Madagascar (2011)

I don't watch that many wildlife documentaries, but I was drawn to Madagascar, a three-parter narrated by Sir David Attenborough, for the sheer variety of nature that exists on this African island. The show was pretty amazing, looking gorgeous and full of lots of nuggets of information. There were also a heck of a lot of lemurs! Every other piece featured a lemur. Or a chameleon. They're native to Madagascar you see, and no where else. There were many animals featured that can be found no where else on Earth, outside of zoos. 

The extremes of parched, desert-like areas, mountainous climbs and sheer rock faces present thrilling filmmaking and I really enjoyed the 'how they did that' 10 minute segments that end each episode. They're almost as interesting as the animals contained within! Attenborough lends so much gravitas to these programmes, and although he clearly didn't put the time into this as his other series, only appearing on camera to top and tail the series, his narration is always welcome.