Is Natural World coming back?
Natural World (1983–2020) — nature on BBC Two
The answer: Concluded March 20, 2020.
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About Natural World
BBC Two's classic wildlife series, Natural World, ended its run on March 20, 2020. The show aired on BBC Two for nearly four decades, showcasing in-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography from some of the most extraordinary locations around the globe.
Throughout its long history, the series presented viewers with detailed explorations of the natural world, often highlighting rare and fascinating animal behaviors and habitats. It was renowned for its high-quality production and educational content, making it a staple for nature enthusiasts from its debut in 1983 until its conclusion in 2020.
Each episode typically had a runtime of 60 minutes, providing ample time to delve into complex wildlife stories and environmental issues.
Natural World episode schedule
528 aired
Aired · 528
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2020 | S39·E9 | Super Powered Eagles |
| March 13, 2020 | S39·E8 | Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey - Part 2 |
| March 6, 2020 | S39·E7 | Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey - Part 1 |
| March 4, 2020 | S39·E6 | Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers |
| November 4, 2019 | S39·E5 | Meet the Bears |
| October 25, 2019 | S39·E4 | Weasels: Feisty and Fearless |
| August 22, 2019 | S39·E3 | The Octopus in My House |
| July 26, 2019 | S39·E2 | Hippos: Africa's River Giants |
| April 7, 2019 | S39·E1 | Florida: America's Animal Paradise |
| March 31, 2019 | S38·E8 | Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful |
| February 8, 2019 | S38·E7 | Humpback Whales: A Detective Story |
| June 19, 2018 | S38·E6 | The Super Squirrels |
| May 15, 2018 | S38·E5 | Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal |
| May 10, 2018 | S38·E4 | Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan |
| April 26, 2018 | S38·E3 | Super Fast Falcon |
| April 19, 2018 | S38·E2 | Nature's Biggest Beasts |
| March 31, 2018 | S38·E1 | Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs |
| December 28, 2017 | S37·E8 | Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants |
| October 19, 2017 | S37·E7 | H is for Hawk: A New Chapter |
| June 28, 2017 | S37·E6 | Sudan: The Last of the Rhinos |
| June 20, 2017 | S37·E5 | Supercharged Otters |
| May 15, 2017 | S37·E4 | Nature's Miniature Miracles |
| April 18, 2017 | S37·E3 | Nature's Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers |
| April 7, 2017 | S37·E2 | Hotel Armadillo |
| March 20, 2017 | S37·E1 | Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment |
| February 2, 2017 | S36·E10 | Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast |
| September 14, 2016 | S36·E9 | Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats |
| September 7, 2016 | S36·E8 | My Congo |
| June 23, 2016 | S36·E7 | Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants |
| May 19, 2016 | S36·E6 | Nature's Perfect Partners |
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| May 12, 2016 | S36·E5 | Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals Part 2 |
| May 5, 2016 | S36·E4 | Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals Part 1 |
| April 28, 2016 | S36·E3 | Meet the Moose Family |
| April 21, 2016 | S36·E2 | Nature's Perfect Partners |
| April 14, 2016 | S36·E1 | Jungle Animal Hospital |
| August 19, 2015 | S35·E10 | Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings |
| July 23, 2015 | S35·E9 | Ghost Bear Family |
| July 16, 2015 | S35·E8 | Ireland's Wild River: The Mighty Shannon |
| June 23, 2015 | S35·E7 | Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places |
| June 16, 2015 | S35·E6 | Attenborough's Big Birds |
| May 1, 2015 | S35·E5 | Iceland: Land of Ice and Fire |
| March 26, 2015 | S35·E4 | Growing Up Wild |
| March 10, 2015 | S35·E3 | Galapagos: Islands of Change |
| March 3, 2015 | S35·E2 | Super-Powered Owls |
| February 24, 2015 | S35·E1 | Africa's Fishing Leopards |
| August 28, 2014 | S34·E10 | Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs |
| August 7, 2014 | S34·E9 | A Bear with a Bounty |
| July 31, 2014 | S34·E8 | Beavers Behaving Badly |
| July 24, 2014 | S34·E7 | Penguin Post Office |
| June 13, 2014 | S34·E6 | The Bat Man of Mexico |
| May 9, 2014 | S34·E5 | The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life |
| May 2, 2014 | S34·E4 | Nature's Misfits |
| April 25, 2014 | S34·E3 | France: The Wild Side |
| April 18, 2014 | S34·E2 | Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem |
| April 11, 2014 | S34·E1 | Africa's Giant Killers |
| January 31, 2014 | S33·E10 | Vultures: Beauty in the Beast |
| October 25, 2013 | S33·E9 | Killer Whales: Beneath the Surface |
| October 18, 2013 | S33·E8 | Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker |
| October 11, 2013 | S33·E7 | Meerkats: Secrets of an Animal Superstar |
| October 4, 2013 | S33·E6 | Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape |
| September 6, 2013 | S33·E5 | Meet the Monkeys |
| August 9, 2013 | S33·E4 | Sri Lanka: Elephant Island |
| July 19, 2013 | S33·E3 | The Mating Game |
| July 13, 2013 | S33·E2 | Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special |
| May 17, 2013 | S33·E1 | Leopards: 21st Century Cats |
| February 16, 2013 | S32·E10 | Flight of the Rhino |
| February 9, 2013 | S32·E9 | Giant Otters of the Amazon |
| February 2, 2013 | S32·E8 | Kangaroo Dundee - Part Two |
| January 26, 2013 | S32·E7 | Kangaroo Dundee - Part One |
| January 21, 2013 | S32·E6 | Jaguars - Born Free |
| November 9, 2012 | S32·E5 | Attenborough's Ark |
| October 26, 2012 | S32·E4 | A Wolf Called Storm |
| October 19, 2012 | S32·E3 | Queen of Tigers |
| July 26, 2012 | S32·E2 | Tiger Island |
| July 19, 2012 | S32·E1 | Living with Baboons |
| June 18, 2012 | S31·E14 | Unnatural History of London |
| April 5, 2012 | S31·E13 | The Real Jungle Book Bear |
| March 29, 2012 | S31·E12 | Queen of the Savannah |
| March 22, 2012 | S31·E11 | Zambezi |
| March 15, 2012 | S31·E10 | Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies |
| March 8, 2012 | S31·E9 | Grizzlies of Alaska |
| February 1, 2012 | S31·E8 | Tiger Dynasty |
| January 25, 2012 | S31·E7 | Jungle Gremlins of Java |
| September 7, 2011 | S31·E6 | Animal House |
| August 31, 2011 | S31·E5 | The Woman Who Swims with Killer Whales |
| August 24, 2011 | S31·E4 | Komodo - Secrets of the Dragon |
| August 17, 2011 | S31·E3 | Heligan - Secrets of the Lost Gardens |
| August 10, 2011 | S31·E2 | Empire of the Desert Ants |
| August 1, 2011 | S31·E1 | My Life as a Turkey |
| March 1, 2011 | S30·E14 | The Last Grizzly of Paradise Valley |
| February 22, 2011 | S30·E13 | One Million Snake Bites |
| February 15, 2011 | S30·E12 | A Tiger Called Broken Tail |
| February 8, 2011 | S30·E11 | Chimps of the Lost Gorge |
| February 1, 2011 | S30·E10 | Elsa: The Lioness That Changed the World |
| January 18, 2011 | S30·E9 | Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq |
| December 17, 2010 | S30·E8 | Butterflies: A Very British Obsession |
| December 7, 2010 | S30·E7 | Panda Makers |
| November 3, 2010 | S30·E6 | The Dolphins of Shark Bay |
| September 2, 2010 | S30·E5 | Africa's Dragon Mountain |
| August 19, 2010 | S30·E4 | The Himalayas |
| August 12, 2010 | S30·E3 | Sea Otters - A Million Dollar Baby |
| August 5, 2010 | S30·E2 | Echo - An Unforgettable Elephant |
| July 8, 2010 | S30·E1 | The Monkey-Eating Eagle of the Orinoco |
| March 4, 2010 | S29·E14 | Forest Elephants - Rumbles in the Jungle |
| February 10, 2010 | S29·E13 | The Wild Places of Essex |
| February 3, 2010 | S29·E12 | Prairie Dogs - Talk of the Town |
| January 27, 2010 | S29·E11 | The Chimpcam Project |
| January 20, 2010 | S29·E10 | The Secret Leopards |
| January 13, 2010 | S29·E9 | A Killer Whale Called Luna |
| January 6, 2010 | S29·E8 | Birds of Paradise |
| December 10, 2009 | S29·E7 | Radio Gibbon |
| December 3, 2009 | S29·E6 | A Highland Haven |
| November 26, 2009 | S29·E5 | Bringing Up Baby |
| November 19, 2009 | S29·E4 | Black Mamba, White Witch |
| November 11, 2009 | S29·E3 | Andrea - Queen of Mantas |
| November 4, 2009 | S29·E2 | Victoria Falls - The Smoke That Thunders |
| October 28, 2009 | S29·E1 | Bearwalker of the Northwoods |
| March 26, 2009 | S28·E16 | Uakari: Secrets of the English Monkey |
| March 6, 2009 | S28·E15 | Iron Curtain, Ribbon of Life |
| February 20, 2009 | S28·E14 | A Farm for the Future |
| February 19, 2009 | S28·E13 | Cassowaries |
| February 13, 2009 | S28·E12 | Snow Monkeys |
| February 6, 2009 | S28·E11 | Elephants Without Borders |
| January 30, 2009 | S28·E10 | Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans |
| January 23, 2009 | S28·E9 | Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World |
| January 16, 2009 | S28·E8 | The Mountains of the Monsoon |
| January 9, 2009 | S28·E7 | Cuckoo |
| January 2, 2009 | S28·E6 | Great White Shark |
| December 9, 2008 | S28·E5 | Cork - Forest in a Bottle |
| December 2, 2008 | S28·E4 | Crocodile Blues |
| November 25, 2008 | S28·E3 | Clever Monkeys |
| November 18, 2008 | S28·E2 | Whale Shark |
| November 11, 2008 | S28·E1 | Titus: The Gorilla King |
| August 10, 2008 | S27·E17 | Jimmy and the Wild Honey Hunters |
| August 7, 2008 | S27·E16 | A Turtle's Guide to the Pacific |
| May 14, 2008 | S27·E15 | Superfish |
| May 6, 2008 | S27·E14 | Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest |
| April 23, 2008 | S27·E13 | Naabi - A Hyena Princess |
| April 16, 2008 | S27·E12 | Moose in the Glen |
| April 9, 2008 | S27·E11 | Reindeer Girls |
| April 2, 2008 | S27·E10 | Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America |
| March 26, 2008 | S27·E9 | Elephant Nomads of the Namib Desert |
| February 22, 2008 | S27·E8 | Spacechimp |
| February 15, 2008 | S27·E7 | Badgers - Secrets of the Sett |
| February 8, 2008 | S27·E6 | Saved by Dolphins |
| February 1, 2008 | S27·E5 | White Falcon, White Wolf |
| January 25, 2008 | S27·E4 | Tiger KIll |
| January 18, 2008 | S27·E3 | Earth Pilgrim - A Year on Dartmoor |
| January 11, 2008 | S27·E2 | Raising Sancho |
| January 4, 2008 | S27·E1 | Snow Leopard - Beyond the Myth |
| September 1, 2007 | S26·E14 | Shark Coast |
| August 30, 2007 | S26·E13 | Meerkats: Part of the Team |
| August 26, 2007 | S26·E12 | Land of the Falling Lakes |
| June 13, 2007 | S26·E11 | Wye - Voices from the Valley |
| June 6, 2007 | S26·E10 | Rainforests for the Future |
| May 30, 2007 | S26·E9 | Desert Lions |
| May 23, 2007 | S26·E8 | Saving Our Seabirds |
| May 16, 2007 | S26·E7 | The Bloodhound and the Beardie |
| May 9, 2007 | S26·E6 | Invasion of the Crocodiles |
| May 2, 2007 | S26·E5 | Hawaii - Message in the Waves |
| April 25, 2007 | S26·E4 | Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen |
| April 18, 2007 | S26·E3 | Moose on the Loose |
| April 11, 2007 | S26·E2 | Battle to Save the Tiger |
| April 4, 2007 | S26·E1 | Toki's Tale |
| January 9, 2007 | S25·E6 | Africa's Desert Garden |
| November 15, 2006 | S25·E5 | The Falls of Iguacu |
| November 8, 2006 | S25·E4 | Bear Man of Kamchatka |
| November 1, 2006 | S25·E3 | Eye for an Elephant |
| October 25, 2006 | S25·E2 | On the Trail of Tarka |
| October 18, 2006 | S25·E1 | The Last Lions of India |
| July 27, 2006 | S24·E18 | Satoyama, Japan's Secret Water Garden |
| March 8, 2006 | S24·E17 | Bonobo, Missing in Action |
| March 1, 2006 | S24·E16 | The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic |
| February 8, 2006 | S24·E15 | Big Sky Bears |
| February 1, 2006 | S24·E14 | Stalking the Jaguar |
| January 25, 2006 | S24·E13 | Ant Attack |
| January 18, 2006 | S24·E12 | Portillo Goes Wild in Spain |
| January 11, 2006 | S24·E11 | Penguins of the Antarctic |
| December 28, 2005 | S24·E10 | Australia: Taking the Heat |
| December 14, 2005 | S24·E9 | Wild Harvest |
| December 7, 2005 | S24·E8 | Ella: A Meerkat's Tale |
| November 30, 2005 | S24·E7 | Flying with Condors |
| November 23, 2005 | S24·E6 | Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean |
| November 16, 2005 | S24·E5 | Return of the Eagle Owl |
| November 9, 2005 | S24·E4 | King Cobra...and I |
| November 2, 2005 | S24·E3 | The Queen of Trees |
| October 26, 2005 | S24·E2 | Eagle Island |
| October 19, 2005 | S24·E1 | The Orangutan King |
| February 15, 2005 | S23·E10 | A Boy Among Polar Bears |
| February 9, 2005 | S23·E9 | Secrets of the Maya Underworld |
| February 4, 2005 | S25·E9 | Desert Lions |
| February 3, 2005 | S23·E8 | Serengeti 24 |
| January 26, 2005 | S23·E11 | Shark Coast |
| January 19, 2005 | S23·E7 | Echo of the Elephants - The Final Chapter? |
| January 5, 2005 | S23·E12 | Land of the Falling Lakes |
| December 16, 2004 | S23·E6 | Andes - The Dragon's Back |
| December 9, 2004 | S23·E5 | The Wild Wood |
| December 2, 2004 | S23·E4 | Hammerhead |
| November 25, 2004 | S25·E10 | Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat |
| November 25, 2004 | S23·E3 | Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat |
| October 21, 2004 | S23·E2 | Norfolk Broads: The Fall and Rise of a Great Swamp |
| October 14, 2004 | S23·E1 | Cheetahs - Fast Track to Freedom |
| April 11, 2004 | S22·E14 | Lion: Out of Africa? |
| March 28, 2004 | S23·E14 | Wolf Pack |
| March 14, 2004 | S22·E13 | Ireland: Sculpted Isle |
| February 29, 2004 | S22·E12 | Ice Age Death Trap |
| February 22, 2004 | S22·E11 | Five Big Cats and a Camera |
| February 15, 2004 | S22·E10 | The Amber Time Machine |
| February 8, 2004 | S22·E9 | A Moose Named Madeline |
| January 9, 2004 | S22·E8 | Swamp Cats |
| January 2, 2004 | S22·E7 | The Eagle Has Landed |
| December 7, 2003 | S22·E5 | Five Owl Farm |
| November 16, 2003 | S22·E4 | Tigers of the Emerald Forest |
| October 31, 2003 | S22·E3 | White Shark/Red Triangle |
| October 19, 2003 | S22·E2 | Elephant Cave |
| October 12, 2003 | S22·E1 | Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs |
| March 2, 2003 | S21·E15 | The Elephant, The Emperor and Butterfly Tree |
| February 2, 2003 | S21·E14 | Flying Home |
| January 26, 2003 | S21·E13 | Highgrove: A Prince's Legacy |
| January 19, 2003 | S21·E12 | Killer Bees - Taming the Swarm |
| January 15, 2003 | S21·E11 | Wild Women of Viramba |
| January 1, 2003 | S21·E10 | Cats Under the Serengeti Stars |
| December 15, 2002 | S21·E8 | A Life with Cougars |
| December 1, 2002 | S21·E7 | Killer Ants |
| November 24, 2002 | S21·E6 | My Halcyon River |
| November 17, 2002 | S21·E5 | Death Trap |
| November 3, 2002 | S21·E4 | The Crossing |
| October 27, 2002 | S21·E3 | Falklands: Flying Devils |
| October 20, 2002 | S21·E2 | Danger in Tiger Paradise |
| October 13, 2002 | S21·E1 | Meerkats: Part of the Team |
…and 298 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
