About this season
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Episodes (17)
1. Leopard - A Darkness In The Grass
Aired 5 October 1986
2. Where The Parrots Speak Mandarin
Aired 12 October 1986
Documentary, exploring the Chinese attitudes to mythological and real animals.
3. The Mystery Of Laguna Baja
Aired 19 October 1986
4. Have Fish Had Their Chips?
Aired 16 November 1986
5. Why Dogs Don't Like Chilli But Some Like It Hot
Aired 23 November 1986
6. The Elephant Challenge
Aired 30 November 1986
7. Ichkeul - Between The Desert And The Deep Blue Sea
Aired 7 December 1986
Report on Tunisia's Lake Ichkeul, a vital source of water for wild birds in the middle of the desert. Conservation plans are now in progress to presere this wa ter resource for both man and animals.
8. Man-Eaters Of Kumaon
Aired 14 December 1986
9. A Cactus Called Saguaro
Aired 21 December 1986
10. A Wilderness Like Eden
Aired 11 January 1987
First of a two part look at the wildlife of the Holy land - the Negev Desert.
11. Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
Aired 18 January 1987
Second of a two-part look at the natural history of the Holy Land - the Judaean Desert and the Dead Sea.
12. Bats Need Friends
Aired 25 January 1987
13. Cockatoos At Three Springs
Aired 1 February 1987
14. The Volcano Watchers
Aired 8 February 1987
The work of volcanologists, Maurice and Katia Krafft, who travel around the world examining and filming volcanoes in action.
15. The Deciding Factor
Aired 15 February 1987
16. Reflections Of A River Keeper
Aired 22 February 1987
17. Towers Of Wax And Paper Palaces
Aired 1 March 1987