| Natural World | |
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| Also known as | The Natural World |
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Narrated by | Various |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 38 |
| No. of episodes | 493 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Various |
| Editor | Various |
| Running time | 50/60 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Natural History Unit BBC Studios (2016-2020) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two, BBC Two HD |
| Release | 30 October 1983 – 20 March 2020 |
| Related | |
| The World About Us | |
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Natural World is a strand of British wildlife documentary programmes broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Two HD and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history series.[1] It is the longest-running documentary in its genre on British television,[2] with nearly 500 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983.[3] Natural World programmes are typically one-off films that take an in-depth look at particular natural history events, stories or subjects from around the globe.
Natural World was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol under the stewardship of the series editor, who was responsible for commissioning or acquiring content. Programmes are a mixture of in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or acquisitions from independent producers. There was 10 programmes broadcast each year, of which approximately half are produced in-house.[4] The series has close ties with the US series Nature, broadcast by PBS.[2]
The last episode was broadcast on 20 March 2020 with no new upcoming episodes currently listed.[5]
- ^ "Neil Nightingale joins BBC Worldwide". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ a b Anderson, Kelly. "Nature focus: What a wonderful 'World'". Realscreen. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Natural World celebrates 25 years". BBC Press Office. 23 October 2008.
- ^ Anderson, Kelly. "Wildscreen '12: The one-offs commissioners want". Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "BBC Two - Natural World". BBC Two. BBC Television. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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