Best of BBC Planet Earth

Song "Morning Sun" mixed with Planet Earth footage. LINK: Youtube

Shagged by a rare parrot - Last Chance To See - BBC Two

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction.

In New Zealand the travellers make their way through one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, when threatened with attack, adopts a strategy of standing very still indeed. LINK: Youtube

Best of BBC Planet Earth HD [ Kamil Bartolewski - Morning Sun ]

"Song' mixed with Planet Earth footage". LINK: Youtube

Human Planet - Web exclusive series trailer - BBC One

Human Planet is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today.

Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode takes you to the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands, deserts, rivers and even the urban jungle. Here you will meet people who survive by building complex, exciting and often mutually beneficial relationships with their animal neighbours and the hostile elements of the natural world.

Human Planet crews have filmed in around 80 locations, bringing you many stories that have never been told on television before. The team has trekked with HD cameras and state of the art gear to film from the air, from the ground and underwater. The result: a "cinematic experience" created by world-class natural history and documentary camera crews and programme makers. LINK: Youtube

Earth amazing sights

A special selection, with unique scenes from this wonderful planet which we call Earth. NOT TO BE MISSED!
Enjoy HD video.
Special thanks BBC - Planet Earth team. LINK: Youtube

BBC Life - Plants (On Location) in HD

David Attenborough explaining the challenges they had to face filming plants.
COPYRIGHT BBC. LINK: Youtube

Hitting droplets of nitroglycerin with a hammer in slow motion

In the interests of science, the presenter from the BBC's "How We Shook the World" hits a droplet of nitro with a hammer, over and over again, in slow motion.

Nitroglycerine Detonation Filmed in Slo-Mo - Explosions: How We Shook the World, Preview - BBC Four (Thanks, Freeal, Via: Submitterator), Via: Boingboing

Two Worlds | Animals

For A Living Planet. LINK: Youtube

Music: Phil Collins - Two Worlds (Repris

QI: How many senses do you have? - Qi - BBC

Not forgetting that the most obvious answer is nearly always wrong in this panel show, the guests are asked to answer this ostensibly simple question with hilarious banter. Comedy genius from BBC Worldwide. LINK: Youtube

Top Gear - Peugeot 207 vs Parkour (Free-Runners) - BBC

James May, possibly the slowest driver in Britain, challenges two Free-Runners to a race in Liverpool City Centre. Who will get to the Liver Building first? From the BBC. LINK: Youtube

Attenborough: Bubble Blowing Salt Water Crocodiles - Life in Cold Blood - BBC wildlife

Sir David Attenborough presents this epic wildlife documentary, exploring the world of cold blooded animals. Watch this underwater video to see the surprisingly gentle bubble-blowing courtship of the feared cold blooded killers, Salt Water Crocodiles. Brilliant high quality images from BBC natural history masterpiece, Life in Cold Blood. LINK: Youtube

Horror story: Candiru: the Toothpick Fish - Weird Nature

The Candiru fish, or Toothpick fish, is a natural parasite commonly found living inside Amazonian Catfish. Watch this short video from BBC wildlife show 'Weird Nature' to learn how this small fish has become a horror story in its own right when introduced to humans! LINK: Youtube

How do Squirrels find food? - Clever Critters

Ever wondered how a squirrel manages to find so many nuts? BBC show 'Clever Crittes' uncovers the methods used by animals in the wild to find food. Interesting animal video narrated by comedienne Dawn French. LINK: Youtube

Twelve wired bird of paradise - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife

David Attenborough demonstrates a very peculiar method of seduction for birds - which makes use of this bird's very strange wire tail. From the BBC. LINK: Youtube

Fastest animals on Earth in slow motion - Animal Camera - BBC

Learn how the fastest animals on the planet move with the help of some truly awe-inspiring slow motion wildlife camera technology. See the amazing movements of a water balloon when it is popped, a lizard on the attack, and a crab with a fearsome punch. Great animal video from BBC wildlife show Animal Camera. Hosted by Steve Leonard. LINK: Youtube

Coffee-Fueled Car

The Carpuccino, built by the team at the BBC science show Bang Goes the Theory, runs on coffee grounds. These are burned and the resulting carbon monoxide powers the car:

The team calculates the Carpuccino will do three miles per kilo of ground coffee – the equivalent of about 56 espressos per mile.

The journey will use about 70 kilos of ground coffee which, at supermarket prices of between £13 and £26 a kilo depending on brand and quality, will cost between £910 and £1,820, or between 25 and 50 times the £36 cost of petrol for the journey.

Link, Via: Fast Company | Photo: The Daily Mail, Via: Neatorama

The Lung Fish

“Amazing BBC clip of the lung fish and its battle with storks in the river Nile.” LINK, Via: Youtube

Eagle Vs. Reindeer

You look tasty, but I'm saving my appetite for the baby reindeer. Golden eagle image (man pictured NOT Harri Norberg) courtesy Flickr user mikebaird, via: CC.

The BBC posted two videos of golden eagles hunting baby reindeer in Finland. They don't have an embed option, so you'll have to follow the link to watch. It's the first time this has ever been filmed. In fact, the native Sami people have been saying for years that eagle on reindeer violence was going on, but most experts didn't believe them until scientist Harri Norberg from the University of Lapland gathered forensic (and, now, this video) evidence for his Ph.D. thesis. His incredibly awesome Ph.D. thesis. LINK

Hurricane's

"Can a hurricane be weakened?"

Insight in to the theory that silver idodide can weaken the eye of a hurricane and lessen its force when dropped by a plane over the storm, a technique known as seeding. Great video from BBC documentary The Science of Superstorms. LINK: Youtube

"How a hurricane is born"


A fascinating look at how a little girl walking in the sand of the African desert could cause a hurricane 4000 miles away in the USA. Great video from BBC show The Science of Superstorms. Contains some scenes that some viewers may find upsetting. LINK: Youtube

Archer Fish Water Pistol

Take a closer look at the weird and wonderful life of the Archer Fish and the Velvet Worm in this great video from BBC animal show 'Weird Nature'. See how a fish can create an effective water pistol for attack and how a worm can create a glue filled web to lassoo its victims. LINK: Youtube