Plot: From a purely biological standpoint, cold-blooded amphibians and reptiles long have commanded the respect of scientists for their sheer resilience, if nothing else. These animals dominated the world for an estimated 200 million years, and today, more than 14,000 species of them still thrive. This BAFTA...
Plot: Hosted by British TV personality Jimmy Doherty, this documentary series from the BBC goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to unearth the groundbreaking work of the museum's 300 scientists who are solving mysteries and making discoveries among the historic collections.
Plot: Genghis Khan is a Hong Kong television series based on the life of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1987. An alternative Chinese title for the series is å¤§æ¼ è±éå³....
Plot: Dolphins live underwater in a world rarely explored by cameras. This two-part programme, narrated by actor David Tennant, looks to change that by sending a menagerie of 13 underwater spy creatures equipped with cameras, including tuna and turtles, to swim alongside the dolphins . The spies are always...
Plot: The BBC Wildlife Specials are a series of nature documentary programmes commissioned by BBC Television. The series premiered in 1995, and 22 specials have been produced to date, with most of the more recent ones consisting of multiple episodes. Wikipedia
Plot: Filmed over the span of three years in India's Pench National Park, this wildlife series incorporates the ingenious use of `trunk cams', cameras held by elephants' trunks, to follow four newborn tiger cubs all the way to adulthood. Because the jungle cats were accustomed to being around elephants,...
Plot: David Attenborough hunts fossils and what they reveal, showing dramatic finds, ancient interpretations, and methods of exposing fossils and reconstructing extinct animals.
Plot: Produced by the team that created BBC's "Planet Earth" series, "The Hunt" explores the relationship between predators and their prey. Sir David Attenborough narrates this documentary while the cameras follow the animals in their natural habitats. With a specific focus on strategy, the hunters are examined...
Plot: Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels...
Plot: David Attenborough investigates the evolution of nature's flight in this documentary series. Using 3D macroscopic and high-speed filming techniques, the programme captures flying mammals, reptiles and insects, as well as birds from all over the world. Attenborough travels from Scotland to Borneo to...