Episode guide
Natural World: Season 20
16 episodes · premiered Oct 7, 2001
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- Episode 1: The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu Oct 7, 2001 David Attenborough narrates this documentary following young research student Anne Orlando as she sets out on an unforgettable adventure, hoping to solve the mysteries surrounding a herd…
- Episode 2: Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness Oct 14, 2001 Park ranger Paul Schullery presents a personal account of life in America's Yellowstone Park. After wolves were reintroduced to the park, he watched the natural order establish itself, as…
- Episode 3: Wild Nights Oct 21, 2001 Simon King attempts to win the trust of shy and elusive night-time animals including badgers, foxes and owls, in an attempt to reveal the natural world on our doorstep.
- Episode 4: Hotel Heliconia Nov 4, 2001 The Heliconia plant provides food and shelter for a wide variety of jungle creatures and also produces some of the most stunning flowers on earth
- Episode 5: Night Stalkers Nov 18, 2001 This documentary introduces us to the variety of bats found in the rainforests of Central America. Fringe-lipped, Fishing, fruit and the notorious vampire bat are amongst the line up.
- Episode 6: Treasure Islands Nov 25, 2001 Documentary on the wildlife of the Channel Islands.
- Episode 7: Leopard Hunters Dec 2, 2001 Wildlife documentary featuring the Asiatic leopards of Yala in the south of Sri Lanka. This unique and revealing film shows the secretive spotted cats fighting crocodiles and bears, and…
- Episode 8: War Wrecks of the Coral Sea Dec 9, 2001 Exploring shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands and Truk Lagoon that have been transformed into spectacular living reefs following the destruction of World War Two. Featuring the testimony of…
- Episode 9: The Alps Dec 16, 2001 Documentary focusing on the wildlife of the European Alps, a spectacular wilderness area in the heart of the world's most densely settled continent. Carved by ice-age glaciers and invaded…
- Episode 10: A Wild Dog's Story Jan 20, 2002 Documentary following Newky, an African wild dog, over five years. Told through the personal recollections of wild-dog researcher Dr 'Tico' McNutt and set against the spectacular…
- Episode 12: Killer Whales of Monterey Bay Jan 27, 2002 Andrew Sachs narrates a programme focusing on the killer whales of Monterey Bay, fierce and nomadic hunters capable of taking down prey as big as a grey whale. As well as capturing the…
- Episode 13: The Canine Conspiracy Feb 24, 2002 The programme follows a puppy through the first year of its life and its willful destruction of the owner's property : which nearly led to the rebellious hound's expulsion from the family…
- Episode 14: The Cat Connection Mar 3, 2002 The secret life of the cat, examining the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the feline, which is a ruthless predator in the wild. Filmed in several countries, the programme explains what place the…
- Episode 15: Top Bat Mar 10, 2002 Rebecca Hosking presents an insight into the world of vampire bats, observing them in their natural habitat. She reveals that despite their dark reputation, they possess amazing abilities…
- Episode 16: Amazon: Super River Mar 17, 2002 A look at the biggest river system on the planet, the Amazon, which rises as a small stream high in the Andes and ends over 6,000 miles away in the Atlantic Ocean. Holding a fifth of the…
- Episode 17: Rhinos: Built to Last? Mar 24, 2002 Robert Lindsay narrates a documentary which focuses on the plight of the rhino, a notoriously feisty and well-armoured animal that is both revered and feared by humans. Hunted for its horn…