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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Wild Canada

Wild Canada

2014

Africa's Deadliest

Africa's Deadliest

2011

Inside the Animal Mind

Inside the Animal Mind

2014

The Secret Life of the Zoo

The Secret Life of the Zoo

2016

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

Zoo Quest

Zoo Quest

1954

Nationalparks im Baltikum

Nationalparks im Baltikum

2023

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds

2010

Big Little Journeys

Big Little Journeys

2023

The Truth About Lions

The Truth About Lions

2011

Animal Social Network

Animal Social Network

2021

Walking with Cavemen

Walking with Cavemen

2003

Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven

Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven

2014

BIWAK

BIWAK

2018

Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

2021