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- David Attenborough uses the latest 3D technology to bring to life the extreme and deadly unseen world of bugs.
- Filmed in one of the most extreme and hard-to-reach locations in the world, 'Galapagos' explores the unique environments and species of the Galapagos. It will take viewers on a voyage to understand the stunning archipelago which changed the way we see the world and has long-remained a place of true interest with the nation's favourite naturalist.
- This documentary narrated by David Attenborough was filmed at the Natural History Museum, London, and uses state of the art CGI imagery to bring to life several extinct animals in the museum, including Archaeoptery, the Moa Ratite bird (Dinornis) and Haast's eagle. The documentary was well-received, and won a TV BAFTA in the specialist factual category.
- In the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, there is a paradise unlike any other: the Galapagos. Amongst these remote volcanic islands, life has played out over millions of years in relative isolation. The result is a wonderland of nature.
- On his 89th birthday, renowned English broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough pays his first ever visit to the White House to be interviewed by one of his biggest fans, United States President Barack Obama.
- Documentary following Sir David Attenborough as he made the TV series 'Conquest of the Skies'.
- Once life arrived in the Galápagos, it exploded into unique and spectacular forms. David Attenborough investigates the driving forces behind evolutionary innovations like giant whale sharks and marine iguanas.
- David Attenborough looks at why no two islands in the Galápagos are the same. Featuring final footage of the islands' famous giant tortoise, Lonesome George.
- David Attenborough looks at how the islands of the Galápagos rose explosively from the ocean four million years ago.
- The making of the groundbreaking three-part series - David Attenborough's Galápagos.
- Courtship - This episode highlights the courtship rituals of several different insect species.
- Colony - The final episode of the series focuses on large scale insect colonies, including termite castles.
- David Attenborough continues his bug-eyed view of the world of creepy-crawlies, revealing how predators defuse the defences of their prey. Highlights include the cockroach wasp, busy preparing a tasty - and very live - treat for its young, the whirligig beetle, which employs a water-based radar system, and the jumping Portia spider, which feeds on other arachnids.
- Family - In this episode David Attenborough explores insects that live in family groups and delves into how some species can live in very large colonies.
- David Attenborough presents survival techniques used by arthropods, who comprise 80% of the animal kingdom, and are vital to ecosystems on all continents except the Atarctic: insects, spiders and scorpions. Rapid and boundless evolution continuously creates new species, adapting to conditions and often in a never-ending arms race between predators and prey. Poison and mimicry are taken to the extreme, but also macabre forms parasitism and other secretions, like hot liquid or deterrent odors.
- Reproduction - This episode focuses on the reproductive cycles of various anthropods, including species that don't require mating.
- Liz joins a team of biologists atop a volcano studying the endangered pink iguana. She descends a kilometre into the ocean abyss in search of new species hiding in the dark. She learns about a project studying mutations in marine iguanas.
- Liz joins a team of scientists aboard a deep-sea submersible in search of an elusive ocean giant - the sunfish. She discovers how El Nino has effected the sea-lion population and helps with the tagging and tracking of hammerhead sharks.
- Liz and the team see the impact humans have had on the oldest islands in the archipelago. Liz descends into a lava cave and meets a man working to protect giant tortoises. She dives to witness the birth of a new island.