Video collections
Take a trip through the natural world with our themed collections of video clips from the BBC's natural history archive.
Explore the vast array of wildlife video clips through the eyes of our presenters and film makers, and learn about different aspect of wildlife film-making.
This is Planet Earth
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough Planet Earth was the ground-breaking series that explored the wild and beautiful parts of our planet like never before.
Sit back and keep clicking through this fantastic collection of video highlights from the original series. Highlights include the elusive snow leopard hunt in the mountains of Pakistan, cunning African wild dogs and a great white shark breaching to catch a cape fur seal.
Planet Earth took over four years to film and the results prove that every day was well spent. Planet Earth Live had only a few weeks to film their wildlife characters.
Nature: Behind the Scenes The BBC has been producing ground-breaking wildlife programmes from across the globe for over 50 years.
Attenborough's frozen planet Frozen Planet is Sir David Attenborough's latest exploration into the remote and isolated polar environments.
Deadly dinosaurs More dinosaurs have been discovered in the last two decades than the past 200 years.
Baby Animals With Ooh's and Ahh's galore this video clip collection celebrates a world of adorable animal babies.
Seaside spectacular When it comes to summer holidays, there's no better place than the seaside and if you know where to look you'll be surprised at the wildlife you can find.
Nature's record breakers Animal kingdom record breakers - how fast can a cheetah run, how heavy is an elephant and what's bigger than a dinosaur? Watch amazing video clips from the BBC...
Garden wildlife From badgers to butterflies and frogs to foxes, garden wildlife is both varied and surprising.
Jonathan Scott: a wild life in Africa Jonathan Scott's unique style brings an emotional warmth and depth to the portrayal of African wildlife that has created some of TV's best-loved animal characters.
David Attenborough's Madagascar Like nowhere else on Earth, the mystery and magic of Madagascar leaves a vivid impression on all those who visit, and none more so than David Attenborough.
Life in slow motion Slow motion filming techniques transform amazing wildlife moments into full scale events, and simple action into incredibly detailed video sequences.
Garden birds Nestcam close-ups, expert identification guides and specialist wildlife cameras give a privileged view of a very British obsession: garden birds.
George's marvellous minibeasts A video collection featuring bugs and insects in amazing close up selected by insect expert and TV presenter George McGavin, with Goliath spiders, killer...
Wild autumn Autumn - a time of great change, of breathtaking migrations, of high drama.
Timelapse photography: speeding up life Some of the most memorable sequences in natural history result from timelapse photography, an astonishing filming technique that opens our eyes to a whole new...
Going, going, gone One third of known species are under threat - do they have more than a future on film? We've unearthed footage of some remarkable animals, plants and habitats that...
Brilliant bees Bees are amazing - not only do they fulfil a vital role in our ecosystem, they are one of the most complex and sophisticated living things in the history of...
Wildlife wind-ups It's not only humans that like a good joke, animals play all kinds of tricks on one another in their attempts to gain an advantage.
Year of the Tiger A video collection highlighting the tiger's plight and a celebration of their beauty and majesty. 2010 is the Year of the Tiger, a zodiac sign associated with...
What on Earth...? 2009 Watch the year's highlights from the BBC's exploration of the planet's hidden corners and rarest creatures: from the turquoise seas of the South Pacific to the...
The wildlife of Life In autumn 2009, a major new series brought us life as we've never seen it before.
David Attenborough's favourite moments Watch the most memorable moments from an incredible career watching wildlife, chosen by Sir David from the BBC archive. David Attenborough's favourite moments...
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