Natural History Documentaries
Life in the Air
An astonishing number of animals have mastered the skies. From squirrels to spiders, frogs to fish, and birds to bats, these animals hunt, travel, sleep, live and die in the air. This world has always been a mystery, a place that humans could not enter or understand. But now, cutting-edge filming technology allows us to ‘fly’ alongside these animals and witness their extraordinary hidden world.
Big Cats 24/7
Filmed in one of the most dynamic locations on the African continent, the vast Okavango Delta in Botswana, this fascinating wildlife documentary captures big cats battling to survive through dramatic changes within their families and their home. Lion, cheetah and leopard families are tracked across two extreme seasons, from dangerous floods through to punishing drought.
Hidden India
Traveling from the roof of the world in the north to the great rivers, deserts and rainforests of the south, the diversity and flavors of India’s subcontinent are celebrated. This is a land where the natural world has been woven into people’s lives. This documentary looks at India’s seasonal extremes, explores the nation’s mountains, and dives into the mighty Ganges River.
Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Explorer Simon Reeve embarks on an epic journey into the unknown. He heads into some of the planet’s most remote and wildest areas to encounter the wildlife, and people, who live in these wildernesses. In this thrilling nature documentary, he pushes himself and his crew to the limit, delving into regions fraught with danger and mystery, where humans rarely dare to go.
Joanna Lumley's Danube: Europe's Mightiest River
Joanna Lumley embarks on a rip-roaring adventure across the heart of Europe following the most international river in the world, the Danube. She tracks the river from its origins beneath Germany’s Black Forest all the way to the Black Sea. On the way she encounters Bavaria’s beer-brewing nuns, Slovakia’s stunning snow-capped peaks, Hungary’s cowboys, and the unique wilderness of the Danube Delta.