Natural World (TV series)
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Natural World is a strand of British wildlife documentary programmes broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Two HD and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history series.[1] It is the longest-running documentary in its genre on British television,[2] with nearly 500 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983.[3] Natural World programmes are typically one-off films that take an in-depth look at particular natural history events, stories or subjects from around the globe.
Natural World | |
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Also known as | The Natural World |
Genre | Nature documentary |
Narrated by | Various |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 38 |
No. of episodes | 493 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Various |
Editor | Various |
Running time | 50/60 minutes |
Production companies | BBC Natural History Unit BBC Studios (2016-2020) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two, BBC Two HD |
Release | 30 October 1983 (1983-10-30) ā 20 March 2020 (2020-03-20) |
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The World About Us |
Natural World was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol under the stewardship of the series editor, who was responsible for commissioning or acquiring content. Programmes are a mixture of in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or acquisitions from independent producers. There was 10 programmes broadcast each year, of which approximately half are produced in-house.[4] The series has close ties with the US series Nature, broadcast by PBS.[2]
The last episode was broadcast on 20 March 2020 with no new upcoming episodes currently listed.[5]