Nature's Weirdest Events
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| genre = Nature documentary
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| presenter = Chris Packham
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| country = United Kingdom
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 19
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| director = Louise Turner
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = BBC Natural History Unit
BBC Studios (2016–17)
| network = BBC Two (2012–17)
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BBC HD (2012–13)
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Nature's Weirdest Events is a 2012 British nature documentary series produced by the BBC and presented by Chris Packham. The show looks at weird events from around the world, with introduced footage typically taken from eyewitnesses before the facts are given. Examples include why some dolphins have taken to breaking people's bones and the case of "spaceballs" in Spain.
The series is broadcast on BBC Two and began in 2012.
Episodes
= Series 1 =
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| Episode No. | Series No. | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | {{Start date|df=yes|2012|01|03}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019clbq BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 1, Episode 1] |
| 2 | 2 | {{Start date|df=yes|2012|01|04}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019cprv BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 1, Episode 2] |
= Series 2 =
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| Episode No. | Series No. | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | {{Start date|df=yes|2013|01|01}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pqmtq BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 2, Episode 1] |
| 4 | 2 | {{Start date|df=yes|2013|01|02}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pqmxw BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 2, Episode 2] |
| 5 | 3 | {{Start date|df=yes|2013|01|03}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pqn5w BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 2, Episode 3] |
= Series 3 =
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| Episode No. | Series No. | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | {{Start date|df=yes|2013|12|31}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nsmrw BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 3, Episode 1] |
| 7 | 2 | {{Start date|df=yes|2014|01|01}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nt1hc BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 3, Episode 2] |
| 8 | 3 | {{Start date|df=yes|2014|01|05}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pm9cy BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 3, Episode 3] |
= Series 4 =
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| Episode No. | Series No. | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | {{Start date|df=yes|2015|01|13}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fbx7q BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 4, Episode 1] |
| 10 | 2 | {{Start date|df=yes|2015|01|14}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fbxgn BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 4, Episode 2] |
| 11 | 3 | {{Start date|df=yes|2015|01|15}}[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fbxw1 BBC Two – Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 4, Episode 3] |
= Series 5 =
Reception
Series four of the show was given a mediocre review by Sam Wollaston of The Guardian, who was unsure whether the swimming pigs of Pig Beach were surprising, and asked "could it be that, having reached series four, they're running out of Weird Natural Events? A resource running low or, less politely, a barrel being scraped?"{{cite news|title=Nature's Weirdest Events review: Chris Packham will have to do better if he wants Sir David's crown|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/14/natures-weirdest-events-review-sir-david|website=The Guardian|date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=16 October 2016 |last1=Wollaston |first1=Sam }}
Merchandise
=DVD=
A single-disc DVD containing the first two episodes of the series was released on 12 March 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natures-Weirdest-Events-Chris-Packham/dp/B006H4RAH4 |title= Nature's Weirdest Events, Series 1 (DVD)|website= Amazon UK|date= 12 March 2012}}
References
{{Reflist|3}}
External links
- {{BBC programme}}
- [http://www.bbcearth.com/shows/natures-weirdest-events Nature's Weirdest Events] at BBC Earth
- [http://www.bbcasia.com/shows/natures-weirdest-events/ Nature's Weirdest Events] at BBC Earth Asia
- [http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/natures-weirdest Nature's Weirdest] at BBC America
- {{IMDb title|id=2195251|title=Nature's Weirdest Events}}
Category:2012 British television series debuts
Category:2017 British television series endings
Category:BBC high definition shows
Category:BBC television documentaries
Category:BBC television documentaries about science