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Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates

Set in Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, this documentary series follows the day-to-day dramas of looking after over 240 primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

The broadcaster invites viewers to join him on an after-hours stroll around the Natural History Museum, in which some of the many exhibits spring to life as he takes his tour

Documentary exploring the lives of king penguins, filmed on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia over five months. Presented by David Attenborough

The veteran naturalist examines creatures capable of flight, initially turning his attentions toward a descendant of the dragonfly, the Atlas beetle and the blow fly

The naturalist meets creatures that glide, including the harlequin tree frog, has a CGI-assisted encounter with a pterosaur and encounters the planet's largest species of bat

The veteran broadcaster turns his attention to creatures that dominate today's skies, from scavenging vultures and predatory falcons to hummingbirds and bats

The broadcaster explores the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, beginning with how the archipelago rose from the ocean four million years ago

The broadcaster reveals how life learned to adapt quickly in an ever-changing volcanic landscape, resulting in such unique species as giant whale sharks and marine iguanas

The broadcaster reveals the differences between the islands and encounters giant Pinta Island tortoise Lonesome George, who died a few weeks after filming

Part one of two. The naturalist explores the origins of life on Earth, explaining how newly discovered fossils have transformed scientists' understanding of the first organisms

Part two of two. The naturalist explores how evolution gained pace once creatures developed mouths and mobility, and reveals how animals began surviving on dry land

David Attenborough employs the latest technologies to explore the violence, rivalries and deadly weaponry existing within the world of bugs

The naturalist explores the varieties of plant life housed at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London, and explains what they reveal about the natural world

The naturalist explores how the plants at Kew Gardens change through the seasons and discovers the surprising properties of some of the institution's fungi

The naturalist concludes his exploration of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew by examining plants that have evolved to minimise their dependence on water

David Attenborough employs the latest technologies to explore the violence, rivalries and deadly weaponry existing within the world of bugs

How creepy-crawly predators defuse the defences of their prey, featuring the cockroach wasp, the whirligig beetle and the sophisticated jumping portia spider

Courtship in the bug world, from scorpions that shake their behinds and the perfume-wearing nasonia wasp to the tropical cricket, which is forced to bribe its potential partners

The mating habits of various bugs, watching the male orb spider as it sneaks up on its intended, and the lothario-like butterfly

Bugs that prefer co-operation to conflict, including the burrowing cockroach, the green ant, the social spider, and the queen bee overseeing her happy hive of workers

The broadcaster concludes his close-up examination of the bug world with a look at insect colonies, some of which can span entire continents