British Isles – A Natural History

British Isles – A Natural History is an eight-part documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and presented by Alan Titchmarsh. Originally broadcast in the UK on BBC One from September to November 2004, it took viewers on a journey from the formation of what is now the British Isles some 3 billion years ago to the present day, revealing how natural and human forces have shaped the landscape. Each of the 50-minute episodes was followed by a 10-minute short specific to each region of the British Isles. In 2007, the BBC made a companion series about British wildlife called The Nature of Britain, also presented by Titchmarsh.

British Isles – A Natural History
The British Isles DVD cover
Genre	Nature documentary
Presented by	Alan Titchmarsh
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BBC Natural History Unit
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	29 September (2004-09-29) – 24 November 2004 (2004-11-24)

A 3-disc Region 2 and 4 DVD set (BBCDVD1506) featuring all eight episodes was released on 29 November 2004. Titchmarsh wrote an accompanying book, also called British Isles: A Natural History, and released by BBC Books on 1 October 2004. (ISBN 0-563-52162-7)

Filming

On 30 May 2003 while filming near the Sycamore Gap Tree, the helicopter crashed around 30 metres (98 ft) away, narrowly avoiding presenter Alan Titchmarsh. The four on board the aircraft were lightly injured.

External links

• British Isles – A Natural History at BBC Online
• British Isles: A Natural History at BBC Online
• British Isles: A Natural History at IMDb