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2015-2016: 3. Galapagos: Islands of Change
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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 ...
10-10-2026
BBC 4
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2019-2020: The Octopus In My House
A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home. The octopus, called Heidi, unravels puzzles, recognises individual hum ...
07-10-2026
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2009-2010: 8. Birds Of Paradise
Living in the depths of the New Guinea rainforest are the spectacular birds of paradise - creatures so beautiful that the first Europeans believed they must have fallen from hea ...
02-10-2026
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2010-2011 - Chimps Of The Lost Gorge
Real-life drama about a family of chimps trapped in the lost world of the Kyumbara Gorge, which has been cut off from the rest of the jungle for 15 years.
20-09-2026
BBC 4
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2019-2020: Weasels: Feisty And Fearless
Members of the weasel family are often portrayed as the villains of the natural world, but do they deserve this reputation? By following the adventures of a tiny orphaned weasel ...
19-09-2026
BBC 4
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Short Versions: Raising Sancho
The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist.
19-09-2026
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Short Versions: Raising Sancho
The touching story of a rescued giant otter cub being raised by a Brazilian naturalist.
19-09-2026
BBC 4
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2014-2015 - Beavers Behaving Badly
Nature documentary following Drew Reed, a wetland conservationist helping to keep the peace between beavers and people in Wyoming's Jackson Hole valley.
04-03-2023
BBC 4
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2010-2011 - Chimps Of The Lost Gorge
Real-life drama about a family of chimps trapped in the lost world of the Kyumbara Gorge, which has been cut off from the rest of the jungle for 15 years.
20-09-2026
BBC 4
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Short Versions: 30. Africa's Lion Kings
A pride of lions has rewritten the rules - they have learnt to take down elephants.
05-09-2026
BBC 4
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2004-2005: Mississippi: Tales Of The Last River Rat
A stunningly photographed portrait of the wildlife and landscape of the Mississippi River seen through the eyes of 'River Rat' Kenny Salwey, a legendary hunter, trapper and auth ...
09-05-2021
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Short Versions: Planet Earth: An Elephant's Tale
Newborn elephant calf Maya and her mother Zadie face many challenges in Kenya.
22-08-2026
BBC 4
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2014-2015 - Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs
Frogs were the first animals Sir David Attenborough kept as a boy. He explains why he is still passionate about these charismatic, colourful and frequently bizarre creatures.
13-05-2023
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