Okavango
A look at some of earth's greatest spectacles. How a yearly flood creates the lush wetland of the Okavango Delta in the middle of the vast Kalahari Desert.
Set in three of the most seasonally changeable landscapes on earth - Svalbard, Okavango and New England - this series showcases the stunning transformations that occur each year, revealing the unique processes behind them and showing how wildlife has adapted to cope with the changes. Narrated by Domhnall Gleeson.
The Okavango Delta is one of the world's largest inland deltas, and it supports a variety of life as rich as any you will see in Africa. Yet this lush wetland of islands and lagoons lies in the middle of the vast, featureless Kalahari Desert. This is the story of how it happens. Following groups of wildlife, including hippos, baboons, catfish, kingfishers, leopards, warthogs and elephants, the film reveals how the yearly flood transforms the landscape and impacts their lives. But more surprisingly, it reveals how, with the help of termites and hippos, the flood actually creates this extraordinary delta in the first place.
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The baboon dance
Duration: 01:11
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Duration: 01:22
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Pied kingfishers fishing in the delta
Duration: 01:56
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The beginnings of the flood
Duration: 01:06
Music Played
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Grimoire
In The Darkwoods Sovereignity
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Meditation Spa
She Steps Lightly
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Cruz
The Overture
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Domhnall Gleeson |
Producer | Paul Bradshaw |
Executive Producer | Jo Shinner |
Broadcasts
- Fri 19 Feb 2016 21:00Â鶹Éç Two except Scotland & Wales
- Fri 19 Feb 2016 21:30Â鶹Éç Two Scotland
- Sat 20 Feb 2016 15:30Â鶹Éç Two except Wales
- Sat 20 Feb 2016 22:00Â鶹Éç Two Wales
- Fri 4 Mar 2016 01:55Â鶹Éç Two except Scotland
- Fri 4 Mar 2016 02:25Â鶹Éç Two Scotland
- Sat 14 Jul 2018 19:00
- Sun 20 Jan 2019 22:00
- Wed 3 Mar 2021 19:00Â鶹Éç Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 12 Mar 2022 10:00Â鶹Éç Two except Scotland
- Wed 15 Feb 2023 15:30Â鶹Éç Two except Scotland & Wales
The programme's featured locations
Find out more about the locations featured in Earth's Greatest Spectacles.
How Earth's Greatest Spectacles was made
Find out how the production team captured such dramatic natural transformations.