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2009-2010 - Bringing Up Baby
Natural World investigates the vital bond between animal mothers and their babies, and considers the tough choices faced by mothers as they raise their young.
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2012-2013: 10. Flight Of The Rhino
In South Africa there is a daring plan to save the rhino by moving a whole population to a secret location. But the only way out is by dangling them underneath a helicopter! Can ...
27-06-2025
BBC 4
Natural World
2019-2020: Meet The Bears
From the mighty grizzly bear to the endearing real life Paddington, the spectacled bear, and Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book's Baloo, the sloth bear, this remarkable animal ...
27-06-2025
BBC 4
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2014-2015 - The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life
Wildlife documentary. Little is known of the endangered pygmy hippo. In an attempt to save it, an ecologist in a West African rainforest sets about unravelling its secret life.
21-06-2025
BBC 4
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Short Versions: Africa's Lion Kings
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.
12-06-2025
BBC 4
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2018-2019: 5. Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal
The endearing pangolin is a little-known scaly mammal. Found in Africa and Asia, these shy creatures have an unfortunate tagline - they are the most poached and illegally traffi ...
11-06-2025
BBC 4
Natural World
Kangaroo Dundee: 2. Part Two
Brolga is a tough Australian who lives in the desert outback with a mob of orphaned kangaroos. He is mum to three joeys that live in his tin shack with him. His hope is to raise ...
29-05-2025
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Short Versions: Raising Sancho
The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist.
18-04-2025
BBC 4
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2018-2019: 6. The Super Squirrels
The squirrel family is one of the most widespread on earth, so what is the secret to their success? There are squirrels that can glide through the air, outwit rattlesnakes and s ...
01-08-2022
BBC 4
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2011-2012 - Unnatural History Of London
A portrait of the capital's secret wildlife, from local badgers and foxes to more exotic species like pelicans and seals.
29-05-2022
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2018-2019: 2. Nature's Biggest Beasts
The world's biggest beasts have always captured the imagination. But whilst being big can have its advantages, it also comes with sizeable challenges. Take the world's largest l ...
10-05-2025
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Short Versions: Tiger Dynasty
The reintroduction of tigers into the Sariska National Park has a deadly impact on the other resident predators.
28-03-2025
BBC 4
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Short Versions: 13. Planet Earth: A Tale Of Three Bears
Julia Bradbury presents the live wildlife programme following the progress of three black bear cubs as they follow their mother through the spectacular Northwoods of Minnesota.
27-05-2022
BBC 4
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Short Versions: 28. Africa's Lion Kings
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.
04-04-2024
BBC 4
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2019-2020: Hippos: Africa's River Giants
David Attenborough reveals the life of the hippopotamus as never seen before. With incredible underwater footage, this film delves into the world of the hippo – an animal ...
21-09-2024
BBC 4