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Meet your favourite natural history TV presenters and enjoy privileged access behind the scenes.

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Bill Oddie

Bill's foolproof recipe for a great day's birdwatching anywhere in the world? Just follow your nose...

Bill Oddie

Why do strange birds end up in Blighty? The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind... 

 

Adelie penguins filmed for the BBC's Frozen Planet

The epic new BBC One series Frozen Planet introduces a cast of wildlife heroes and villains. Plucky penguins, wily orcas, cunning wolves and the mighty yet vulnerable polar bears are the lead characters, their life stories described in David Attenborough’s magnificent narration.

50 years of wildlife TV article spread

2007 was the 50th anniversary of the BBC Natural History Unit and the centenary of the first British nature film. To celebrate, we found 50 fascinating facts about the history of wildlife film-making.

The aurora australis over the British Antarctic Survey Research Station.

This photo gallery features highlights from the stunning sixth episode of Frozen Planet, about the relationship that humans have with the polar regions.

Bill Oddie

Meat may be murder – but if you’re a sparrowhawk, it’s also natural. So what’s the problem?

 

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This photo gallery features highlights from the stunning fifth episode of Frozen Planet, showing the wildlife of the polar regions in the depths of winter.

Young polar bears relax by Hudson Bay, Canada.

This photo gallery features highlights from the stunning fourth episode of Frozen Planet, showing the wildlife of the polar regions in autumn.

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This photo gallery features highlights from the stunning third episode of Frozen Planet - Summer.

A giant Jurassic pliosaur dubbed 'Predator X' was discovered in 2008.

More new dinosaurs have been unearthed in the past decade than over the previous two centuries. As Planet Dinosaur hits TV screens, Paul Chambers celebrates this golden age of discovery.