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Overview
Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.
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2 episodes • 2012Avg: 6.8
Series 1
2 episodes • 2012Avg: 6.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 3, 2012 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 4, 2012 | 7.0 |
No imageSeries 2
3 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.3
Series 2
3 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 1, 2013 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 2, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 3, 2013 | 7.0 |
No imageSeries 3
3 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.7Golden Era
Series 3
3 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Dec 31, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 1, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 5, 2014 | 8.0 |
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3 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.7Golden Era
Series 4
3 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 13, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 14, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 15, 2015 | 8.0 |
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8 episodes • 2016
Series 5
8 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Sep 29, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Oct 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Oct 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Dec 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Apr 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Apr 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | May 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
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