About this season
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Episodes (13)
1. Spirits Of The Forest
Aired 20 September 1987
2. Land Of The Kiwi
Aired 27 September 1987
3. Lions Of The African Night
Aired 4 October 1987
4. Forest Of Fear
Aired 11 October 1987
5. Icebird
Aired 18 October 1987
Documentary on the penguins of Antarctica, as they travel 80km to their spring nesting sites.
6. Ticket To The Wild
Aired 25 October 1987
7. Grizzly!
Aired 1 November 1987
Documentary on the complex relationship between grizzly bear and man in North America.
8. Islands Of The Fire Goddess
Aired 15 November 1987
Documentary on the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in the Hawaiian Islands.
9. Paradise Reclaimed
Aired 22 November 1987
Documentary on American biologist, Dan Janzen, who is reconstructing a tropical, dry forest park in Costa Rica.
10. Battle For The Eagles
Aired 29 November 1987
Documentary on different species of Eagle, their population and habitat in Europ e and North America.
11. Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: Search for the Jewel
Aired 6 December 1987
The first installment of the epic series Okavango:Jewel of the Kalahari, Search for the Jewel is an intriguing and visually stunning portrayal of wildlife in the Okavango delta, exploring the variety of life residing in and around its waterways.
12. Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Aired 13 December 1987
13. Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Aired 20 December 1987