
Earth is a collection of worlds within worlds, each one a self-contained ecosystem bursting with life. These microworlds depend on an intricate web of relationships and natural forces that make each one unique. This stunning series delves deep into the heart of these habitats, breaking down each intricate ecosystem into all of its component parts, introducing the animals that live there, and revealing the fine balances of its existence.
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Air Date: 2012-07-16
Warning: Contains scenes of animals eating prey that some viewers may find distressing. A visit to arguably the most...
Air Date: 2012-07-23
A look at one of the most famous habitats on the planet, the Serengeti in East Africa, a vast grassland that is home ...
Air Date: 2012-07-30
Steve Backshall lifts the lid on an incredible world of intricate relationships and unexpected hardship in the Amazon...
Air Date: 2012-08-06
Monterey Bay on California's coast is one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world, its giant kelp forest b...
Air Date: 2012-08-13
Steve Backshall tries to discover just what makes it possible for a river to stop in the middle of a desert. The Okav...
Air Date: 2012-08-20
In a revelatory look at Svalbard, the most northerly region in the series, Steve Backshall leaves no stone unturned a...
Air Date: 2013-01-23
Steve Backshall pulls apart the pieces of Canada's remarkable coastal forest to reveal why this ancient sylvan enviro...
Air Date: 2013-01-30
Steve Backshall goes beneath the surface of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to discover the crucial conditions that al...
Air Date: 2013-02-06
Steve Backshall takes us on a journey to the oldest desert in the world, the Namib in south west Africa, where the tr...
Air Date: 2013-02-13
In the spectacular Yellowstone where wolves, bears, coyotes, bison and elk roam vast grasslands, wetlands and forests...
Air Date: 2013-02-20
Steve Backshall takes us to a place few have ever visited - the deep sea. 99 per cent of the space on Earth inhabited...
Air Date: 2013-02-27
In Australia's red centre, Steve Backshall reveals two-metre-tall kangaroos, the world's most venomous snake and a bu...
Air Date: 2013-03-06
Steve Backshall looks at the Scottish Highlands, home to some of the most iconic wildlife in the British Isles. The t...