2009 British television series debuts

Life

Series Age rating: 2 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 9.1

David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts and examples of new wildlife behaviour.

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Victorian Farm

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.8

Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year.

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South Pacific

Series Age rating: 5 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.7

South Pacific is a British nature documentary series from the BBC Natural History Unit, which began airing on BBC Two on 10 May 2009. The six-part series surveys the natural history of the islands of...

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Horrible Histories

Series Age rating: 6 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome...

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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Series Age rating: 18 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines filmed at The Mildmay Club in Newington Green, and s...

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Yellowstone

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.4

A natural history portrait of a year in Yellowstone, following the fortunes of America's wildlife icons as they face the challenges of one of the most extraordinary wildernesses on Earth.

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Heston's Feasts

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Heston's Feasts is a television cookery programme starring chef Heston Blumenthal and produced by Optomen for Channel 4. The programme follows Blumenthal as he conceptualizes and prepares unique feast...

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Garrow's Law

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.3

The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.

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Last Chance to See

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go...

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