Nature's Microworlds
Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems
- 2012-2014
- 3 seasons
- Documentary
Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems
Currently not available to stream. Add it to your Watchlist to be notified when it becomes available.
Content not available in your region?ExpressVPNcan help you stay connected wherever you are.Get 4 extra months FREE with TV Guide's exclusive offer.
Cast & Crew
Season 3 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Insects Specials - Them and Us
Steven examines the relationships between people and often creepy arthropod bugs (insects, spiders and scorpions...), more primitive then vertebrates but some 80% of animal wildlife, usually just seen as creepy. Many are problematic, verminous or voracious like locusts, whose swarms can devastate whole regions, but often kept under control best by others, like spiders or Kenyan ants. Some spread diseases, like malaria mosquitoes. Many are edible, even insects, sometimes crucial for poor people, some even culinary delicatessen like various crustaceans. Bees and butterflies are indispensable pollinators. In China the silk worm and its produce became the key commodity for commercial development and cultural cross-fertilization along the Silk Road to India, Turkestans, Persia, Arabia and Europe. Furthermore, some of their efficient anatomy and constructions, like spider webs, keep inspiring designers and engineers, colony species' semi-chaotic social structure like ant hills and bee hives inspire human organizations.
You May Also Like
Popular Shows
Band of Brothers
This landmark miniseries based on Stephen E. Ambrose's best-seller, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, recounts the remarkable achievements of an elite team of U.S. paratroopers during World War II.
- Metascore87
- 2001
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Documentary
The Curse of Oak Island
Rick and Marty Lagina, two brothers from Michigan with a life-long interest in the mystery of Oak Island, renew efforts to discover the legendary treasure with sophisticated machinery.
- 2014
- Documentary, Reality
Call the Midwife
Midwives in East London in the 1950s, experience the growing pains of life and love.
- Metascore81
- 2012
- Drama, Documentary
Museum Access
Museum Access explores these museums in a way that the everyday visitor cannot. It goes behind the scenes where ordinary folks don't get a chance to go. Talking to the directors, curators and creative personnel to get an insider's view.
- 2017
- Documentary
Chernobyl
Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson, the five-part miniseries dramatizes the story of the 1986 nuclear accident — one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history — and the sacrifices made to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
- Metascore82
- 2019
- Drama, Documentary, Suspense
The Crown
This drama follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
- Metascore78
- 2016
- Documentary, Drama