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Natural World

Natural World

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Overview

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.

Created by Brian Jackman
Written by Brian Jackman
NetworksBBC Two

Top Cast

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Host

John Hannah

John Hannah

Narrator (voice)

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

wildlifeanimalsnatureenvironmentnature documentary

About Natural World

Natural World is a documentary series that first aired in 1983 exploring themes of wildlife, animals, nature, environment, nature documentary. Created by Brian Jackman, it stars David Attenborough, John Hannah, Juliet Stevenson. 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.

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