Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 2: In this episode, Chris Packham reveals some of the cleverest animal communicators on the planet. For decades, people have longed to emulate Dr Doolittle and be able to understand what animals are communicating to one another. But their methods often go far beyond the capabilities of our human senses. Now, thanks to dedicated researchers, […]
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Chris Packham’s Animal Einsteins episode 1: In this episode, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brain power. Looking at a variety of animals, such as ravens, crows, bees and starlings, Chris explores how different animals can use tools, solve complex puzzles, recognise themselves in mirrors and even reason like humans. Animals have to be
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Wild Isles episode 1 – Our Precious Isles: Sir David Attenborough celebrates the rich variety of habitats that exist on our doorstep, proving that wildlife in the British Isles is every bit as dramatic and spectacular as anywhere else on the planet. This episode looks at the wildlife that exists in our unique landscapes, from the micro world of bumblebees
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Islands of Evolution episode 3 – Madeira: In the final episode, Richard Fortey travels to Madeira to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life cycle and starts sinking back into the sea. Here, in the island’s laurisilva forest, he examines the remains of an ancient forest that once carpeted all of Europe,
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Islands of Evolution episode 2 – Madagascar: Professor Richard Fortey travels to the rainforests of Madagascar – an ancient island that has spawned some of the most extraordinary groups of plants and animals anywhere in the world. From beautiful Indri lemurs, toxic frogs, and the cat-like giant mongoose called the fossa, to evolutionary oddities like the giraffe-necked weevil and the
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Islands of Evolution episode 1 – Hawaii: Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Hawaii he finds honeycreeper birds, carnivorous caterpillars and silversword plants. In the first episode, Fortey is on Hawaii to investigate how life colonises a newly born island. According to some estimates, Hawaii has been successfully colonised by only one new species every 35,000
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The Magical World of Moss: Documentary that explores the vital role that mosses played in the earth’s evolution and how science is only beginning to unlock the secrets
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Winterwatch 2023 episode 8: Sir David Attenborough is a guest on the show, talking with Chris Packham about all things British wildlife ahead of his series Wild Isles. Also, in the final episode of this series, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan say goodbye to Wild Ken Hill, where they’ve been based for two years. They celebrate the season from their
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Winterwatch 2023 episode 7: Michaela Strachan celebrates one of Norfolk’s most sensational winter species, pink-footed geese, while Chris Packham catches up on all the action from the live wildlife cameras. In Edinburgh, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams move to the coast to showcase Scotland’s marine species, and Megan McCubbin meets the newly elected president of the RSPB, Dr Amir Khan,
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Winterwatch 2023 episode 6: Michaela Strachan heads into the macro studio with Lucy Lapwing to reveal some intriguing behaviours from Norfolk’s miniature marvels. Chris Packham takes us behind the scenes into the wildlife camera hub, while Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams move on to Musselburgh – a stone’s throw from Edinburgh – to explore the wildlife that call it home.
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Winterwatch 2023 episode 5: The second week kicks off with a veritable feast of winter wildlife. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan give an update on the weekend dramas that have played out on the live cameras in Norfolk. There’s a look at one of Norfolk’s richest habitats, the Wash, which draws thousands of avian migrants every winter as well as
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Winterwatch 2023 episode 4: Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal some ingenious beetle adaptations in the macro studio at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Megan McCubbin immerses herself in one of our most iconic winter spectacles as she goes swimming with starlings. In Edinburgh, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams have moved from the cemetery to the river, in order to
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