Three documentaries; the first, set in New Guinea, about the stunningly handsome birds of paradise and those marvellous architects the bower birds. The second, and best of the three, is from Attenborough's youth and involves a successful anthropological trip into the New Guinea mountains to make first contact with some of the isolated hills people living there. In the third our hero tracks down the origin of a beautiful statuette he bought at auction and takes us to Easter Island with its fabulo find out more...

The first episode deals entirely with bower birds, the artists of the natural world, and their incredibly decorated nests/bowers. The second episode examines animal noises, birds singing, whales calling, apes vocalising, and speculates about the origins of human music. The third episode is a biography of Sir David, largely across his years as the presenter of BBC Wildlife, and includes many of the highlights of those years. Ace stuff. find out more...

Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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'Until now, we've only touched the surface', that's what they say anyway. Apparently there's a lot of undiscovered stuff down in the deep blue sea that up until now, mankind just hasn't had the know-how to get a look at. Expect to see stuff that will have you leaping out of your armchair, shouting 'What the bloody hell is that?!' and 'Jesus, that thing looks like a bogey with fairy lights on it!'. One thing which threw me was the total absence of David Attenborough, his replacement is Michael Ga find out more...

Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. Based on the best-selling book by Gayle Forman.

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One of the most stunning nature documentaries ever seen on British TV. The ubiquitous David Attenborough navigates on an epic voyage through one of Earth's last-remaining and most delicate wildernesses, the Antarctic. find out more...

David Attenborough reveals a secret universe teeming with life and all around us, yet we never see it. It is the world of the very small and it is a world of sex, drugs and violence. Bugs, beetles and creepy-crawlies battle it out not just in the undergrowth but in the corner of your living room and your larder. Another visually stunning and mesmerising piece of informative wildlife filming. find out more...

Intimate Relations; the relationships between invertebrates and plants or other animals. find out more...

A voyage to the deep following the journeys of sperm whales. Despite some reasonable CGI depictng a surreal ocean bed the commentary is rather banal, think more Discovery than BBC, this is not Attenborough or his crew. find out more...

From Pole to Pole; the introduction to the series looks at our planet as a whole. This includes awesome and unique footage of a pack of African Wild Dogs hunting. find out more...