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 Brazil: The Land of Fire and Blood

wild brazil

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.

Wild Kingdom

Wild Kingdom

The landscapes of the British Isles are ancient and magical. In this innovative nature documentary, the changing colors and patterns of the UK’s countryside is captured using aerial time-lapse photography from a reconnaissance spy plane. A longside satellite imagery, super slow-motion and underwater time-lapse, the intimate connections that drive the UK’s seasonsare revealed.

Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

It’s one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the creatures that live there are explored in this fascinating nature documentary. How the reef was created, how it works, the intricate relationships between its inhabitants, its conservation and how climate change and other factors might shape its future are revealed.

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.

Penguins: Meet the Family

Penguins: Meet the Family

This is the family penguin as you’ve never seen them before. Get ready to meet all 18 species of penguin in this stunning BBC nature documentary. From harsh deserts to city streets, from the Equator to frozen Antarctica, witness the heart-warming family dynamics, astonishing adaptations and unique behaviors that make penguins so remarkable.