Close up of vibrant red-hot poker flowers (also known as Kniphofia) growing in a field in Zaire. In the background people are seen carrying wood. The flowers look like they have lots of red hot spikes sticking out of them.

Polar Bear walking on uneven ice surface of Greenland Sea. Ice giving in under the bear's feet occasionally. Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen, Norway.

London: Various shots of the Natural History Museum's new Cocoon Building showing visitors watching electronic display screens and the corridor next to the curved wall of the building.

Peru: Close up shot of llama with snow-covered mountains in the background, wide view of Andes mountain range with a herd of llama moving along.

Gaza: Huge yellow and orange sun setting beyond the gently rippling sea.

Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa: Close view of rhinoceros walking left to right past camera.

South Downs, England: General views of countryside. Birds flying. PAN hills, trees and fields. Lambs sitting on grass. Geese moving along.

Monkey Mia, Australia: Air view travelling over peninsula with steep cliffs and waves breaking on the shoreline.

London, UK: Slow pan up the trunk of a mature plane tree in a park.

Close up of overhanging icicles dripping against a blue sky.

Botswana: Wide view of an adult giraffe silhouetted against a setting sun and an orange sky as it slowly walks from right to left.

Monkey Mia, Australia: Air views of waves crashing against cliffs with visible strata layers in the rocks.

Lesotho, Africa: Various wide shots of the plains and landscapes of Lesotho including grasslands, forested horizons and watery areas.

Antarctica, close up of delicate ice crystals glowing under sunlight as they form on the water's surface.

Medium shot of ice covered rocks set against a blue sky. Pan downwards to reveal gushing water cascading over boulders.

Antarctica: Static shot of a snow covered mountains with the distant sun set reflecting on the peaks.

Antarctica, close up of delicate ice crystals on water's surface.

London, England: Various shots of a range of colourful and exotic orchids in Kew Gardens.

Lesotho, Africa: Side view of a partly silhouetted Hippopotamus standing in a lake and eating grass from the bank.

Arctic, Wide shot of a polar bear emerging from icy waters onto sheet ice and yawning tiredly.

Arctic, Wide shot of a polar bear marches slowly towards the camera. Bear's white fur camouflages with a completely snow covered background.

Iceland: Air views of erupting volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier showing rising voluminous ash cloud.

North Seymour, Galapagos Islands: General view of a boulder strewn shoreline as waves gently roll in.

Close up shot of two purple thistle flowers, a bee flies in to shot and lands on the front flower then flies away.

Arctic, Wide shot of a polar bear scratching its back by rolling playfully in snow.

Southampton, England: Air view of rolling countryside with a patchwork of green and brown fields and the River Fal running through.

Mount Everest, Nepal: Climbers seen as dots against huge peaks of ice on Khumbu Icefall, zoom out to general view of Khumbu Icefall and peak of Mt. Everest in the distance.

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: Two Galapagos sea lions playfully nipping at each other amongst rocks on sandy beach.

Iceland: Various shots of lightning flashes within dark clouds of erupting volcano ash.

Durham, UK: Rural winter scene with flowing river, snowy riverbanks, roadbridge and forest in the background, close up of ducks in the river.

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: Medium view of marine iguana sitting on a boulder on the shoreline, iguana looks around and slides down behind rock.

Uguni, Bolivia: Wide view of 4WD vehicle driving across the vast white expanse of a cracked salt plain.

Victoria, Australia: Medium view of a firefighter silhouetted against bright orange flames burning grasslands and trees at night, zoom out to wide view of the burning forest area.

Oklahoma, USA: A powerful tornado tearing through a field with dirt spiralling around the tornado column.

Texas, USA: A large tornado forming with lots of dust swirling ominously between the tornado cloud and ground.

Iceland: Long shot of Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupting with smoke and ash billowing into the sky, close up of multi-coloured smoke.

Antarctica, wide shot of the sun bursting from behind angular mountain peaks and snow blowing

Antarctica, wide shot of a fierce wind blowing snow down icy terrain. Yellow hue to shot.

Wide shot of frozen arctic landscape and icefloes with snow covered mountains in the distance.

Wide shot of snow blowing across icy landscape illuminated by a magnificent orange sunset.

Arctic. Wide shot of snow gusting horizontally past angular, rocky terrain with two gulls sitting on the rocks.

Blantyre, Malawi: Various of a farmer picking tea at an estate, close up of the machine used to pick the tea leaves.

Botswana: A pair of giraffes eating leaves from trees and silhouetted against an orange sky and the evening sun.

Lesotho, Africa: Close up shot of Warthog grazing on grass.

Lesotho, Africa: Medium view of a pair of zebras standing in grassland with antelopes roaming around in the background.

Manitoba, Canada: A massive black tornado column rotating over a field with dust and debris swirling in the powerful winds.

Close up of a small icy stream meandering past snow dusted rocks. Zoom out to reveal a white, wintry scene.

Manitoba, Canada: A large tornado with dark clouds rotating powerfully.

Manitoba, Canada: Zoom in toward a massive black tornado. Huge swirl of dust and air rotates over a field ominously.

Mount Everest, Nepal: Time lapse of the peak of Mount Everest as shadows of clouds move over and pink-tinged evening sunlight sets in.