Sky Nature TV Guide — Sunday

Browse the full Sky Nature TV guide for Sunday, 18 October 2026. 25 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Jaguar Journals

S1 · E4 · The Queen Is Back

Lizzie and veterinarian Joares scramble to collar more jaguars

Lizzie and veterinarian Joares scramble to collar more jaguars amid storms, floods and power outages
01:00 1h

A Cheetah's Pride

S1 · E1 · Two Mothers, Nine Cubs

Documentary following an unusual blended family of cheetahs

Documentary following Chilli and her five cheetah cubs when they encounter young mother Inara and her four offspring, with their stand-off resolving into an unusual blended family
02:00 1h

Great Parks of Africa

S1 · E3 · iSimangaliso

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park was listed as South Africa's first World Heritage Site in December 1999 in recognition of its superlative natural beauty. It is a park full of pristine beaches, vast forests, open plains and huge lakes, so beautiful it's been dubbed 'The Miracle'
03:00 1h

Great Parks of Africa

S1 · E4 · Great Karoo

The ancient landscape of the Great Karoo

The ancient landscape of the Great Karoo, a central South African park. Here, creatures have developed ingenious ways to survive
04:00 1h

Wild Crusades: The Monkey Diaries

The life of Sri Lanka's toque macaque

The life of a toque macaque monkey hiding out in the jungles of Sri Lanka. But as its contact with humans increases, it begins to change in rather unexpected ways
05:00 30m

Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit

S1 · E3

Jess faces her fears chasing a lace monitor lizard up a tree

Jess faces her fears chasing a lace monitor lizard up a tree with an active beehive
05:30 30m

Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit

S1 · E4

The catchers confront a six-foot-long, highly venomous brown snake

Diving into tight spaces, underneath hot houses and into tense rescue situations as the catchers confront a six-foot-long, highly venomous brown snake

Morning

06:00 30m

Baby Animals

S2 · E4 · Joined at the Hip

Adorable animal babies and the clans that care for them

Adorable animal babies and the clans that care for them, including a koala joey, elk twins and a litter of Asian short-clawed otters
06:30 30m

Baby Animals

S2 · E5 · Ugly Cute

Ugly baby animals

Some baby animals are sweet - but some are downright ugly. This edition features those that are a little harder on the eye, revealing how their looks actually keep them alive
07:00 1h

Weird, Wild and Wonderful

The quaint and quirky characters that fill the natural world

The natural world is filled with colourful, quaint and quirky characters. It may look crazy, but there are good reasons life got this way. This documentary reveals how, when the name of the game is survival, nothing is too outrageous
08:00 1h

Australia's Hidden Islands

S1 · E1 · Lady Elliot Island

Lady Elliot Island - the crown jewel of the Great Barrier Reef

Lady Elliot Island, the crown jewel of the Great Barrier Reef, a mesmerising swirl of colour and life - both above and below the water
09:00 1h

Australia's Hidden Islands

S1 · E2 · Kangaroo Island

A look at Kangaroo Island

A look at Kangaroo Island, a fortress cut off by wild seas and battered by brutal southern ocean winds
10:00 1h

Qatar: Pearls in the Sand

A look at Qatar and its transformation over time

The desert peninsula of Qatar, exploring its landscape and inhabitants, as well as its transformation from being a centre for pearls, to being known for oil and gas production
11:00 1h

Jellyfish: The Ocean's New Rulers

Investigating the growing population of jellyfish blooms around the world

Investigating the growing population of jellyfish blooms around the world and examining whether this species is on its way to dominating the oceans as they once did

Daytime

12:00 1h

Accidental Wilderness: Europe's Everglades

A former wasteland that has become a paradise for Europe's birds

Documentary about a former wasteland in the middle of Europe where wastewater used to be deposited, which is now a paradise for birds migrating from across the continent and beyond
13:00 1h

Secrets of the Enchanted Waters

S1 · E1

Earth's most captivating bodies of water

A look at Earth's most captivating bodies of water. Exploring the darkest depths of the sea to uncover the ocean's most mysterious inhabitants, and journeying across vast stretches of open water with humpback whales
14:00 1h

Evolution Earth

S1 · E2 · Islands

A look at animal responses to a changing planet on individual islands

Journeying from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica, in order to seek out animals responding to the changing planet in new and resilient ways
15:00 1h

Big Beasts: Last of the Giants

S1 · E1 · The Americas

Patrick Aryee investigates the world's largest animals

Patrick Aryee investigates the world's largest animals, revealing why these creatures evolved into giants and how crucial they are to their habitats. He begins in the Americas, finding out more about the sperm whale, coming face to face with grizzly bears and getting up close and personal with an anaconda
16:00 1h

Big Beasts: Last of the Giants

S1 · E2 · Australia and Asia

Patrick Aryee investigates animals from Australia and Asia

Patrick Aryee investigates animals from Australia and Asia, meeting Komodo dragons, orangutans and giant pandas as he explores why these creatures all came to be supersized
17:00 1h

Big Beasts: Last of the Giants

S1 · E3 · Africa

Patrick Aryee heads to Africa

Patrick Aryee explores the challenges facing nature's giants in Africa, tracking down great white sharks, desert giraffes and one of the last tusker elephants

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Predators of the Great Barrier Reef

S1 · E3 · Venoms, Threat and Therapy

A look at some deadly reef creatures wielding powerful venoms

A look at some deadly reef creatures wielding powerful venoms that can kill or heal, as scientists unlock their secrets to shape future medicine
19:00 1h 15m

David Attenborough's First Life

S1 · E1 · Arrival

Part one of two. The origins of life on Earth

In the first of a two-part documentary, the naturalist explores the origins of life on Earth. Beginning the journey near his childhood home in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, he learns how a fossil discovery transformed scientists' understanding of the evolution of complex organisms, and in Newfoundland and Australia he reveals the earliest kinds of animal to exist on the planet. With the help of cutting-edge technology and visual effects, the programme brings the creatures to life, demonstrating how they survived
20:15 1h 15m

David Attenborough's First Life

S1 · E2 · Conquest

Part two of two. How animals began to survive on dry land

In the conclusion of the two-part documentary, the naturalist travels to Burgess Shale in Canada's Rocky Mountains, where he explores how evolution gained pace once creatures developed mouths and mobility. In Scotland, he reveals that one of the smallest fossils found holds the secret to how animals began surviving on dry land, and explains the bloom of life during the oxygen-rich Carboniferous period
21:30 1h 30m

The Bachelor King

Documentary exploring the lives of king penguins

Documentary exploring the lives of king penguins, filmed on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia over five months. The programme imagines what one penguin's life would be, following it during the challenging, awkward time between adolescence and adulthood. Presented by David Attenborough
23:00 1h

Predators of the Great Barrier Reef

S1 · E3 · Venoms, Threat and Therapy

A look at some deadly reef creatures wielding powerful venoms

A look at some deadly reef creatures wielding powerful venoms that can kill or heal, as scientists unlock their secrets to shape future medicine

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