Wild Isles

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Season 1
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. The Observer (UK)
    Reviewed by: Barbara Ellen
    Sep 10, 2024
    100
    This was the corporation at its absorbing best, with an opener featuring eagles, geese, puffins, ancient oaks, sleepy seals, patrolling orca, whizzing kingfishers and the odd environmental musing.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Apr 6, 2023
    100
    It is a stunning portrait of breeding orcas, golden eagles, foxes and dormice; woodlands, meadows and rivers. Just beautiful. ... From its majestic score to its pioneering cinematography and its clever narratives, this is education by way of awe.
  3. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Apr 6, 2023
    80
    Spectacular, even if the wonders were more familiar and owls and dormice will never quite be as sexy as iguanas versus racer snakes.
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    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Apr 6, 2023
    80
    Wild Isles is, in totality, beautiful and charming.
  6. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Apr 6, 2023
    80
    There is an occasional sense in this series that the producers are trying to heighten the drama, fearful that the lack of big cats or tropical rainforests will have us switching off. ... This isn’t needed, because the combination of beautiful photography and Attenborough’s passion for nature are sufficient.

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User Score
9.8

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. SimboTheKing
    Apr 13, 2023
    10
    Love this one so much. I am always a fan of the BBC natural history docs but I did feel on occasion that there was so much of a focus on theLove this one so much. I am always a fan of the BBC natural history docs but I did feel on occasion that there was so much of a focus on the novel and interesting in far-flung countries that Britain felt neglected. As a British ecologist I love the nature in our land and I'm so happy that there is a big, mainstream series that has highlighted it. Outside of this personal connection, it still has everything else you'd expect from a David Attenborough documentary but that definitely lives up the adage of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Instant classic in my eyes.… Full Review »
  2. Plumblmp
    Sep 2, 2023
    10
    This is great. One of the best documentaries out there. Deserves a lot! Enjoyed every minute of it
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