Episode guide
Natural World: Season 28
16 episodes · premiered Nov 11, 2008
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- Episode 1: Titus: The Gorilla King Nov 11, 2008 Abandoned as a baby, removed from normal gorilla family life as a youngster - so profound were the misfortunes that Titus suffered in his early years that no gorilla scientist could have…
- Episode 2: Whale Shark Nov 18, 2008 Beginning at the fabulous coral reef of Ningaloo in Western Australia, intrepid marine biologist Mark Meakin attempts to unravel the mysterious wanderings of the biggest fish in the sea…
- Episode 3: Clever Monkeys Nov 25, 2008 David Attenborough's entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when we look at monkeys we can see ourselves. From memory to morality, from 'crying wolf' to…
- Episode 4: Crocodile Blues Dec 2, 2008 Another stunning look at the wonders of wildlife as Natural World tonight seeks out the Gharial crocodile. This mighty reptile, which can grow up to 20ft in length and tip the scales at…
- Episode 5: Cork - Forest in a Bottle Dec 9, 2008 Every time we weigh up which bottle of wine to buy, we hold the fate of nightingales, rare black storks, secretive wild cats and one of the world's most remarkable trees in our hands. It…
- Episode 6: Great White Shark: A Living Legend Jan 2, 2009 Wildlife film. South African naturalist Mike Rutzen is crazy about great white sharks. He never saw Jaws, so he doesn't share the terror that makes these sharks the world's most feared…
- Episode 7: Cuckoo Jan 9, 2009 The sound of the cuckoo is to many the very essence of spring, yet behind the magical call is a bird that is a cheat, a thief and a killer. Just how does the cuckoo trick other birds into…
- Episode 8: The Mountains of the Monsoon Jan 16, 2009 This moving film reveals the differing fortunes of a mother polar bear and a mother grizzly bear, and their new-born cubs, in a rapidly-changing world. The shrinking Arctic ice may be…
- Episode 9: Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World Jan 23, 2009 · 49m This moving film reveals the differing fortunes of a mother polar bear and a mother grizzly bear, and their new-born cubs, in a rapidly-changing world. The shrinking Arctic ice may be…
- Episode 10: Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans Jan 30, 2009 Tiger experts in Bangladesh have a problem: how can they encourage local people to protect the beautiful and endangered Bengal tiger when these animals have developed a taste for human…
- Episode 11: Elephants without Borders Feb 6, 2009 Botswana's elephants are doing very well, too well perhaps. People are worried that too many elephants will damage their fragile desert home and have suggested that up to 60,000 should be…
- Episode 12: Snow Monkeys Feb 13, 2009 n 1970, a picture of a snow monkey bathing in a hot spring graced the cover of Life Magazine. Ever since, Japan's hot-tubbing primates have been protected and well fed for the enjoyment of…
- Episode 13: Cassowaries Feb 19, 2009 This film follows the dramatic attempts to save these endangered giant birds, and reveals their fascinating natural history for the first time. Narrated by David Attenborough.
- Episode 14: A Farm for the Future Feb 20, 2009 Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family's farm in Devon into a low-energy farm for the future. Last year's high fuel prices were a wake-up call, and…
- Episode 15: Iron Curtain: Ribbon of Life Mar 6, 2009 · 49m When communism crumbled in 1989, it created an opportunity for wildlife. The Iron Curtain that divided communist Eastern Europe from the capitalist West had created a no-man's-land…
- Episode 16: Uakari: Secrets Of The English Monkey Mar 26, 2009 In the flooded forests of the Peruvian Amazon lives one of the world's rarest and most mysterious primates, the red-faced uakari monkey. Local people call them English monkeys because of…