All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Grasslands: In Plain Sight

    • October 3, 2021
    • BBC One

    The strategies used by animals to find and defend their mates in the grasslands of Namibia, the Serengeti and Australia. Here, mating strategies are on show for all to see.

  • S01E02 Oceans: Out of the Blue

    • October 10, 2021
    • BBC One

    The ocean is where life first experimented with the mating game, and over time this has led to some of the most ingenious mating strategies of all.

  • S01E03 Jungles: In the Thick of It

    • October 17, 2021
    • BBC One

    Jungles are home to 80 per cent of all species, but they cover just two per cent of the planet. When animals in these crowded forests want to mate, how do they stand out?

  • S01E04 Freshwater: Timing Is Everything

    • October 24, 2021
    • BBC One

    Freshwater is often the stage on which millions of animals gather to find a mate, and the cycle of freshwater is the trigger for spectacular mating rituals and fierce competition.

  • S01E05 Against All Odds

    • October 31, 2021
    • BBC One

    All life is driven by the need to breed. Yet for a few, the odds of success are overwhelmingly against them, so these have adopted the most extraordinary mating strategies of all.