Nature's Great Events

Overview

Documentary series looking at the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet, showing how life responds to natural events which can dramatically transform entire landscapes.

Episodes

The Great Melt

S01E01 The Great Melt

February 11, 2009 10.0 50 min
The summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.
The Great Salmon Run

S01E02 The Great Salmon Run

February 18, 2009 50 min
Every year, the survival of grizzly bears in North America depends on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain streams where they were...
The Great Migration

S01E03 The Great Migration

February 25, 2009 50 min
The story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration.
The Great Tide

S01E04 The Great Tide

March 4, 2009 50 min
A look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast.
The Great Flood

S01E05 The Great Flood

March 11, 2009 50 min
Millions of animals time their migration across the Kalahari Desert to coincide with the the annual flooding of Botswana's Okavango Delta.
The Great Feast

S01E06 The Great Feast

March 18, 2009 50 min
The summer plankton bloom in the north-east Pacific draws in animals in great numbers, from the billion-strong shoals of herring to migratory humpback whales.

Cast

David Attenborough
David Attenborough
Self - Presenter

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