Dybt inde i de store skove i det nordvestlige USA bor en meget anderledes far med sine seks børn. Ben har viet sit liv til at sikre, at hans børn bliver stærke, veluddannede og selvstændige individer. Men en dag tvinges familien til at forlade deres skovparadis og bevæge sig ud i civilisationen. Her møder de en helt ny verden, hvor Bens idealer om frihed og det at være far bliver sat på en alvorlig prøve.
Filmen 'Hvor flodkrebsene synger' handler om den forladte pige Kya, der vokser op for sig selv i marsken i det dybe syd-USA. I årenes løb spredes rygterne om "Marskpigen" i byen, og den skarpsindige og viljestærke Kya isoleres fra samfundet. Hun drages af to unge mænd fra byen, men da en af mændene bliver fundet død, bliver Kya anklaget for mord.
Under napoleonskrigene bliver det britiske skib Surprise pludselig angrebet af det franske kaperskib Acheron. Surprise bliver alvorligt skadet, og en stor del af mandskabet såres. Alligevel er kaptajn Jack Aubrey fast besluttet på at tage kampen op med Acheron. Han sætter efter det franske skib på en yderst risikabel mission.
Han elskede alt i denne verden, men hvad skulle han vælge - passionen for videnskaben eller kærligheden til sin familie? Dette er den sande historie om den verdensberømte societetsforsker og videnskabsmand Charles Darwin i 1800-tallets England. Knust over sin datters død begynder denne stærkt victorianske traditionalist at formulere en ny teori om altings oprindelse, som ikke blot udfordrer verdensordenen, men tillige kuldkaster hele hans families univers.
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.
Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.
In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William and Eugenia begin a torrid romance, but as the couple become closer, the young scientist begins to realize that dark, disturbing things are happening behind the closed doors of the Alabaster manor.
An English family relocates to sunny Greece in the months before WWII.
This film follows scientist Henry Bates as he explores the Amazon for proof of natural selection.
Hosted by Keeley Hawes, star of the popular television series The Durrells, this documentary reveals the adventures of the eccentric Durrell family once they left Corfu, Greece.
In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young, including the inspiring people he has met, the extraordinary journeys he has made and the remarkable animal encounters he has had across the globe. Joined by colleagues and friends, including Michael Palin and Chris Packham, Sir David shares some of the unforgettable moments from his unparalleled career, from capturing unique animal behaviour for the first time to the fast-paced advances in wildlife filming technology, as well as stories of the wonder and fragility of the natural world - stories that Sir David has spent his life exploring and championing.
In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.
Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.
Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.
The true story of naturalist Dean Bernal and his efforts to protect his friend JoJo: a wild, sociable dolphin in the Turks and Caicos Islands.