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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.

1983 7.4/10 community score 39 seasons · 543 episodes Ended
  • Documentary

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2 platforms currently listed across all viewing options

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Series schedule

Seasons and episode dates

A concise series timeline, including the latest aired episode and the next date currently listed.

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First aired
Seasons
39
Episodes
543
Status
Ended

Latest aired episode

S39 E9

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Aired

The science behind the extraordinary abilities of eagles, the most powerful birds in the sky, with dramatic stories and some remarkable experiments.

Next listed episode

No upcoming episode date is currently listed.

Season guide

Most recent seasons first

40 season entries

  • Season 39

    9 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 38

    8 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 37

    8 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 36

    9 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 35

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 34

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 33

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 32

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

Show 32 more season entries

  • Season 31

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 30

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 29

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 28

    16 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 27

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 26

    11 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 25

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 24

    18 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 23

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 22

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 21

    15 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 20

    16 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 19

    18 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 18

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 17

    18 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 16

    19 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 15

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 14

    12 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 13

    15 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 12

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 11

    16 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 10

    13 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 9

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 8

    16 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 7

    14 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 6

    13 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 5

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 4

    20 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 3

    15 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 2

    8 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 1

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Specials

    12 episodes

    First episode aired

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