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Status
Returning Series
Release
1982 - Present
Seasons / Eps
44 / 683
Available options inUS
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
95 Cast Members
George Page
Narrator (voice), Host
206 Episodes
F. Murray Abraham
Narrator (voice)
25 Episodes
Donald C. Johanson
Self
13 Episodes
David Attenborough
Narrator (voice)
5 Episodes
Jay O. Sanders
Narrator (voice)
5 Episodes
Nora Young
Narrator (voice)
5 Episodes
Jayce Bartok
Narrator (voice)
5 Episodes
Gordon Buchanan
Host
5 Episodes
Tim Pigott-Smith
Narrator (voice)
5 Episodes
Kevin Draine
Narrator (voice)
4 Episodes
Chris Morgan
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Olga Merediz
Narrator (voice)
2 Episodes
Nyambi Nyambi
Narrator (voice)
4 Episodes
Allan Peck
Narrator (voice)
4 Episodes
Daniel Stern
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Toby Leonard Moore
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Uma Thurman
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Paul Giamatti
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Campbell Scott
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Russell Boulter
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
