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The naturalist explores how the plants at Kew Gardens change through the seasons and demonstrates the surprising properties of several species, including the predatory pond-dwelling bladderwort utricularia and a fungus that appears to be capable of mind control. He also discusses the largest single organism on the planet, visits the world's biggest flower and explains how plants and insects can co

The naturalist concludes his exploration of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London, by examining plants that have evolved to minimise their dependence on water, enabling them to survive in the world's driest environments. He witnesses a cactus blooming at midnight, tells the story of the spectacular flowering of the Agave franzosinii, and visits the Millennium Seed Bank, a facility designed

David Attenborough employs the latest technologies to explore the violence, rivalries and deadly weaponry existing within the world of bugs. This first episode examines the survival tactics of its terrifying residents including killer ants, trap-setting spiders and beetles with the ability to shoot boiling chemicals at their enemies.

The broadcaster continues his bug-eyed view of the world of creepy-crawlies, revealing how predators defuse the defences of their prey. Highlights include the cockroach wasp, busy preparing a tasty - and very live - treat for its young, the whirligig beetle, which employs a water-based radar system, and the jumping portia spider, which feeds on other arachnids.

A further selection of creepy-crawly close-ups, focusing on courtship in the bug world. Highlights include scorpions shaking their booty, the perfume-wearing nasonia wasp and the tropical cricket, for whom romance goes out of the window as it uses bribery to seal the deal with would-be partners. One potential partner to steer well clear of, however, is the praying mantis, the female of which is no

A close-up view of sex, bug-style, as David Attenborough talks viewers through the different ways in which creepy-crawlies reproduce. Size matters for the minuscule male orb spider, creepily sneaking up on its intended and trying to mate without her noticing, while there's no rest for the lothario-like butterfly, which has plenty of notches on its proverbial bedpost. However, the harvestman spider

David Attenborough shifts the focus to bugs that prefer co-operation rather than conflict. They include burrowing cockroaches, the suitably named social spiders - which share a 30-metre web - the queen bee and her happy hive of workers and green ants pulling together to build a nest.

The broadcaster concludes his close-up examination of the creepy-crawly world, shifting focus to the bugs' ultimate invention - the colony. Key residents of these minuscule mega-cities include honey bees, termites, leafcutter ants - who have a knack for farming - and their Argentine cousins, members of a community so vast it spans an entire continent.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates.

As Alison offers a tiny marmoset a home and a family, the Hananya's chimps do a workout and the two new capuchins meet dominant female Phoenix. Series premiere.

Pregnant woolly monkey Oriana faces down death as she is rushed to the operating table, and baby marmoset TikTok meets his potential foster dad.

Capuchin Louis makes the most out of being let outside for the first time - playing a game of hide and sneak with Donna. Slow loris Bruce gets botox.

Alison receives footage of a pet Tamarin monkey in need of a home, Bruce the loris gets a check-up and golden-cheeked gibbons Kim and Tien get cosy.

The broadcaster explores the ways different creatures hear and produce sound and how it can influence their decisions, using cutting-edge audio technology to reveal a new perspective and understanding of animal behaviour.

...David Attenborough. Love and Rivals: From melodic songs to strange hums, discover the sounds that gibbons, lyrebirds and more use to find a mate. (2 of 3).

...David Attenborough. Finding a Voice: Follow baby animals as they learn to communicate to survive, using sound to call for help in their early days. (3 of 3).

The Waterhole: As the dry season brings a band of gladiators to an African savannah watering hole, see a territory brawl and one honey badger's risky dance with a snake.

Jungle River: Young gladiators earn their stripes in dense tropical forests. Stand back as a poison dart frog launches a toxic barrage and observe a jaguar-caiman turf war.

Polar Bear: On the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay, a community of polar bears are battling to survive. (2 of 5).

Puma: In the mountains of Patagonia, a mother puma has six months to teach her cubs how to survive in a competitive world. (4 of 5).

Wild Dogs: In Zimbabwe, a wild dog pack find themselves outnumbered by lions and hyenas. Their pups must learn quickly. (5 of 5).

A look at the ecosystems of six islands, examining how the geology and origins of each have forced the animals that evolved there to interact as they do nowhere else. The first edition looks at the flora and fauna of Canada's Vancouver Island.

A look at K'gari in Queensland, also known as Fraser Island, with footage of stingrays hunting soldier crabs in the tidal shallows, acid frogs evading vicious predators.

Baffin: Journey to the largest island in the Canadian Arctic and encounter arctic foxes, white beluga whales, a never-before-filmed two-tusked narwhal and more. (3 of 6).

Patrick Aryee examines the first days, weeks and months of young animals, beginning by looking at how single offspring depend on their mothers.