Wilderness Explored
Episode 2: Australia's Red Heart
1 hour
Series about European explorations of wildernesses looks at central Australia's deserts, seen as a place of death and silence by the first white explorers. Show more
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Series about European explorations of wildernesses looks at central Australia's deserts, seen as a place of death and silence by the first white explorers. Show more
Nature documentary about the avocet, one of the UK's most strikingly beautiful wading birds. Every spring, the avocets delight us with their magical courtship dances. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the team find out where to meet the UK's dolphins and whales. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team celebrate sharks. During summer over 30 species are found in the UK - including blue sharks, smoothhounds and basking sharks. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh looks at seabirds. From gannets to guillemots, puffins to storm petrels - eight million seabirds descend on the UK coast every summer. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team focus on the UK's seashore, from seahorses to hermit crabs, otters to oysters and limpets to jellyfish. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team focus on the UK's grey and common seals. This archipelago is home to one of the most significant seal populations in the world. Show more
Wildlife documentary looking at the mountain goats of Glacier National Park in Canada's Rocky Mountains. The young goats born in spring learn to survive in the wilderness. Show more
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Documentary following young animals as they take their first steps. This episode follows mountain babies as they battle extreme weather and hungry predators. Show more
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Documentary following young animals as they take their first steps. This episode follows water babies as they face the challenges of growing up. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series on amateur naturalists follows four intrepid people who study coastal creatures. Including a couple whose passion for seals has uncovered fresh facts. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series about British amateur naturalists. A bug lover has turned his garden into insect heaven and another is striving to bring back the bugs that keep our rivers alive. Show more
Documentary. World champion freediver Tanya Streeter is scared of sharks. To conquer her phobia she travels to the Maldives in search of the biggest shark in the world. Show more
Nature documentary series. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan goes to the Shetland Islands to trace Britain's most formidable predator - the killer whale. Show more
World champion freediver Tanya Streeter is scared of sharks. To conquer her phobia she travels to the Maldives in search of the biggest shark in the world. Show more
Wildlife documentary. There are estimated to be 30,000 wild parakeets in Britain. Why are they thriving?
Nature documentary looking at how coral reefs can be gardened to protect them. Austin Bowden-Kerby is a coral gardener who is helping to save Fiji's reefs. Show more
Nature documentary series. This episode looks at the women who gather in the jungle of Panama to seek secret knowledge that only darkness can reveal, and search for vampires. Show more
Nature documentary series. The Badlands National Park in the USA provides an arena for the biggest event on the bison's calendar. One-tonne males rut for the right to breed. Show more
Nature documentary. Intrepid paddler, Stephen Westcott, explores sea caves near Lands End in his search for hidden seal pups.