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Natural World
Natural World
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Natural World

1983
Documentary

Status

Ended

Release

1983 - 2020

Seasons / Eps

39 / 543

Where to Watch

Streaming availability by country

Provider type

Streaming

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
39
Episodes
543
Runtime
0m
Avg. Episode Runtime
1h
Release Date
Oct 30, 1983
Last Air Date
Mar 20, 2020
Languages
English
Director
Andrew Graham-Brown
Mike Birkhead
Mark Fletcher
Mark Fletcher
Owen Newman
Simon King
Simon King
Production
BBC Studios
BBC Studios
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
BBC
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
France
Official Website

Top Cast

179 Cast Members

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Narrator (voice)

28 Episodes

Barry Paine

Narrator

20 Episodes

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

9 Episodes

Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Self - Narrator (voice)

13 Episodes

John Hannah

John Hannah

Narrator (voice)

9 Episodes

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Narrator

10 Episodes

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Narrator

7 Episodes

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Narrator

6 Episodes

Colin Stafford-Johnson

Colin Stafford-Johnson

Narrator

4 Episodes

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Narrator (voice)

4 Episodes

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Narrator

5 Episodes

Simon King

Simon King

3 Episodes

Sean Pertwee

Sean Pertwee

2 Episodes

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Narrator

3 Episodes

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Narrator

3 Episodes

Martyn Colbeck

Narrator

2 Episodes

Anthony Valentine

Anthony Valentine

2 Episodes

Cynthia Moss

Narrator

2 Episodes

Roy Dennis

Presenter

2 Episodes

Jeff Turner

Presenter

2 Episodes

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