Equator with Simon Reeve • 0 • 3 episodes •
Latin America
After surviving the most dangerous region in Colombia, Simon is nearly swallowed by a tidal wave in Brazil.
Abandoned in a rainforest in Gabon and greeted by circumcisers in Kenya, Simon's journey gets underway.
After surviving the most dangerous region in Colombia, Simon is nearly swallowed by a tidal wave in Brazil.
Professor Richard Fortey travels to northeastern China to see a fossil site known as the 'Dinosaur Pompeii' - a place that has yielded spectacular remains of feathered dinosaurs and rewritten the story of the origins of birds. Among the amazing finds he investigates are the feathered cousin of T-rex, a feathered dinosaur with strong parallels to living pandas and some of the most remarkable flying animals that have ever lived.
2/3 • Fossil Wonderlands: Nature's Hidden Treasures • 2014 • Nature
The great plains are the vast open spaces of our planet. These immense wilderness areas are seemingly empty.
7/11 • Planet Earth • 2006 • Nature
Birds eat more than berries; this episode takes a look at birds that eat meat.
S1E4 • The Life of Birds • 1998 • Nature
Steve Backshall lifts the lid on an incredible world of intricate relationships and unexpected hardship in the Amazon rainforest, explores the way that the jungle's inhabitants interact, and reveals a hidden secret that might just be what keeps the whole place alive.
Part 3 • Nature's Microworlds • 2012 • Nature
Issues of genetics and DNA are constantly cropping up in the news from food production and health, to legal cases and ethics. We hear about DNA in movies like Jurassic Park and X-men, we learn bits and pieces about it from TV shows like Dexter and and CSI, but what exactly is DNA, and how does it work?
David Attenborough examines creatures that have fascinated us for centuries. A look at some species with remarkable regenerative powers.
S3E6 • Natural Curiosities • Nature
