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Nature's Great Events

BAFTA TV AWARD® nominee
Season 1
Witness the planet's most stunning natural events and follow the dramatic wildlife stories behind them. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this series charts the effects of global climatic phenomena which transform entire landscapes.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Great Melt
    May 28, 2009
    50min
    TV-PG
    The massive Arctic snow melt triggers a chain reaction causing the dramatic arrival of millions of animals that now must share one habitat. For a caribou and her calf, it will be a struggle of life and death.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Great Salmon Run
    July 6, 2009
    50min
    TV-PG
    In the rain forest of British Columbia, Canada, the survival of the last big North American carnivores depends on the yearly salmon run. As the rivers teem with salmon, the bears and wolves are drawn together in a deadly conflict.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Great Migration
    May 29, 2009
    50min
    TV-PG
    The arrival of the annual rains in the parched grassland of East Africa's famous Serengeti plain brings greenery and fresh grass, drawing in a huge concentration of large animals. Now they must survive the arena of carnivores.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Great Tide
    May 29, 2009
    50min
    TV-PG
    As winter arrives along South Africa's east coast, cooling inshore waters draw billions of sardines northward to feed on the plankton-rich soup. This attracts an awe-inspiring cast of ocean predators that feast on the sardines.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Great Flood
    March 10, 2009
    50min
    TV-PG
    The Okavango River floods a sun-baked desert in Botswana, drawing in an enormous amount of wildlife, including predators like crocodiles, wild dogs and lions. It's a crucial moment for an elephant family trying to make it through.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Great Feast
    March 17, 2009
    50min
    TV-PG
    When spring falls on the Pacific Northwest coast of America, it sets off a race for survival that calls all predators to the starting block. A young humpback, faced with the journey across the Pacific to feed, tries to survive.
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Directors
Peter Bassett
Producers
Karen BassBrian Leith
Cast
David Attenborough
Studio
BBC America
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