Sky Nature Thursday

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

The naturalist explores the varieties of plant life housed at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London, and explains what they reveal about the natural world

The naturalist explores how the plants at Kew Gardens change through the seasons and discovers the surprising properties of some of the institution's fungi

The naturalist concludes his exploration of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew by examining plants that have evolved to minimise their dependence on water

David Attenborough employs the latest technologies to explore the violence, rivalries and deadly weaponry existing within the world of bugs

How creepy-crawly predators defuse the defences of their prey, featuring the cockroach wasp, the whirligig beetle and the sophisticated jumping portia spider

Courtship in the bug world, from scorpions that shake their behinds and the perfume-wearing nasonia wasp to the tropical cricket, which is forced to bribe its potential partners

The mating habits of various bugs, watching the male orb spider as it sneaks up on its intended, and the lothario-like butterfly

Bugs that prefer co-operation to conflict, including the burrowing cockroach, the green ant, the social spider, and the queen bee overseeing her happy hive of workers

The broadcaster concludes his close-up examination of the bug world with a look at insect colonies, some of which can span entire continents

The veteran naturalist examines creatures capable of flight, initially turning his attentions toward a descendant of the dragonfly, the Atlas beetle and the blow fly

The naturalist meets creatures that glide, including the harlequin tree frog, has a CGI-assisted encounter with a pterosaur and encounters the planet's largest species of bat

The veteran broadcaster turns his attention to creatures that dominate today's skies, from scavenging vultures and predatory falcons to hummingbirds and bats

A look at some of earth's most dangerous creatures, from the world's most venomous snake to deadly marine creatures

Exploring more of earth's dangerous creatures, from the tiny frog that's packed with poison in South America to the world's most venomous spider, in Sydney, Australia

The broadcaster explores the ways different creatures hear and produce sound and how it can influence their decisions

From melodic songs to strange hums, David Attenborough shares the sounds that gibbons, lyrebirds, bull elk and more use to find a mate - and warn off the competition

A look at how baby animals communicate in their quest for survival, using sound to beg and call for help in the early days of life

Documentary following David Attenborough as he travels around the world to make his series First Life, which explores the origins of life on Earth

Following his visit to the Great Barrier Reef in 1957, the broadcaster returns and uses the latest filming techniques to unlock the secrets of the natural wonder

Using the latest technology, the naturalist explores the shark-infested waters of Osprey Reef, before tracking dwarf minke whales to discover their reasons for returning

The naturalist examines what the future holds for the natural wonder, before embarking on an ambitious attempt to dive further into the reef than ever before

The broadcaster explores the world of the pterosaur, a flying creature that occupied the skies 200 million years ago

Exploring the creation of David Attenborough's documentary, which uses state-of-the-art 3D technology to bring the airborne animals of the prehistoric world to life

David Attenborough employs the latest technologies to explore the violence, rivalries and deadly weaponry existing within the world of bugs