Natural World
TV Show · Documentary

For 40 years, the BBC’s wildlife documentary series Natural World has shown in-depth stories of incredible animals, featuring award-winning photography in some of the planet’s most extraordinary places. Taking you to remote, exotic and undiscovered locations, the show captures previously unrecorded behavior, remarkable interactions and creatures never seen on film before.

1983 · 48m
Starring David Attenborough, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Director Mike Birkhead

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Cast & Crew

  • David Attenborough
    Narrator
  • John Shrapnel
    Narrator
  • Andrew Sachs
    Narrator
  • Tim Pigott-Smith
    Narrator
  • Ian Holm
    Narrator
  • B‌P
    Barry Paine
    Narrator
  • Mike Birkhead
    Director
  • T‌M
    Tim Martin
    Producer
  • R‌W
    Roger Webb
    Producer
  • C‌C
    Chris Cole
    Producer
  • Mike Birkhead
    Producer

About

Natural World

Documentary

For 40 years, the BBC’s wildlife documentary series Natural World has shown in-depth stories of incredible animals, featuring award-winning photography in some of the planet’s most extraordinary places. Taking you to remote, exotic and undiscovered locations, the show captures previously unrecorded behavior, remarkable interactions and creatures never seen on film before.

Information

Studio
La 2
Released
1983
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2016 BBC

Languages

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English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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