3- Dragons of the Dry

8 – Science at the end of the earth

Original air date: Never aired A timeline of the programme

7 – Saving Asia

Original air date: 15 December 2024 Above is a timeline of the programme

6 – The Arid Heart

Original air date: 8 December 2024 Below is a timeline of the programme

5 – Crowded Continent

A timeline of the programme showing start time of each part, what happens there and preferably also where it was filmed Selected material Tigers entering

4 – Tangled Worlds

Original air dates: 24 November 2024 Above is a timeline of the programme Selected material Titan arum (30’15-32’45) Titan arum tricks animals into thinking it

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 the episode Selected material Tenrecs use bristles to communicate A group of bristles on the

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 the episode Selected material Polar bear hunting a reindeer A very unusual prey for a polar

3 – Water

Original air date: 14 April 2024 A timeline of the episode Selected material Macaques avoiding water But the best food, water lilies, is out of

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 timeline below shows what happens in the episode Obviously there is no

6 – Cities

Original air date: 11 December 2016 Below a timeline shows what happens in the episode Selected material Trouble at the supermarket Trouble at the supermarket.

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 timeline below shows what happens in the episode Selected material One killer hunting another A male jaguar hunting

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 timeline below shows what happens in the episode Selected material The iguanas vs the snakes must be the

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

The series in retrospect

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

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

5 – Amazon Assassin

Original air date : 21 September 2005

4 – African Assassin

Original air date : 14 September 2005

3 – Arctic Assassin

Original air date : 31 August 2005

2 – Ocean Assassin

Original air date : 25 August 2005

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

Extinction, the Facts (2020)

Original air date: 13 September 2020

Breaking Boundaries – The Science of our Planet (2021)

Original air date: 4 June 2021

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

5 – Forests

Original air date: 27 May 2022

4 – Ice worlds

Original air date: 26 May 2022

3 – Freshwater

Original air date: 25 May 2022

2 – Deserts

Original air date: 24 May 2022

1 – Coasts

Original air date: 23 May 2022

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 material 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