1954Expeditions
Zoo Quest
His first big series. He travelled to places like West Africa and Borneo to catch animals for London Zoo and film them on the way, which nobody was really doing back then. TV had never seen anything like it.
THE WORLD, REVEALED.
These are the documentaries that brought us closer to nature. He narrates them all himself in that calm voice, so everyone can understand what they are watching. Some of them took years to film, and a few of the animals in them had never been caught on camera before.
1954
1979Life & evolution
Life on Earth
A huge 13-part series about the whole history of life, from tiny first organisms all the way to the amazing animals we have today. It took three years to film and was watched by around 500 million people.
1984Habitats
The Living Planet
All about how animals and plants survive in totally different places, from the tops of freezing mountains to the bottom of the ocean. It shows just how clever nature has to be to stay alive.
2001Oceans
The Blue Planet
A close look at the ocean and all the weird and wonderful creatures living under the surface that we barely knew about. Some of the animals in it had never been filmed before.
2006Our planet
Planet Earth
This one showed the beauty and diversity of wildlife all over the planet, filmed in high definition for the first time. It made people care about places they will probably never even visit.
2017Oceans
Blue Planet II
Showed how amazing the ocean is, but also the problems it faces, like plastic pollution. The scenes of albatross chicks being fed plastic were heartbreaking, and it got heaps of people talking about protecting the sea.
2020Conservation
A Life on Our Planet
His witness statement. He talks about how much the planet has changed in his lifetime, the mistakes we have made, and how we can still fix it if we act now. It is honest, but it ends with hope.