The BBC Atlas of the Natural World is the title of two compilations ( boxed sets) of DVDs consisting of eight separate nature documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit between 1987 and 2005. The boxed sets, each consisting of 4 series and 6 DVDs, are subtitled "Western Hemisphere and Antarctica" and "Africa and Europe". They were released on 31 October 2006 and 2 October 2007, respectively, for DVD Region 1 (i.e., Canada, United States, U.S. territories, and Bermuda). They were later released in DVD Region 4, although still with NTSC video.
The two compilations consist of the following series and episodes:
- (4 series; 6 discs; 1055 minutes)
- Disc 1 & 2: Land of the Eagle (1991; 394 minutes)
- Disc 1:
- Episode 1. "The Great Encounter"
- Episode 2. "Confronting the Wilderness"
- Episode 3. "Conquering Swamps"
- Episode 4. "Across the Seas of Grass"
- Disc 2:
- Episode 5. "Into the Shining Mountains"
- Episode 6. "Living on the Edge"
- Episode 7. "The First and Last Frontier"
- Episode 8. "Searching for Paradise"
- Disc 1:
- Disc 3:
Spirits of the Jaguar (1996; 196 minutes)
- Episode 1. "The Forging of a New World"
- Episode 2. "Forests of the Maya"
- Episode 3. "Hunters of the Caribbean Sea"
- Episode 4. "The Fifth World of the Aztecs"
- Disc 4:
Land of the Tiger (1997)
- Episode 1. "The Tiger's Domain"
- Episode 2. "Sacred Waters"
- Episode 3. "Unknown Seas"
- Episode 4. "Desert Kingdom"
- Episode 5. "Mountains of the Gods"
- Episode 6. "Monsoon Forest"
- Disc 5: Wild South America; Original title:
Andes to Amazon (2000; 294 minutes)
- Episode 1. "Lost Worlds"
- Episode 2. "Mighty Amazon"
- Episode 3. "The Great Plains"
- Episode 4. "The Andes"
- Episode 5. "Amazon Jungle"
- Episode 6. "Penguin Shores."
- Disc 6:
Life in the Freezer (1993)
- Episode 1. "The Bountiful Sea"
- Episode 2. "The Ice Retreats"
- Episode 3. "The Race to Breed"
- Episode 4. "The Door Closes"
- Episode 5. "The Big Freeze"
- Episode 6. "Footsteps in the Snow
- (4 Series; 6 discs; 1055 minutes)
- Disc 1 & 2:
Wild Africa (2001; 294 minutes)
- Disc 1:
- Episode 1. "Mountains"
- Episode 2. "Savannah"
- Episode 3. "Deserts"
- Episode 4. "Coasts"
- Disc 2:
- Episode 5. " Jungles"
- Episode 6. " Lakes and Rivers
- Bonus:
Nile (2004)
- Episode 1. "Crocodiles and Kings"
- Episode 2. "The Great Flood"
- Disc 1:
(The final episode "The Search for the Source" is not included.)
- Disc 3:
Congo (2001; 146 minutes)
- Episode 1. "The River That Swallows All Rivers"
- Episode 2. "Spirits of the Forest"
- Episode 3. "Footprints in the Forest"
- NB: Disc 3 also includes the 48-minute episode "Spirits of the Forest" (about Madagascar) from the BBC television series The Natural World.
- Disc 4:
The First Eden: The Mediterranean World and Man (1987; 220 minutes)
- Episode 1. "The Making of the Garden"
- Episode 2. "The Gods Enslaved"
- Episode 3. "The Wastes of War"
(The final episode "Strangers in the Garden" is not included.)
- Disc 5:
Europe: A Natural History (2005; 200 minutes)
- Episode 1. "Genesis"
- Episode 2. "Ice Ages"
- Episode 3. "Taming the Wild"
- Episode 4. "A New Millennium"
- Disc 6: Bonus Features
- Iceland
- Scandinavia (2-part series)
The BBC Atlas of the Natural World is the title of two compilations ( boxed sets) of DVDs consisting of eight separate nature documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit between 1987 and 2005. The boxed sets, each consisting of 4 series and 6 DVDs, are subtitled "Western Hemisphere and Antarctica" and "Africa and Europe". They were released on 31 October 2006 and 2 October 2007, respectively, for DVD Region 1 (i.e., Canada, United States, U.S. territories, and Bermuda). They were later released in DVD Region 4, although still with NTSC video.
The two compilations consist of the following series and episodes:
- (4 series; 6 discs; 1055 minutes)
- Disc 1 & 2: Land of the Eagle (1991; 394 minutes)
- Disc 1:
- Episode 1. "The Great Encounter"
- Episode 2. "Confronting the Wilderness"
- Episode 3. "Conquering Swamps"
- Episode 4. "Across the Seas of Grass"
- Disc 2:
- Episode 5. "Into the Shining Mountains"
- Episode 6. "Living on the Edge"
- Episode 7. "The First and Last Frontier"
- Episode 8. "Searching for Paradise"
- Disc 1:
- Disc 3:
Spirits of the Jaguar (1996; 196 minutes)
- Episode 1. "The Forging of a New World"
- Episode 2. "Forests of the Maya"
- Episode 3. "Hunters of the Caribbean Sea"
- Episode 4. "The Fifth World of the Aztecs"
- Disc 4:
Land of the Tiger (1997)
- Episode 1. "The Tiger's Domain"
- Episode 2. "Sacred Waters"
- Episode 3. "Unknown Seas"
- Episode 4. "Desert Kingdom"
- Episode 5. "Mountains of the Gods"
- Episode 6. "Monsoon Forest"
- Disc 5: Wild South America; Original title:
Andes to Amazon (2000; 294 minutes)
- Episode 1. "Lost Worlds"
- Episode 2. "Mighty Amazon"
- Episode 3. "The Great Plains"
- Episode 4. "The Andes"
- Episode 5. "Amazon Jungle"
- Episode 6. "Penguin Shores."
- Disc 6:
Life in the Freezer (1993)
- Episode 1. "The Bountiful Sea"
- Episode 2. "The Ice Retreats"
- Episode 3. "The Race to Breed"
- Episode 4. "The Door Closes"
- Episode 5. "The Big Freeze"
- Episode 6. "Footsteps in the Snow
- (4 Series; 6 discs; 1055 minutes)
- Disc 1 & 2:
Wild Africa (2001; 294 minutes)
- Disc 1:
- Episode 1. "Mountains"
- Episode 2. "Savannah"
- Episode 3. "Deserts"
- Episode 4. "Coasts"
- Disc 2:
- Episode 5. " Jungles"
- Episode 6. " Lakes and Rivers
- Bonus:
Nile (2004)
- Episode 1. "Crocodiles and Kings"
- Episode 2. "The Great Flood"
- Disc 1:
(The final episode "The Search for the Source" is not included.)
- Disc 3:
Congo (2001; 146 minutes)
- Episode 1. "The River That Swallows All Rivers"
- Episode 2. "Spirits of the Forest"
- Episode 3. "Footprints in the Forest"
- NB: Disc 3 also includes the 48-minute episode "Spirits of the Forest" (about Madagascar) from the BBC television series The Natural World.
- Disc 4:
The First Eden: The Mediterranean World and Man (1987; 220 minutes)
- Episode 1. "The Making of the Garden"
- Episode 2. "The Gods Enslaved"
- Episode 3. "The Wastes of War"
(The final episode "Strangers in the Garden" is not included.)
- Disc 5:
Europe: A Natural History (2005; 200 minutes)
- Episode 1. "Genesis"
- Episode 2. "Ice Ages"
- Episode 3. "Taming the Wild"
- Episode 4. "A New Millennium"
- Disc 6: Bonus Features
- Iceland
- Scandinavia (2-part series)