Original air date: 9 January 2022
Selected sequences
Fungus feeding on leaves
The story of the fungus that uses ants as a way to feed on leaves is a very different way of looking at the leaf-cutter ants cutting down and chewing leaves in the jungle.
1 – Tropical Worlds
other episodes
3 – The Frozen North
Original air date: 17 November 2024 Below is a timeline of the programme Selected material Lonely seal pup A Baikal seal pup filmed between layers
2 – Above the Clouds
Original air date: 10 November 2024 Above is timeline of the programme Selected material Elephants treading carefully (15’33), through a tea plantation The elephants tread
1 – Beneath the Waves
Original air date: 3 November 2024 A timeline of the episode is below Selected material A mudskipper starting a climb up a tree (16’07) Since
6 – Forest
Original air date: 5 April 2024 The timeline above shows what happens in the episode Selected sequences Tenrecs use bristles to communicate A group of
5 – Heat
Original air date: 28 April 2024 Above is a timeline of the episode – Blue marks the filming locations, given. Green marks Attenborough’s comments when
4 – Cold
Original air date: 21 April 2024 A timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Polar bear hunting a reindeer A very unusual prey
3 – Water
Original air date: 14 April 2024 A timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Macaques hate to get wet But the best food,
2 – The new wild
Original air date: 7 April 2024 A timeline of the episode The timeline above shows the contents of each story (in black) and Attenborough’s vitally
1 – Dark
First aired 31 March 2024 The timeline above gives a detailed look at what happens in the episode. Blue marks the filming locations. Green gives
Giant sea monster (2024)
Original air date: 1 January 2024 The full title of the programme was “Attenborough and the giant sea monster” The table below shows a timeline
9 – Wonders of nature
Original air date: 1 January 2017 A selected “best of” of the series
8 – Heroes
Original air date: 10 December 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode which is devoted to those fighting for
7 – Human
Original air date: 3 December 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode A humpback creating space that the fish
6 – Extremes
Original air date: 26 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected material A family of FOUR snow
5 – Forests
Original air date: 19 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode A few of the varied examples of
4 – Freshwater
Original air date: 12 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The gobies scaling the waterfall
3 – Deserts and grasslands
Original air date: 5 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequence A leopardess jumping from 10
2 – Ocean
Original air date: 29 October 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode
1 – Coasts
Original air date: 22 October 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode
7* – A world of wonder
Original air date: 1 January 2017 A special compilation presented by Attenborough The table below shows the timeline Obviously there is no need to describe
6 – Cities
Original air date: 11 December 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Trouble at the supermarket Trouble
5 – Grasslands
Original air date: 4 December 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The serval vs the rat
4 – Deserts
Original air date: 27 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode For all ‘Planet’ series it feels logical
3 – Jungles
Original air date: 20 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode
2 – Mountains
Original air date: 13 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The snow leopard A female
1 – Islands
Original air date: 6 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The iguanas vs the snakes
2 – Dawn of the mammals
Original air date: 27 September 2013 The outline shows how the programme unfolds Selected sequences The making of the mammalian ear The pre-mammalian ear (left)
1 – From the seas to the skies
Original air date: 20 September 2013 The outline shows how the programme unfolds Selected sequences Fossilised remains of the notochord It should be emphasised that
2 – Conquest
Original air date: 12 November 2010 Above is a timeline of how the programme progresses Selected material The various forms of trilobites Snapshots from 23’10-26’35
1 – Arrival
Original air date: 5 November 2010 A programme covering the first signs of life on the planet, from tiniest signs of life to multicellular ones
Extra – Meerkats
Original air date : 28 December 2020 The main characters in this programme can be told apart using this BBC guide This timeline shows how
6* – Saving our wild Isles
Original air date: Never aired, only made available online A graphical timeline of the episode is below A rather detailed look at what happens in
5 – Ocean
Original air date: 9 April 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below A relatively detailed look at the episode can be seen below
4 – Freshwater
Original air date: 2 April 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below Below is a relatively detailed look at a timeline of the
3 – Grasslands
Original air date: 26 March 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below Below is a relatively detailed look at the timeline of the
2 – Woodland
Original air date: 19 March 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below A relatively detailed timeline of the events of the episode are
1 – Our Precious Isles
Original are date 12 March 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below A rather detailed look at what goes on in the episode
Series in retrospect
The two series of Dynasties should help people to better understand that, just like us humans, those animals are a group of individuals too each
5 – Macaque: Monkeys In The Mountains
A Dynasties Special (30 Dec 2022) The timeline above shows how the programme progresses
6 – Our Frozen Planet
The science behind the series Original air date: 16 October 2022 A timeline to show what happened in the programme
5 – Frozen Lands
Original air date: 9 October 2022 The timeline shows the main parts of the programme
4 – Frozen South
Original air date: 2 October 2022 The timeline above gives basic information about the flow of the programme. Grey lines show how it is broken into main
3 – Frozen Peaks
Original air date: 25 September 2022 The timeline above shows basic information about each sequence
2 – Frozen Ocean
Original air date: 18 September 2022 The table shows a timeline of the programme
1 – Frozen Worlds
Original air date: 11 September 2022 Life for the Siberian tiger is so hard it has to risk almost anything to get something to eat. Through computer
3 – Our Fragile Planet
Original air date: 30 November 2012 This programme is about environmental issues, the story being told through Attenborough’s various series (titles shown in the detailed
2 – Understanding the Natural World
Original air date: 23 November 2012 This programme is about the advances in knowledge in natural history in the first 60 years in TV’s history
1 – Life on Camera
Original air date: 16 November 2012 This programme is about the advances in camera technology during TV’s first 60 years (Attenborough’s period). The programme ran
The Beetles, Record Breakers (1997)
Original air date : 19 August 1997 A pretty typical Attenborough, playing with words at every opportunity. The programme starts showing the front of a
1 – Outback Assassin
Original air date : 17 August 2005 The scene takes place in Australia.
Life Collection in retrospect
A retrospective look at the Life Collection box as a whole The collection contains (according to my definition) 8 series. Many people love statistics. They
Attenborough’s Wonder of Song (2022)
Original air date: 03 Jan 2022 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the programme How do birds sing? Birds can make
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (2021)
Original air date: 30 Dec 2021 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the programme More recently digs have kept on giving.
The Day Earth changed ep (2021)
Original air date: 16 April 2021 Broadcast on Apple TV+ The list below gives a closer look into what is happening during those almost 50 minutes
Dinosaurs – The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)
The timeline shows how the programme unfolded This is one of several programmes that covered scientific discoveries while the discoveries were being made
6 – Footsteps in the Snow
Original air date: 23 December 1993 The scientific history of the Antarctic and present day’s & camerawork in the series A detailed view at a
5 – The Big Freeze
Original air date: 16 December 1993 A detailed look at what happens in the episode Selected sequences Weddell seal & the hole in the ice
4 – The Door Closes
Original air date: 9 December 1993 A detailed look at the timeline of the episode Selected sequences A really daunting task awaiting the young penguins
3 – The Race to Breed
Original air date: 2 December 1993 A relatively detailed timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Cow giving birth to a pup A
2 – The Ice Retreats
Original air date: 25 November 1993 A detailed look at the timeline of the episode Selected sequences Macaroni penguins and the extra egg Macaroni penguins
1 – The Bountiful Sea
Original air date: 18 November 1993 A rather detailed look at what happens in the episode Selected images from the episode The ice is so
Life that Glows (2016)
Original air date: 9 May 2016 New camera technology used to record bioluminescence. To do so they had to use two cameras one with normal
3 – Chasing colour
Original air date: 22 April 2022 This episode is actually a ‘making of’ for the series
Desert seas (2011)
Original release date: 21 April 2011 According to internet movie data base