Nature's Great Events

Nature's Great Events

Ended First aired 11/Feb/2009 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 33 episode(s)

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.

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Season 1 · Season 1

6 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Feb/2009

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S1E6

The Great Feast

Air date: 18/Mar/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 50 min

Summary

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.

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S1E5

The Great Flood

Air date: 11/Mar/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 50 min

Summary

Millions of animals time their migration across the Kalahari Desert to coincide with the the annual flooding of Botswana's Okavango Delta.

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S1E4

The Great Tide

Air date: 04/Mar/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 50 min

Summary

A look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast.

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S1E3

The Great Migration

Air date: 25/Feb/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 50 min

Summary

The story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration.

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S1E2

The Great Salmon Run

Air date: 18/Feb/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 50 min

Summary

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 born. This great return provides food not only for bears, but for killer whales, wolves, bald eagles and the very forest itself. Will the salmon return in time to keep the hungry bears alive?

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S1E1

The Great Melt

Air date: 11/Feb/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 50 min

Summary

The summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.

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Season 0 · Specials

27 episode(s)

Season Overview

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S0E27

Nature's Great Events - Diaries

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S0E26

Diaries - The Great Feast - Swallowed by a Whale

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S0E25

Diaries - The Great Flood - Mission Impassable

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S0E24

Diaries - The Great Tide - Life on the Run

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S0E23

Diaries - The Great Migration - Pride and Peril

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S0E22

Diaries - The Great Salmon Run - Close Encounters of the Grizzly Kind

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S0E21

Diaries - The Great Melt - Quest for Ice Whales

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S0E20

The Great Migration - Diaries

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S0E19

Web Extra - Jeff and the Bears

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S0E18

Web Extra - Commitment to the Cause

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S0E17

Web Extra - Didier and the Sharks

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S0E16

The Great Melt - Ice Skating Polar Bears

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S0E15

The Great Melt - Polar Bear on Thin Ice

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S0E14

The Great Melt - Arctic Melt Time Lapse

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S0E13

The Great Salmon Run - Grizzly Bears Negotiate Snowy Mountains

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S0E12

The Great Salmon Run - Grizzly Bears Fancy Footwork

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S0E11

The Great Salmon Run - Grizzly Bears Catching Salmon

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S0E10

Web Extra - Super Slow Motion of Bear Shaking Water Off Its Fur

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S0E9

The Great Migration - Lioness Hunts Zebra

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S0E8

The Great Migration - Wildebeest Return to Grassland Plains

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S0E7

The Great Tide - Underwater Armageddon

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S0E6

The Great Flood - Leaping Lechwe

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S0E5

The Great Melt - Arctic Unicorns

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S0E4

Web Extra - Whale GULP

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S0E3

The Great Flood - Leopard vs Porcupine

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S0E2

The Great Flood - Hippo Fight

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S0E1

The Great Feast - Bait Ball Feast

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Cast

Main cast members.

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Presenter

Crew

Creators, directors, writers, and production crew.

Brian Leith

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Production Manager

Ben Salisbury

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Quick Facts

Seasons 2

Episodes 33

Year 2009

Status Ended

Runtime 49 min

Language English

Country United Kingdom

Release Info

Schedule Wednesdays at 9:00 PM (49 min)

Timezone Europe/London

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Network United Kingdom BBC One (2009 - 2009)

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Website 11115 tt1380596

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