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Nature's Microworlds

Steve Backshall shows how the two contrasting landscapes of open moor and Caledonian forest are both crucially important to the Highlands' wild inhabitants.

2019
Steve Backshall reveals huge kangaroos, the world's most venomous snake and a burrowing toad living among the throng of animals in the harsh environment.
Steve Backshall plumbs the ocean depths to find an array of beautiful and bizarre creatures, from 40m-long jellyfish to grotesque angler fish and vampire squid.
Episodes 2018
April 23, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 23 April 2018 at 19:30.
April 18, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Wednesday 18 April 2018 at 19:30.
April 17, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Tuesday 17 April 2018 at 19:30.
April 16, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 16 April 2018 at 19:30.
April 11, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Wednesday 11 April 2018 at 19:30.
April 10, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Tuesday 10 April 2018 at 19:30.
April 9, 2018 of the TV-show Nature's Microworlds was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 9 April 2018 at 19:30.
Episodes 2014
A look at intricate relationships and unexpected hardship in the Amazon rainforest.(R)
What is the key to the Serengeti that allows such density and diversity of herbivores?(R)
How did the unique wildlife of the Galapagos get there and what allows them to thrive?(R)
Episodes 2013
How did the unique wildlife of the Galapagos get there and what allows them to thrive?(R)
How the Highlands' moorland and forest are both crucial to their wild inhabitants.
Steve Backshall discovers kangaroos, the world's most venomous snake and a burrowing toad.
Steve Backshall plumbs the ocean depths to find an array of bizarre creatures.
Steve Backshall looks for the answer to a puzzle involving wolves and beavers.
Steve Backshall looks at life in the oldest desert in the world, the Namib in Africa.
Steve finds out how a tiny coral building block created Earth's largest living structure.
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