TV series
Natural World
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Season 7 episodes
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Episode 2
Beyond Timbuktu
Documentary on European migrant birds as they winter on the flood plain of the River Niger in Mali.
Where to watch Natural WorldEpisode 4
Twilight Of The Dreamtime
Documentary about the Kakadu, the last remnant of aboriginal culture in Northern Australia.
Episode credits
Guest stars David Attenborough
Episode 7
Nuts In Brazil
Documentary on the journey made by Anthony Smith and his friends as they travel done the 3,000 kilometres of the Rio Araguaia to the Amazon in a home-made steam powere catamaran.
Where to watch Natural WorldEpisode 8
Kingdom Of The Thunder Dragon
Documentary on the culture and wildlife of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.
Episode credits
Directed by John-Paul Davidson
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Natural World
Cast
John HannahNarrator (voice)
Juliet StevensonNarrator (voice)
Ian HolmNarrator
John HurtNarrator
Geraldine JamesSelf
Robert Lindsay
Anthony Hopkins
Tim Pigott-SmithNarratorProduction details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 543
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBC StudiosUnited Kingdom
BBC Studios Natural History UnitUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
