Forged in Fire

Sir David Attenborough explores the dangerous frontiers created by the world's coasts, where animals fight for survival amidst constant change. On Namibia's Skeleton Coast, as desert meets the cold Atlantic, there are some unexpected residents.

In a groundbreaking journey from tropical shallow seas to the mysterious depths, Sir David Attenborough reveals extraordinary new worlds and unique animal behaviors in the Earth's oceans.

In the baked Namib desert, a pair of ostriches raise their family in the searing heat to keep them safe from predators, but time is ticking as the chicks begin to hatch. For the whole brood to survive, the parents must time their departure perfectly.

Freshwater is the lifeblood of planet Earth and the stage for extraordinary animal dramas. In the heart of the Costa Rican rainforest, a little-known spectacle unfolds above a very special pond as gliding tree frogs descend from the canopy.

Exploring forests as hidden worlds where the lives of animals are entwined, including temperate forests home to whistling wild dogs, as well as rainforests where ninja treehoppers fight off assassin bugs.

Sir David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive the elements in a world of extremes. These remote places are rarely visited, yet the animals that survive there are some of the most resilient on Earth.

Questions about how animals adapt to the worlds built by the planet's most invasive species, humans; a search for loot to steal with macaques in Bali; hunting for easy eats with bears in Lake Tahoe; whale poo help fish populations bounce back.

All around the world, there are heroes on the frontlines of conservation who are risking everything in the fight to save wildlife. Sir David Attenborough introduces them as they explore remote jungles and catch criminals in the illegal ivory trade.