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.

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

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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.

The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart

 The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart

Africa’s Great Rift Valley runs four thousand miles from the Red Sea to the mouth of the Zambezi. It’s a diverse landscape of erupting volcanoes, forest-clad mountains, spectacular valleys, rich grasslands and mighty rivers. This fascinating nature documentary visits this home to the greatest concentration of animals on earth including lions, crocodiles, elephants, hippos and flocks of flamingos.

Yellowstone

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Yellowstone National Park is one of the world’s most spectacular wildernesses. It is home to some of the richest wildlife beyond the plains of Africa. This landmark Yellowstone documentary series follows the intertwining stories of the National Park’s iconic inhabitants: the grey wolf, the grizzly bear and herds of antelope and buffalo. The dramatic fortunes of these animals are inexorably bound together.

The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of The Alps

The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of The Alps

An amazing survival story following the adventures of a she-wolf as she travels across the Alps in search of a safe place to bring up her cubs. Along the way her path crosses many animals who have made this harsh landscape their home, from the bear to the golden eagle. Each animal story reveals the strategy that has allowed it to survive, in this spectacular natural history documentary.