Wildlife Specials

The BBC Wildlife Specials are a series of nature documentary programmes commissioned by BBC Television. The Wildlife Specials began with a pilot episode in 1995. 20 programmes have been made to date, with three of the recent ones being in multi parts. The earlier programmes were produced in-house by the BBC's specialist Natural History Unit, but the more recent Spy in the... titles were made by the independent John Downer Productions. The first 18 programmes, up to 2008, were narrated by David Attenborough. The most recent two were narrated by David Tennant.

"The world's leading natural history filmmakers meet the world's most charismatic animals"

— BBC tagline

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Pet Rescue

Life in the Undergrowth

Life in the Undergrowth

2005

Land of the Tiger

Land of the Tiger

1997

Frozen Planet

Frozen Planet

2011

La vie secrète des animaux

La vie secrète des animaux

2021

Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa

Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa

2020

Zoo Quest

Zoo Quest

1954

Connexion sauvage

The Burrowers

The Burrowers

2013

The Private Life of Plants

The Private Life of Plants

1995

The Living Planet

The Living Planet

1984

Trials of Life

Trials of Life

1990

Life in the Freezer

Life in the Freezer

1993

The Life of Birds

The Life of Birds

1998

The Life of Mammals

The Life of Mammals

2002

The Truth About Lions

The Truth About Lions

2011

Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

2016

Bêtes de film

Bêtes de film

2022

Secrets of the Ocean Realm

Secrets of the Ocean Realm

1997

72 Dangerous Places to Live

72 Dangerous Places to Live

2016