Secrets of Our Living Planet

Chris Packham showcases the incredible ecosystems that make life on Earth possible. Here, Chris weaves a spellbinding account of how the very special conditions that exist in the rainforest have allowed vast colourful communities of animals and plants to evolve. He also reveals one particularly e...

Chris Packham reveals how the world's most spectacular grasslands flourish, despite being short of one essential nutrient - nitrogen. The secret lies with the animals: in Kenya, the white rhinos create nitrogen hotspots; in Brazil, the fruit-eating maned wolves garden the cerrado grassland; and i...

Chris Packham travels to North America to witness the annual miracle of the temperate forest: the destruction of its ecosystem in winter, followed by it rebuilding itself in spring. Chris marvels at the exquisite timing that is necessary in two stories - how the Canada lynx depends for its prey o...

Chris Packham travels across the world, from Iceland to Brazil, to Bangladesh and the Maldives. His aim: to reveal the secrets of our watery habitats, fresh and salty. The extra ingredients, carried in water and necessary for life, are oxygen and sediment. Importantly, it's how the animals manage...