On screen
Cast
179 credited performers
David Attenborough
Presenter
Barry Paine
Narrator
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator (voice)
Andrew Sachs
Self - Narrator (voice)
John Hannah
Narrator
John Shrapnel
Narrator
Ian Holm
Narrator
Tim Pigott-Smith
Narrator
Colin Stafford-Johnson
Narrator
Jeremy Northam
Narrator (voice)
Paul McGann
Narrator
Simon King
Presenter
Sean Pertwee
Character not listed
Ian McShane
Narrator
Stephen Fry
Narrator
Martyn Colbeck
Narrator
Anthony Valentine
Narrator
Cynthia Moss
Presenter
Roy Dennis
Presenter
Jeff Turner
Narrator
Romulus Whitaker
Presenter
Christian Rodska
Narrator (voice)
Philippa Forrester
Narrator
Paul Young
Self - Narrator (voice)
John Hurt
Narrator
Geraldine James
Self
Robert Lindsay
Character not listed
Anthony Hopkins
Character not listed
Martin Jarvis
Narrator
Roshan Seth
Narrator
Richard Armitage
Narrator
Rob Brydon
Narrator
Zoë Wanamaker
Narrator
Fergus Beeley
Narrator
Sean Bean
Narrator
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Presenter
Bill Bailey
Narrator
Rebecca Hosking
Presenter
Flip Stander
Presenter
Hugh Quarshie
Narrator
Dilly Barlow
Narrator
Steven Berkoff
Narrator
Fergal Keane
Narrator
Tom Baker
Narrator
Valmik Thapar
Narrator
John Lynch
Narrator
Sean Barrett
Narrator
Jonathan Scott
Presenter
Peter Capaldi
Narrator
Tamsin Greig
Narrator
Iain Glen
Narrator
Honor Blackman
Narrator
Art Malik
Narrator
Eleanor Bron
Narrator
Peter Jones
Narrator
Miranda Richardson
Narrator
Richard Briers
Character not listed
Nigel Hawthorne
Narrator
Bill Oddie
Narrator
Charles Dance
Character not listed
Bernard Hill
Character not listed
Patricia Routledge
Narrator
Denis Lawson
Narrator
Tony Robinson
Character not listed
Richard Kiley
Self - Narrator
Gareth Armstrong
Narrator
Brian Blessed
Character not listed
Lenny Henry
Narrator
Magnus Magnusson
Narrator
Richard E. Grant
Character not listed
Hywel Bennett
Character not listed
Michael Portillo
Character not listed
Imelda Staunton
Narrator
Joss Ackland
Self - Narrator (voice)
Josette Simon
Character not listed
Kristin Scott Thomas
Character not listed
Adrian Edmondson
Narrator
Meera Syal
Narrator
Sally Magnusson
Narrator
Stuart McQuarrie
Narrator
John Nettles
Self
Mark Strickson
Character not listed
Simon MacCorkindale
Character not listed
Julian Pettifer
Character not listed
Louis Mahoney
Narrator
Andy Serkis
Narrator
Geoffrey Palmer
Narrator
Kenneth Cranham
Character not listed
Anthony Quayle
Character not listed
Charlotte Rampling
Character not listed
John Lynch
Narrator
Paul Herzberg
Narrator
Alisdair Simpson
Narrator
Emily Richard
Narrator
James Grout
Narrator
Michael Praed
Character not listed
Robert Macfarlane
Narrator
Michael Parfit
Narrator
Lynn Rogers
Narrator
Bonnie Greer
Narrator
Virginia McKenna
Participant
Phillippa Forrester
Narrator
Ingrid Visser
Narrator
Anna Nekaris
Narrator
Chris Morgan
Narrator (voice)
Erik Patel
Participant
Charlie Hamilton James
Narrator
Holley Muraco
Participant
Toby Jones
Narrator
David Harewood
Narrator
Jessica Whittaker
Narrator
Francisco Garrett
Narrator
Mike Rutzen
Narrator
Sandesh Kadur
Participant
Peter Guinness
Narrator
Mike Chase
Presenter
Mark Bowler
Narrator
Satish Kumar
Presenter
Simon Poland
Narrator
Jeffrey Schaeffer
Narrator
Russell Boulter
Narrator
Ernest Thompson Seton
Clint Youngreen
Garrick Hagon
Voice of Seton
Jimmy Doherty
Presenter
Charlie Russell
Participant
Alan Titchmarsh
Narrator
Gordon Buchanan
Presenter
Ed Trucco
Narrator
Amanda Root
Narrator
Dan Snow
Narrator
Kenny Salwey
Presenter
Bert Pence
Narrator
Pradip Krishen
Presenter
Robert Hardy
Narrator
Sue Turner
Presenter
Anne Orlando
Participant
Paul Schullery
Narrator
Nat Benchley
Narrator
Karen Archer
Narrator
Chris McCalphy
Narrator
J.Weldon McNutt
Presenter
Robert Llewellen
Narrator
Veronika Hyks
Narrator
George McGavin
Self
Hugo Kitching
Narrator
Vianet Djenguet
Self - Narrator
Julie Walters
Narrator
David Tennant
Narrator
John James
Character not listed
Aldo Kane
Self - Presenter
John Peel
Character not listed
Alec Newman
Narrator
Miles Jupp
Narrator
Ivanno Jeremiah
Narrator
Olivia Colman
Narrator
Tico McNutt
Self
Aicha Kossoko
Character not listed
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator
Tony Fitzjohn
Self
David Allen
George Adamson
Keith Mitchell
George Adamson (voice)
David Hughes
Narrator
Thomas Eisner
Self
Robert Powell
Narrator
Trevor Philpott
Self
Laurie Emberson
Self
Jeff Goodman
Self
Jane Goodall
Self
Iain Guest
Narrator
Walter Sigl
Narrator
Peter France
Narrator
John Hedges
Narrator
Bryan Fry
Self
Joe Hutto
Narrator
Jeff Turner
Narrator
Adrian Lester
Narrator
David Johnson
Narrator
Rupert Penry-Jones
Narrator