Natural History Documentaries
Avalanche: Making A Deadly Storm
Avalanches kill hundreds of people every year. But we know surprisingly little about them, including why they happen or how they can produce destructive forces so powerful that they can flatten entire villages. In this natural history documentary, a team of scientists led by Prof Danielle George, create a massive avalanche in the Canadian Rockies to try and unlock their mysteries.
The Trials of Life
In the natural world, life is one long struggle, a challenge for even the fittest animal. Leaving parents, searching for food, building a home, finding a mate; each day brings a new test. In this classic BBC natural history documentary series, Sir David Attenborough investigates the many amazing ways in which creatures from all parts of the globe face up to and resolve The Trials of Life.
Polar Bear: Spy on Ice
Filmed in the Arctic islands of Norway, cleverly camouflaged cameras get closer than ever before to the world’s greatest land predator: the iconic polar bear. This innovative wildlife documentary reveals cubs emerging from winter maternity dens and journeying across the drifting ice in search of seals. How they cope with their different fates is captured in revelatory close-up detail.
24 Hours on Earth
The changing position of the sun in the sky affects the behavior of animals and plants across our planet. From the moment it rises, animals are waiting, ready to take advantage of the opportunities that the sun creates. This eye-opening nature documentary reveals the way that creatures adapt to the changes that night and day bring. Some thrive in the Sun, others wait until night to emerge.
Spy In The Snow
The animatronic Spy Creatures (cleverly concealed cameras) are dressed in their winter coats and heading for the snow to reveal how the world’s most adorable arctic animals survive. This innovative wildlife documentary gets up close to sparring polar bears, emperor penguin chicks and wombats in the mood for love, all thriving in nature’s winter wonderland.