Autumnwatch 2022 episode 2: A deep dive into the changing nature of autumn, looking at the winners and losers as environmental patterns shift. In Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan showcase the surprising things that viewers have been seeing this autumn from around the country. Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke wow in Wales with marine marvels and […]
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Autumnwatch 2022 episode 1: Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan settle into the live cameras at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, where beavers are frequenting a floating raft and thermal cameras are poised to capture the natural events that happen after dark. Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke are at Teifi Marshes in Wales, where Iolo is on the
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Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life: Ever since Darwin, major scientific discoveries have helped to underpin and strengthen Darwin’s revolutionary idea so that today, the pieces of the puzzle fit together so neatly that there can be little doubt that Darwin was right. As David says: ‘Now we can trace the ancestry of all animals in the tree of
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Our Frozen Planet: Our frozen planet is changing. In this final episode, we meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole. Our journey begins in the Arctic, where every summer huge quantities of ice calve from the
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Frozen Lands: In the far north of our planet lies the largest land habitat on earth, home to snow-covered forests and the icy open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animals to their limits: in winter they are so cold that much of the ground has remained frozen since the last ice age. To stand any chance of
Frozen South: Antarctica is the most hostile of all earth’s frozen worlds. Yet even here, amongst some of the most challenging conditions on the planet, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive. Our journey begins at the far edge of the continent, on its far-flung sub-Antarctic islands. Here we meet king penguins that, to feed at sea,
Frozen Peaks: Mountains create frozen habitats on every continent on Earth, and each of these high-altitude worlds holds unique challenges for its surprising and remarkable life. We begin our journey close to the equator – the furthest point from the poles – in East Africa. Here on the high slopes of Mount Kenya, during the day the tropical sun keeps
Frozen Ocean: At the top of our planet lies a magical realm, the Arctic Ocean. After four months of winter darkness, the sun returns to reveal a frozen ocean covered in ice. Mother polar bears emerge from their hillside dens and lead their cubs down to the sea ice to hunt, while a young male and female bear forge a
Frozen Worlds: Journeying from pole to pole, we reveal the surprising frozen worlds that exist across the planet and the remarkable animals that make them their home. We begin our journey in the far south, in the most hostile place on earth, the frozen continent of Antarctica. After being raised on the ice in winter, emperor penguin chicks find themselves
The Wonder of Animals – Great Apes: Chris Packham explores the evolution of the great ape’s brain to reveal how different parts have been adapted over time by its anatomy, ingenuity and sociability, culminating in one of the most complex brains on the planet. Chris examines how the ability to use two hands asymmetrically sets the great ape apart from
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The Wonder of Animals – Dolphins: Chris Packham explores the success of the most widespread of marine mammals, the dolphin. Contrary to their amiable reputation, they are in fact ruthless predators. They hunt using a combination of specialised anatomy and complex communication, requiring a big brain. Chris explains the inner workings of dolphin echolocation, reveals how a pod
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The Wonder of Animals – Bats: Bats have colonised remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, heat sensors
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