Series Directed by
| Heinz Sielmann | ... | (5 episodes, 1965-1978) |
| Jan Haft | ... | (4 episodes, 2003-2006) |
| Thomas Behrend | ... | (4 episodes, 2010-2013) |
| Oliver Goetzl | ... | (3 episodes, 2006-2016) |
| Reinhard Radke | ... | (3 episodes, 2013-2019) |
| Ralph Schieke | ... | (3 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Svenja Schieke | ... | (3 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Günter Goldmann | ... | (2 episodes, 2003-2010) |
| Heiko De Groot | ... | (2 episodes, 2010) |
| Erik Baláz | ... | (2 episodes, 2017) |
| Gerd Wustig | ... | (1 episode, 1991) |
| Renate Wustig | ... | (1 episode, 1991) |
| Wolfgang Wegner | ... | (1 episode, 2003) |
| Andreas Kieling | ... | (1 episode, 2004) |
| Andy Byatt | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Lothar Frenz | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Stefania Lamberti | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Annette Scheurich | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Klaus Scheurich | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Nadja Frenz | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Ninette Kraunus | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Christina Karliczek | ... | (1 episode, 2010) |
| Roland Gockel | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Rosie Koch | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Hans-Peter Kuttler | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Ernst Sasse | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Holger Vogt | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Christoph Hauschild | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
Series Writing Credits
| Thomas Behrend | ... | (2 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Thomas Behrend | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2011) |
| Andy Byatt | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Ingrid Büttner | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Heiko De Groot | ... | (2 episodes, 2010) |
| Lothar Frenz | ... | (2 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Lothar Frenz | ... | (adaptation) (1 episode, 2009) |
| Nadja Frenz | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Roland Gockel | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Oliver Goetzl | ... | (2 episodes, 2006-2016) |
| Oliver Goetzl | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2006) |
| Jan Haft | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Henning Jaeckisch | ... | (adaptation) (1 episode, 2006) |
| Christina Karliczek | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Andreas Kieling | ... | (1 episode, 2004) |
| Rosie Koch | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Ninette Kraunus | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Hans-Peter Kuttler | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Stefania Lamberti | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Susanne Lummer | ... | (script) (1 episode, 2016) |
| Thomas Plaichinger | ... | (adaptation) (1 episode, 2009) |
| Thomas Plaichinger | ... | (text) (1 episode, 2003) |
| Reinhard Radke | ... | (3 episodes, 2013-2019) |
| Ernst Sasse | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Annette Scheurich | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Ralph Schieke | ... | (3 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Ralph Schieke | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2020) |
| Svenja Schieke | ... | (3 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Svenja Schieke | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2020) |
| Heinz Sielmann | ... | (4 episodes, 1965) |
| Beatrix Stoepel | ... | (text) (1 episode, 2010) |
| Tom Synnatzschke | ... | (text) (1 episode, 2012) |
| Holger Vogt | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
Series Cast
Series Produced by
| Jörn Röver | ... | supervising producer / producer: NDR Naturfilm / producer / executive producer / supervising producer: NDR Naturfilm (20 episodes, 2003-2019) |
| Wolf Lengwenus | ... | producer: NDR / commissioning editor: NDR / commissioning editor NDR / commissioning editor (12 episodes, 2003-2012) |
| Britta Kiesewetter | ... | producer / producer: NDR Naturfilm (10 episodes, 2003-2020) |
| Tom Synnatzschke | ... | producer / producer: NDR Naturfilm (10 episodes, 2005-2017) |
| Thomas Harnisch | ... | executive producer: NDR Naturfilm / executive producer / line producer (8 episodes, 2012-2019) |
| Ralf Quibeldey | ... | commissioning editor: NDR / commissioning editor / producer: NDR (7 episodes, 2012-2016) |
| Susanne Lummer | ... | producer / producer: NDR Naturfilm (5 episodes, 2008-2013) |
| Heinz Sielmann | ... | producer (4 episodes, 1965) |
| Gabriele Conze | ... | producer: WDR / commissioning editor: WDR (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Mirja Kaiser | ... | commissioning editor NDR/ARTE / commissioning editor / commissioning editor: NDR/ARTE (3 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Christina Herßebroick | ... | commissioning editor: MDR/ARTE (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Günter Tovar | ... | producer (1 episode, 1978) |
| Volker Zielke | ... | producer (1 episode, 1991) |
| Phil Coles | ... | producer: Parthenon Entertainment (1 episode, 2004) |
| Oliver Goetzl | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2006) |
| Sabine Holzer | ... | producer: ORF (1 episode, 2006) |
| Sylvia Nagel | ... | commissioning editor: ARTE (1 episode, 2006) |
| Ivo Nörenberg | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2006) |
| Holger Hermesmeyer | ... | producer: NDR (1 episode, 2009) |
| Franz Fuchs | ... | commissioning editor: ORF (1 episode, 2013) |
| Ashley Hoppin | ... | commissioning editor (1 episode, 2013) |
| Andrea Gastgeb | ... | producer (1 episode, 2019) |
| Timo Großpietsch | ... | commissioning editor: NDR (1 episode, 2019) |
| Simon Riedel | ... | producer (1 episode, 2019) |
| Andrew Solomon | ... | commissioning editor: ORF (1 episode, 2019) |
| Thorge Thomsen | ... | commissioning editor: NDR/Arte (1 episode, 2019) |
Series Music by
| Clemens Winterhalter | ... | (3 episodes, 2008-2013) |
| Martin Lingnau | ... | (3 episodes, 2013-2019) |
| Ingmar Süberkrüb | ... | (3 episodes, 2013-2019) |
| Andreas Dicke | ... | (3 episodes, 2013-2015) |
| Steffen Kaltschmid | ... | (3 episodes, 2017-2018) |
| Oliver Heuss | ... | (2 episodes, 2004-2006) |
| Klaus Hillebrecht | ... | (2 episodes, 2009-2010) |
| Peter Huber | ... | (1 episode, 2003) |
| Joe Dinkelbach | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Felix Halbe | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Lars Jebsen | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Vince Bahrdt | ... | (1 episode, 2010) |
| Michael Klaukien | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Andreas Lonardoni | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Stephan Baader | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Siggi Mueller | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Jörg Magnus Pfeil | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Kolja Erdmann | ... | (1 episode, 2016) |
| Sascha Blank | ... | (1 episode, 2020) |
Series Cinematography by
| Christina Karliczek | ... | (7 episodes, 2010-2013) |
| Thomas Behrend | ... | (5 episodes, 2010-2013) |
| Heinz Sielmann | ... | (4 episodes, 1965) |
| Georges Theilacker | ... | (4 episodes, 1965) |
| Ivo Nörenberg | ... | (3 episodes, 2006-2016) |
| Reinhard Radke | ... | (3 episodes, 2013-2019) |
| Ralph Schieke | ... | (3 episodes, 2015-2020) |
| Günter Goldmann | ... | (2 episodes, 2003-2010) |
| Roland Gockel | ... | (2 episodes, 2005-2012) |
| Tobias Kaufmann | ... | (2 episodes, 2010) |
| Joachim Günther | ... | (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Gerd Wustig | ... | (1 episode, 1991) |
| Andreas Kieling | ... | (1 episode, 2004) |
| Florian Graner | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Willem van Heerden | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Jan Haft | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Robert Morgenstern | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Markus Rüth | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Kay Ziesenhenne | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Ingrid Büttner | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Pim Niesten | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Klaus Scheurich | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Rolf Sziringer | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Manfred Trinzen | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Beatrice Mayer | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Timo Selengia | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Jens Thöl | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Uwe Anders | ... | (1 episode, 2010) |
| Svea Andersson | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Hans-Peter Kuttler | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Julian Ringer | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Ernst Sasse | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Christoph Hauschild | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
Series Editing by
| Klaus Müller | ... | (7 episodes, 2004-2019) |
| Kathrin Dücker-Eckloff | ... | (5 episodes, 2008-2019) |
| Mario Schöppler | ... | (3 episodes, 2005-2010) |
| Svenja Schieke | ... | (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Sabine Wulkow | ... | (1 episode, 1991) |
| Günter Goldmann | ... | (1 episode, 2003) |
| Peter Brownlee | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Zilke Lemmer | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Gillian Matchett | ... | (1 episode, 2005) |
| Oliver Goetzl | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Robert Morgenstern | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Ivo Nörenberg | ... | (1 episode, 2006) |
| Ulrich Skalicky | ... | (1 episode, 2009) |
| Iryna Tietje | ... | (1 episode, 2010) |
| Patrick Wolters | ... | (1 episode, 2010) |
| Mirco Tribanek | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Anton Hering | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Stefan Canham | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Daniel Probst | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Siegfried Kern | ... | (1 episode, 2019) |
| Karen Kretzschmar | ... | (1 episode, 2020) |
Series Production Management
| Eva-Maria Wittke | ... | production manager: NDR / production manager: NDT / production manager (18 episodes, 2003-2016) |
| Thomas Harnisch | ... | production manager / production manager: NDR Naturfilm (14 episodes, 2003-2012) |
| Sina Knoll | ... | production manager: NDR Naturfilm / production manager (7 episodes, 2012-2016) |
| Wolfgang Kramer | ... | production manager: NDR (2 episodes, 2008-2010) |
| Jochen Papke | ... | production manager: MDR (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Ekkehard Bahls | ... | production manager (1 episode, 1991) |
| Melanie Haft | ... | production manager: Nautilus Film (1 episode, 2006) |
| Jörn Röver | ... | head of production (1 episode, 2012) |
| Tim Carlberg | ... | production manager: NDR (1 episode, 2019) |
| Sven Heiligenstein | ... | production manager: NDR Naturfilm (1 episode, 2019) |
Series Sound Department
| Sven-Michael Bluhm | ... | sound mixer / audio post-production / sound (18 episodes, 2003-2019) |
| Norbert Schlawin | ... | foley artist / foley / sound effects editor (6 episodes, 2004-2015) |
| Thomas Weichler | ... | sound mixer / audio post-production (3 episodes, 2006-2013) |
| Elvira Goldmann | ... | sound (2 episodes, 2003-2010) |
| Gabriele Mierke-Radke | ... | sound (2 episodes, 2019) |
| Renate Wustig | ... | sound (1 episode, 1991) |
| Steven Kazlowski | ... | sound (1 episode, 2004) |
| Erik Kieling | ... | sound (1 episode, 2004) |
| Francois Botha | ... | sound (1 episode, 2005) |
| Frank Casaretto | ... | sound mixer (1 episode, 2006) |
| Beatrice Mayer | ... | sound (1 episode, 2009) |
| Timo Selengia | ... | sound (1 episode, 2009) |
| Jens Thöl | ... | sound (1 episode, 2009) |
| Dirk Schamuhn | ... | sound (1 episode, 2012) |
| Reinhard Radke | ... | sound (1 episode, 2019) |
| Svenja Schieke | ... | sound (1 episode, 2020) |
Series Visual Effects by
| Stephan Braun | ... | visual effects (1 episode, 2006) |
Series Camera and Electrical Department
| Henning Sancken | ... | video technician (4 episodes, 2010-2019) |
| Ivo Nörenberg | ... | additional camera / additional camera operator / additional cinematographer (3 episodes, 2012-2013) |
| Christina Karliczek | ... | underwater camera operator (2 episodes, 2010-2011) |
| Oliver Goetzl | ... | additional camera operator / additional cinematographer (2 episodes, 2012-2016) |
| Kari Kemppainen | ... | additional camera / additional cinematographer (2 episodes, 2013-2016) |
| Rolf Steinmann | ... | additional camera / additional cinematographer (2 episodes, 2013-2016) |
| Klaus Stuhl | ... | aerial photographer (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Simon Werry | ... | aerial photographer (2 episodes, 2015) |
| Joachim Hinz | ... | camera (1 episode, 1991) |
| Josef Breuche | ... | video technician (1 episode, 2003) |
| Frank Gutsche | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2004) |
| Jürgen Hensel | ... | video technician (1 episode, 2004) |
| Steven Nourse | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2004) |
| Greg A. Syversib | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2004) |
| Yann Sochaczewski | ... | assistant camera (1 episode, 2006) |
| Susanne Blech | ... | assistant camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| Boas Schwarz | ... | assistant camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| Michaela Asmussen | ... | video technician (1 episode, 2009) |
| Connie Goos | ... | additional camera operator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Helge Heggblum | ... | additional camera operator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Marion Reischmann | ... | additional camera operator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Roland Gockel | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Mike Johnson | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Roberto Rinaldi | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Florian Graner | ... | camera operator (1 episode, 2012) |
| Anton Hering | ... | additional camera operator (1 episode, 2012) |
| Samad Kottur | ... | additional camera operator (1 episode, 2012) |
| Hans-Peter Kuttler | ... | camera operator (1 episode, 2012) |
| Tobias Mennle | ... | camera operator (1 episode, 2012) |
| Dirk Schamuhn | ... | camera operator (1 episode, 2012) |
| Ralph Schieke | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2013) |
| Holger Vogt | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2013) |
| Günter Goldmann | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2015) |
| Thoralf Grospitz | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2015) |
| Irmin Kerck | ... | aerial photographer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Henry M. Mix | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2015) |
| Jens Westphalen | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2015) |
| Jan Henriksson | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Florian Leo | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Joosep Matjus | ... | additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2016) |
Series Editorial Department
| Henning Sancken | ... | color grader (3 episodes, 2011-2013) |
| Birgit Lippert | ... | color corrector (1 episode, 2006) |
| Tom Synnatzschke | ... | editing director (1 episode, 2012) |
Series Additional Crew
| Wolf Lengwenus | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 1991) |
| Frieder Eisenschmidt | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2003) |
| Helga Eisenschmidt | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2003) |
| Frank Pfeiffer | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2003) |
| Edgar Schippan | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2003) |
| Rudolf Diesel | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2006) |
| Andreas Hartl | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2006) |
| Gerwig Lawitzky | ... | consultant (1 episode, 2006) |
| Rolf Steinmann | ... | unspecified assistant (1 episode, 2006) |
| Frauke Ludwig | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Arne Schröder | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Lena Strothe | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Claudia Wallbrecht | ... | collaborator (1 episode, 2009) |
| Jochem Marotzke | ... | scientific advisor (1 episode, 2010) |
| Dirk Notz | ... | scientific advisor (1 episode, 2010) |
| Eleonora de Sabata | ... | consultant (1 episode, 2011) |
| Wolfgang Dreyer | ... | science consultant (1 episode, 2011) |
| Andreas Knabbe | ... | remotely operated underwater vehicles technician (1 episode, 2011) |
| Sascha Pülmanns | ... | remotely operated underwater vehicles technician (1 episode, 2011) |
| Tierney Thys | ... | science consultant (1 episode, 2011) |
| Pete Blackwell | ... | assistant (1 episode, 2013) |
| Kasao Learat | ... | assistant (1 episode, 2013) |
| Antony Tira | ... | field assistant (1 episode, 2019) |
| Jonathan Tira | ... | field assistant (1 episode, 2019) |
Series Thanks
| Kari Kemppainen | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2006) |
| Seppo Kimanen | ... | with special thanks to: Jean Sibelius Quartet (1 episode, 2006) |
| Tapio Kostet | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2006) |
| Antti Leinonen | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2006) |
| Jouko Määttä | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2006) |
| Frank Quade | ... | with special thanks to: Video Data Hamburg (1 episode, 2006) |
| Sari Rusanen | ... | with special thanks to: Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival (1 episode, 2006) |
| Martti Timonen | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2006) |
| Jens Umland | ... | with special thanks to: Video Data Hamburg (1 episode, 2006) |
| Simon Berrow | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Yvonne Bolte | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Pat Doohan | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Tina Fröhlich | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Frank Klingbeil | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Geraldine MacGowan | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Cilian Roden | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Patsy Dan Rodgers | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Volker Schutsch | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Sabine Springer | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2012) |
| Patrick James Beresford | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
| Markus Borner | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
| Atif Chugtai | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
| Chris Handschuh | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
| Jean Hartley | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
| Hamisi Msawa | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
| James Sindiyo | ... | thanks (1 episode, 2013) |
