalachian mountains to the rainforests of Costa Rica, poisons and love potions are the secrets of success. The amphibians' courtship is a slow seduction which culminates in a mass orgy, as ten thousand salamanders do what nature intended in one night of passion.
Wildlife documentary following the trials of orphaned young pygmy chimp Shijimi, growing up in bonobo society in the remote forests of Zaire.
An insight into the lives of the turtles and other creatures that inhabit the coral reef of Sipadan, Borneo, where fish throw stones, crabs fish with nets and jack chase after sharks.
Documentary exploring how the volcanoes of East Africa are essential to life there. They create fertile soils that support the greatest herds of animals on earth and huge numbers of big cats, plus dramatic soda lakes that are home to vast flocks of flamingos.
A closer look at the otter - supposedly thriving but in reality still facing many difficulties, including the low birth rate of the species and habitat destruction.
Formidable and aggressive, wild boar are also some of the most intelligent and social of all animals. This film follows their struggle to survive the winter in the forests of Poland, and also discovers why the wild boar population became extinct in Britain 300 years ago.
An insight into the life of the pine marten, which is making a comeback and slowly spreading south from its stronghold in northwest Scotland.
A feral cat colony thrives in the ruins of Trajan's Forum. Members of the colony hunt for food in Rome, fight for mating rights by caterwauling, and care for their kittens.
A TWO-TIMING dog fox living on a landfill site near the mouth of the Thames becomes the unlikely protagonist of Foxy Business. This documentary follows the soap opera style of one particular canine family - the Dunlops. The film, which took three years to make, was only possible because the production team found a group of foxes that had no fear of man and behaved naturally, day and night. They were protected from disturbance because they lived in one of the safest environments for foxes in Britain - a landfill site. "Even scientists have been astounded by what we filmed," says producer, Mark Jacobs. The Dunlop foxes got their name because in previous years they had regularly made their home inside a pile of tyres. For the crew to film the Dunlops and their cubs, they had to join them inside the tyres. They managed to do this by building a special fox den, with a filming porthole under the tyres.
A look at the life of ring-tailed lemurs on the African island of Madagascar, who live in female-dominated gangs and continually fight for territory with their neighbours.
David Attenborough narrates a programme which follows several thousand pioneering young penguins as they invade Boulders Beach, a busy resort in Cape Town, in an attempt to establish a new colony amid the striped umbrellas and sun loungers.
Dinosaurs may be dead and gone, but can a living reptile now help uncover secrets of the dinosaurs' lost world? Green iguanas, adorned with impressive spikes and claws, were once cast as dinosaurs in B movies. Although they are not directly descended from the dinosaurs, new research reveals that the social lives of these modern lizards may show us how the dinosaurs behaved. David Attenborough takes us deep into the jungles of Central America and reveals a chilling cast of prehistoric-looking reptiles locked into battles every bit as dramatic as those played out by the dinosaurs.
David Attenborough looks at how research has finally revealed the secret behind the remarkable sticking power of the gecko's foot. This discovery could offer truly futuristic ways of sticking objects together, and may even help NASA to explore distant planets. Including a look at the urban-dwelling tokay gecko that happily resides alongside the citizens of Bangkok as one of the few reptiles tolerated in homes.
David Attenborough takes a look at the unique approaches of several different animal species to motherhood.
Documentary in which David Attenborough investigates the latest discoveries about dolphin intellect. For the first time ever he 'talks' to dolphins, putting them to the test and finding out about their remarkable wild behaviour.
Paternal care among animals is observed in Africa.
David Attenborough investigates some real dragons, lizards with characteristics as extraordinary as their mythical ancestors. Drawn to fire and sporting amazing colours, the lizards can even fly.
How new technology has brought an animal back from the dead
David Attenborough turns detective to investigate the 'murder' of a gazelle fawn which died on the Africa veldt. Lining up the usual suspects : lions, cheetahs, leopards and jackals : he reveals the behaviour of each, uncovering surprising animal interactions, and finds out which of the predators is the killer.
David Attenborough profiles the peregrine falcon, the fastest predator on Earth. With the help of an RAF fighter jet, coupled with footage of the falcon in action, he demonstrates its deadly accuracy, and reveals how the bird gains the skills needed to survive and live up to its fearsome reputation
One of nature's most industrious animals, beavers, divert rivers, fell trees and build log cabins. But unlike humans, any one beaver can embody all the skills of a lumberjack, a carpenter, an architect, a surveyor and a hydro-engineer.
David Attenborough looks at scorpions, nature's tough-guys that rank amongst the most ancient of land animals.
Nature documentary following the adventures of two families of black bears who have made their homes on and around the world-famous Whistler Mountain ski resort in Canada, living close to skiers and tourists.
David Attenborough narrates a documentary about Africa's most notorious raider - the monitor lizard. To feed its monster appetite, it will steal from under the noses of humans, lions and crocodiles, but with its criminal lifestyle comes extreme danger
Presented by David Attenborough. Capuchins are the brainiest monkeys in the world, and those in captivity appear to be smarter than those in the wild. This programme sets out to discover why. It focuses on an incredible discovery in the jungles of Brazil - wild capuchins filmed using hammers and anvils, living in a society based entirely on the ability to use tools.
David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the Emperor dragonfly. One of nature's beauties, yet also an aggressive tyrant who's always on the warpath, controlling his subjects with a reign of terror.
Wildebeest look like they are made from an odd assortment of animal parts, and they appear to amble across the plains with no real plan. But behind their foolish facade is an unbelievably successful animal which uses a number of strategies to ensure their numbers are constantly replenished to maintain the Super Herd.
After millions of years evolving at sea, crabs have found new ways to breathe, move, avoid enemies and prevent themselves from baking alive. For every challenge land poses the crabs have found a solution, from digging wells to developing lungs. But the biggest shock is how far they have reached - the middle of the desert!
