Series in retrospect

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 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

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

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

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 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