

TV series
Natural World
1983–2020, English, on BBC Two.
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.
- Seasons
- 39
- Episodes
- 543
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2020
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Aired 20 March 2020
Seasons 39

Season 1
1983 · 10 episodes

Season 2
1984 · 8 episodes

Season 3
1984 · 15 episodes

Season 4
1985 · 20 episodes

Season 5
1986 · 17 episodes

Season 6
1987 · 13 episodes

Season 7
1988 · 14 episodes

Season 8
1989 · 16 episodes

Season 9
1991 · 14 episodes

Season 10
1991 · 13 episodes

Season 11
1993 · 16 episodes

Season 12
1994 · 14 episodes

Season 13
1994 · 15 episodes

Season 14
1996 · 12 episodes

Season 15
1996 · 17 episodes

Season 16
1997 · 19 episodes

Season 17
1998 · 18 episodes

Season 18
1999 · 17 episodes

Season 19
2000 · 18 episodes

Season 20
2001 · 16 episodes

Season 21
2002 · 15 episodes

Season 22
2003 · 17 episodes

Season 23
2004 · 14 episodes · 7.0/10

Season 24
2005 · 18 episodes

Season 25
2006 · 17 episodes

Season 26
2007 · 11 episodes

Season 27
2008 · 17 episodes · 6.0/10

Season 28
2008 · 16 episodes

Season 29
2009 · 14 episodes

Season 30
2010 · 14 episodes

Season 31
2011 · 14 episodes · 8.0/10

Season 32
2012 · 10 episodes

Season 33
2013 · 10 episodes

Season 34
2014 · 10 episodes · 10.0/10

Season 35
2015 · 10 episodes · 7.5/10

Season 36
2016 · 9 episodes · 6.5/10

Season 37
2017 · 8 episodes · 8.5/10

Season 38
2018 · 8 episodes · 9.0/10

Season 39
2019 · 9 episodes

Specials
1984 · 12 episodes
Cast & crew
- David AttenboroughSelf - Host · 61 ep
- Barry PaineSelf - Narrator · 21 ep
- Juliet StevensonNarrator (voice) · 14 ep
- Andrew SachsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 13 ep
- John HannahNarrator (voice) · 12 ep
- John ShrapnelNarrator · 10 ep
- Ian HolmNarrator · 7 ep
- Tim Pigott-SmithNarrator · 6 ep
- Colin Stafford-JohnsonPresenter · 6 ep
- Jeremy NorthamParticipant · 5 ep
- Paul McGannNarrator · 5 ep
- Simon KingPresenter · 4 ep
Details
- First aired
- 30 October 1983
- Last aired
- 20 March 2020
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
- Rated
- TV-PG
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Natural World has 39 seasons and 543 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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Yes. Natural World ended in 2020, so you can watch the whole story.
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Natural World is rated TV-PG. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
What shows are like Natural World?
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