Nature's Microworlds

2012 - 2013 NR 8.3

Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Gálapagos

1. Gálapagos

Aired: Jul 16, 2012

Steve's team films the Galapagos islands, a unique volcanic islands chain way...

Episode 2 Serengeti

2. Serengeti

Aired: Jul 23, 2012

The Serengeti in East Africa is the textbook example of a vast grassland, sit...

Episode 3 Amazon

3. Amazon

Aired: Jul 30, 2012

Steve's team visits the world's largest and most diverse ecosystem, the Amazo...

Episode 4 Monterey Bay

4. Monterey Bay

Aired: Aug 6, 2012

Monterey Bay, off the south Californoan coast, has a complex ecosystem. Its w...

Episode 5 Okavango

5. Okavango

Aired: Aug 13, 2012

The Okavango Delta is the world's richest river delta, covering a vast, unusu...

Episode 6 Svalbard

6. Svalbard

Aired: Aug 20, 2012

Survival on Svalbard, alias Spitzbergen, inside the Artic circle, requires de...

Episode 8 Great Barrier Reef

8. Great Barrier Reef

Aired: Jan 29, 2013

Steve Backshall goes beneath the surface of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to...

Episode 9 Namib Desert

9. Namib Desert

Aired: Feb 5, 2013

Steve Backshall takes us on a journey to the oldest desert in the world, the ...

Episode 10 Yellowstone

10. Yellowstone

Aired: Feb 12, 2013

In the spectacular Yellowstone where wolves, bears, coyotes, bison and elk ro...

Episode 11 The Deep Sea

11. The Deep Sea

Aired: Feb 19, 2013

Steve Backshall takes us to a place few have ever visited - the deep sea. 99 ...

Episode 13 Scottish Highlands

13. Scottish Highlands

Aired: Mar 5, 2013

Steve Backshall looks at the Scottish Highlands, home to some of the most ico...


Info about Nature's Microworlds

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Four

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary