David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
Biography | Documentary
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Starring: David Attenborough
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey
Planet Earth II (TV Mini-Series 2016- )
Documentary
David Attenborough returns in this breathtaking documentary showcasing life on Planet Earth.
Starring: David Attenborough
Creator: David Attenborough
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough / Micro Monsters (2013) (TV Series)
Documentary
It s a small world after all. In this revolutionary new series, David Attenborough reveals the marvellous adaptability of the most successful group of animals on the planet. Using pioneering macroscopic filmmaking techniques, he explores in unparalleled detail the intricate, sophisticated behaviours of these fascinating creatures and the complexity of the environments they build and inhabit, in a world normally hidden from the human eye. From armies of killer ants to spiders weaving silken trap doors, ferocious scorpions with paralysing stings, beetles shooting boiling chemicals at their enemies, bees communicating with a waggle dance and assassin bugs that clothe themselves in their victims corpses; David Attenborough will as never before take viewers deep into the macroscopic world of bugs.
Starring: David Attenborough
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (TV Series 2012)
Documentary
Over three very personal films, Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has witnessed during his 60-year career.
Starring: David Attenborough
Africa (TV Series 2013- )
Documentary
Eye to eye with the unknown – the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes a breathtaking journey through the vast and diverse continent of Africa as it has never seen before
Starring: Forest Whitaker, David Attenborough, Simon Blakeney
Creator: Mike Gunton
Kingdom of Plants (TV Series 2012)
Documentary
Kingdom of Plants 3D is an astonishing 3-part series coming to Sky 3D – and being simulcast on Sky Atlantic HD – in May, and is written and presented by natural history broadcaster and Kew neighbour David Attenborough. Entering the strangely slow world of plant time, Attenborough explores how plants cleverly adapt to the changing seasons, including the explosive drama of seed dispersal and the bursts of colour as they bloom. 'One of the most wonderful things about filming plants is that you can reveal hidden aspects of their lives,' said David Attenborough. 'You can capture the moment as one plant strangles another, and as they burst into flower. But whilst time-lapse photography allows you to see things that no human being has ever seen before, the added element of 3D takes the audience even further still.' 'Stamens extend and burst to reveal their pollen grains in exquisite detail, and we can see close-up the incredible insects that partner up with these plants. The whole experience in 3D is just entrancing, and hypnotically beautiful.' Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens in West London, each of the three 50 minute episodes will cover a different area of plant life, from plant survival in wet and humid zones, scent and communication, and the continual adaptation of plants. This immersive and compelling series reveals a fascinating new look at plant life, all through the use of stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques. John Cassy, Director of Sky 3D said that the combination of 'ground-breaking technology, high quality production, fascinating subject matter and captivating narrative from the master story teller himself ensures that Kingdom of Plants 3D is at once an immersive, compelling and truly breath-taking viewing experience.'
Starring: David Attenborough
Creator: David Attenborough
Nature's Great Events (TV Series 2009)
Documentary
Using state of the art filming technology, Nature's Great Events captures the Earth's most dramatic and epic wildlife spectacles and the intimate stories of the animals caught up in them. From the flooding of the Okavango Delta, in Africa, to the great summer melt of ice in the Arctic and the massive annual bloom of plankton in the northern Pacific Ocean, each of the six programmes features a different event set in one of the world's most iconic wildernesses.
Starring: David Attenborough, Joe Stevens
Creator: Andrew Chastney
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Frozen Planet (TV mini-series 2011)
Documentary
Frozen Planet takes you on the ultimate polar expedition. This landmark series brings to the screen the frozen wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctic as you have never seen them before, and may never see them again…
Starring: David Attenborough
Life (TV Series 2009)
Documentary | Nature
"Life" is a spectacular new nature documentary series produced by the BBC. Ten chapters filmed in HD pursuing an ambitious goal: to be the definitive exploration of the diversity of the animal world. Throughout the series we will watch all kinds of amazing behaviors that defy our concept of other beings who inhabit this planet. For four years, the multi-Natural History Unit of the BBC has visited all the continents and types of environments in search of the most amazing stories about the continuing struggle for animal survival.
Starring: David Attenborough, Oprah Winfrey, Doug Allen
Creator: Mike Gunton
Flying Monsters with David Attenborough (2011)
Documentary
For thousands of years, humans have believed that there were once flying monsters. But did they really exist beyond our nightmares? 220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.
Starring: David Attenborough, Douglas A. Lawson
Director: Matthew Dyas
Planet Earth (TV Series 2006)
Documentary | Nature
A hundred years ago, there were one and a half billion people on Earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so, there are still places barely touched by humanity. This series will take you to the last wildernesses and show you the planet and its wildlife as you have never seen them before.
Starring: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver
Creator: David Attenborough
