Natural World

1. Among the Wild Chimpanzees

As a child Jane Goodall dreamt of going to Africa and living with the animals...

2. One Man's Island

Documentary programme on Keith Brockle who spent twelve months painting and d...

3. Invaders of the Truk Lagoon

Truk Lagoon in the western Pacific is a peaceful tropical atoll. In 1944 its ...

4. The Desire of the Moth

The largest known moth in the world has wings the size of a dove, the smalles...

5. A Question of Space

Five hundred miles above the parched African landscape a satellite seeks clue...

6. Peacocks, Parasites and the Puzzle of Sex

What's the purpose of sex? To protect us from disease! Brian Leith unravels t...

7. Land of Ice and Fire

The first explorers to penetrate beyond the headwaters of the Missouri brough...

8. The Lost World of the Medusa

On a remote Pacific island a mysterious lake lies hidden by dense jungle. Bel...

9. Kinabalu, Summit of Borneo

The highest peak in south-east Asia, Kinabalu, was once a mountain of legend ...

10. Wild Ireland

Time, climate and the needs of the Irish have fashioned a magical island. Cas...

11. Water: A Fresh Look

Shooting rapids without a kayak, playing with some hefty manatees and feeding...

12. Battle of the Leaves

Leaves are nature's pacifists -or so it seems. Leaves hang there green and un...

13. The Year of the Rat

Rats - should we like them? Some people hate and despise these rodents. As th...

14. Through Animal Eyes

Is your dog color blind? How do cats and owls see so much at night and high-f...

15. Within a Garden Wall

A Cotswold dry-stone wall, built 400 years ago, is a haven for wildlife. The ...