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Deserts

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How do you survive when the desert is your 9-5? Multi-award-winning photographer Peter Coskun shares his story.  

Extreme Deserts with Peter Coskun

Oceans

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Cristina Mittermeier is a marine biologist, activist and multi-award-winning photographer who has dedicated her life to ocean conservation.



Extreme Oceans with Cristina Mittermeier 

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We are inexorably linked to the ocean: all life on Earth originates from its depths – and it is crucial for our future, too.

Our Oceans and the Fight against Climate Change 

Our oceans and the fight against climate change 

Animals

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Out in the ocean eight-limbed animals are among nature’s most dedicated mums – but it’s less about multi-tasking and more a case of single-mindedness.

The ocean’s most dedicated mothers

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Beyond Blue is an immersive single-player narrative game that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart.

Experience the ocean like never before

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Journey through a place where two worlds collide, our beautiful coastlines.

10 hours of ocean sounds

Featured articles

Articles

Oceans: Our Blue Planet takes us on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. 



Oceans: Our Blue Planet takes us on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New ocean science and technology has allowed us to go further into the unknown than we ever thought possible. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the untold stories of the oceans’ most astonishing creatures.



Oceans: Our Blue Planet 

Guanacos stand at two metres tall and weight three times the amount of a female puma. Will this mother be able to provide a meal for her growing cubs?

 Puma vs guanaco

South America

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Big cats

Cats

Predators

Usually giant trevally are solitary hunters but they have come in numbers to try their luck at catching potential prey.

Fish vs bird

Blue Planet II

Birds

Fish

A hungry wolf is trying its best to catch one arctic hare, amongst hundreds. Even if he does, it isn't much of a meal.

Arctic wolf hunts drove of Arctic hares

Wolves

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Which chonky animal are you?

It’s the quiz you’ve been waiting for! Which round creature from the animal kingdom do you most relate to?

Dynasties quiz

Are you a penguin, chimp, lion, painted wolf or tiger? Take our quiz to find out.

Which Dynasties family are you?

A, B or Sea

A, B or sea

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Clever animal

We humans might like to believe we’re top of the tree when it comes to intelligence, but the animal kingdom reveals to us, time and time again, that it can be pretty smart, too.

Which Clever Animal Are You?

Which clever animal are you?

What kind of dog are you?

Puppers, doggos, chonksters, very, very good boys. No matter how you refer to them, there is no doubt that we all love, and are fascinated by, dogs.

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All nature stories

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Stranger and more dramatic than we ever imagined - these are our untold origins. With stunning visuals and cutting-edge science, Ella Al-Shamahi reveals the story of our species.

BBC Series Human

Human

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Walking with Dinosaurs returns. 25 years after it first broadcast to critical and audience acclaim, this new series will showcase the lives of six incredible dinosaurs.

BBC Series Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs

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Sir David Attenborough presents Asia, a seven-part series dedicated to our planet’s greatest continent,
revealing its most remarkable landscapes and animals.

BBC Series Asia

Asia

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Voyage across the solar system with Professor Brian Cox and explore the spectacular wonders and mysterious natural phenomena that are happening right now on the surface of worlds that orbit the Sun.

Solar System

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Big Cats 24/7 brings you closer than ever before to the incredible wildlife living in the heart of Botswana, in the Okovango Delta.

Big Cats 24/7 

Africa

Big Cats 24/7

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Found in every ocean and on every continent, Sir David Attenborough reveals the world of mammals and the secrets of their success.

Mammals

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Our home. Our future. This is #PlanetEarth3. 

Planet Earth III

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Dive into the worlds of six tiny animals on the greatest adventures of their lives.

Big Little Journeys

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The astonishing four and a half billion year story of the planet we call home: Earth.

Earth

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We return to the interconnected stories of iconic savannah animals in this third series, exploring the triumphs and struggles of their daily lives.

Serengeti III

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Our oceans and the fight against climate change

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Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Puma vs guanaco

Fish vs bird

Arctic wolf hunts drove of Arctic hares

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Which chonky animal are you?

Which Dynasties family are you?

A, B or sea

Which clever animal are you?

What kind of dog are you?

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