David Attenborough

Why do animals produce light of their own? For centuries we could only marvel at the mystery of bioluminescence. Now we can begin to reveal the amazing truth about these living lights. Sir David Attenborough is our guide as we venture into a world he describes as "utterly unlike our own".

In the heart of Zambia, four animal families compete to claim a remarkable home.

David Attenborough reveals spectacular scenes of courting and companionship.

The Atlantic bluefin tuna is a large swift and highly soughtafter fish Renowned marine biologist and wildlife cameraman Rick Rosenthal developed a profound fascination for bluefin while witnessing a remarkable underwater event in the pristine Azorean waters where dolphins seabirds and tunas collaboratively engaged in a vigorous threedimensional assault Yet today the Azores are conspicuously quiet

A remarkable 200-million-year-old fossil, the bones of giant sea dragon the ichthyosaur, were discovered on the Jurassic coast of Britain. Natural history legend David Attenborough joins the hunt to bring this ancient dinosaur's story to life. Using state-of-the-art imaging technology and CGI, the team reconstruct the skeleton and create the most detailed animation of an ichthyosaur ever made.

For 40 years, the BBC’s wildlife documentary series Natural World has shown in-depth stories of incredible animals, featuring award-winning photography in some of the planet’s most extraordinary places. Taking you to remote, exotic and undiscovered locations, the show captures previously unrecorded behavior, remarkable interactions and creatures never seen on film before.

David Attenborough chooses seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species.

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the giant skull of a prehistoric sea monster, known as a pliosaur – the Tyrannosaurus rex of the seas!

Sir David Attenborough joins archaeologists excavating mammoth remains near Swindon to discover whether Neanderthals might have killed the Ice Age beasts.

Thanks to a remarkable discovery in the BBC's film vaults, the best of David Attenborough's breakthrough nature documentary can now be experienced in color. First broadcast in 1954 and watched by millions, this landmark series launched the career of the young presenter, and changed the way wildlife was seen on television - a legacy that continues to this day.

"Superfish" is a one-hour documentary revealing the secrets of billfish. Renowned for their formidable spears or sword-like bills, and prized by sport-fishermen around the world, this spectacular group of ocean super-stars includes marlin, swordfish, and sailfish.

Filmmaker Rick Rosenthal follows bluefin tuna as they search for a safe refuge in the Atlantic.

In this award-winning film, David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before. Acrobats of the air - flying jewels - iridescent partners of countless plants: hummingbirds are amongst the most remarkable creatures on our planet.

As part of a season of programming marking Sir David Attenborough's 90th birthday, four of his favourite films are brought together as the renowned naturalist looks back on his personal highlights.

Newlywed zookeepers Jim and Jean Thomas packed up their safe suburban life in Australia and braved the remote wild jungle of Papua New Guinea to attempt an almost impossible task: to save a little known tree kangaroo from extinction. Only one hundred were left in the world.

As David Attenborough celebrates his 90th birthday this unique film follows the most recent decade in an incredible career. In his early eighties many assumed, including himself, the broadcaster had achieved all he possibly could in his career. However Attenborough turned his back on retirement to embark upon one of the most ambitious and prolific chapters of his career yet, making eleven groundbreaking projects with a new production team using pioneering technology such as 3D and 4K. This intimate film, containing behind-the-scenes footage shot over seven years, new interviews and extraordinary clips from some of his recent films, follows Attenborough from the Galápagos Islands to the deserts of Morocco to the jungles of Borneo and captures an Attenborough never seen before. We discover a side to David that, until now, only a privileged few have seen.

This documentary gives a look into the passions, achievements, and lifelong journey of the voice of modern natural history programs.

A look back at Sir David Attenborough's incredible life and career in broadcasting, including his youth as a fossil hunter and his pioneering use of technologies such as 3D and 4K.

In celebration of his 90th birthday, the award-winning writer, broadcaster and naturalist shares the highlights of his life, career and insights.

More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing behavior as complex as mammals or birds. They’ve been flying around for hundreds of millions of years, crossing paths with dinosaurs before we mammals were even a twinkle in the eye of evolution.