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Nature's Great Events

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Documentary series looking at the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet, showing how life responds to natural events which can dramatically transform entire landscapes.

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4.2 / 5

11th February 2009 - 18th March 2009
Director
Peter Bassett
Producer
Karen Bass
Top Cast
David Attenborough
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The Great Melt Still
The Great Melt
11th February 2009

Episode 1

The summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.

The Great Salmon Run Still
The Great Salmon Run
18th February 2009

Episode 2

Every year, the survival of grizzly bears in North America depends on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain streams where they were born. This great return provides food not only for bears, but for killer whales, wolves, bald eagles and the very forest itself. Will the salmon return in time to keep the hungry bears alive?

The Great Migration Still
The Great Migration
25th February 2009

Episode 3

The story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration.

The Great Tide Still
The Great Tide
4th March 2009

Episode 4

A look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast.

The Great Flood Still
The Great Flood
11th March 2009

Episode 5

Millions of animals time their migration across the Kalahari Desert to coincide with the the annual flooding of Botswana's Okavango Delta.

The Great Feast Still
The Great Feast
18th March 2009

Episode 6

The summer plankton bloom in the north-east Pacific draws in animals in great numbers, from the billion-strong shoals of herring to migratory humpback whales.