Episode 1
Island of Marvels
1h8.0 / 10
The cameras observe lemurs in their natural habitat, male red giraffe-necked weevils fighting one other and the courting rituals of chameleons.
Where to watch Madagascar
TV series
Madagascar
2011NR1 season8.3 / 10
Over 80 per cent of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover what made Madagascar so different from the rest of the world, and how evolution ran wild here.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
Where to watch in United States
Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
Over 80 per cent of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover what made Madagascar so different from the rest of the world, and how evolution ran wild here.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Lost Worlds
1h9.0 / 10
The wildlife featured this week includes cyanide-eating lemurs, cannibalistic frogs, carnivorous plants, tadpole-eating wasps, tunnel-digging chameleons and house-proud flycatchers.
Where to watch Madagascar
Episode 3
Land of Heat and Dust
1h10.0 / 10finale
This episode focuses on the desert-like west and south of Madagascar. It might not rain there for nine months of the year and some years not at all. To live here, you have to be a specialist.
Where to watch MadagascarEpisode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about Madagascar
Cast
David AttenboroughSelf - PresenterJohn BrownSelf
Pam FoggSelf
Tim FoggSelf
Ian GraySelf
Credits
- Created by
- James Honeyborne, Mike Gunton
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 3
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBC Studios Natural History UnitUnited Kingdom- Animal PlanetUnited States
Themes
animalschameleonlemurmadagascarnaturenature documentarywildlife
