The BBC and BBC Worldwide have announced that the corporation’s commercial arm will make a major new investment in BBC factual content covering the breadth of the BBC’s output across natural history, science and history and becoming the principal co-production partner with the BBC Natural History Unit.

Following the first wave, further titles confirmed as part of BBC Worldwide’s investment are: Oceans, Kangaroo Dundee, The Rains, Sleepover at the Zoo, Wild Japan, Wild Patagonia and Wild New Zealand. 

All eleven titles will be distributed globally by BBC Worldwide.

The agreement opens up opportunities for the BBC and BBC Worldwide to work with a wider range of co-production partners to create an ambitious and varied slate of factual content for UK viewers as well as those around the world.

The deal will see the BBC produce more hours of factual content than ever before from new landmark titles to popular science and nature series and special television events.

Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television said, “We have a shared vision with Worldwide to create world class factual content that will delight audiences at home – and also appeal to those across the globe. Commercial investment through BBC Worldwide and our network of production partners around the world will ensure that we continue to make ambitious genre-defining series that connect audiences from London to Tokyo with science, history and the wonders of the natural world.”

Tim Davie CEO, BBC Worldwide said, “Demand for our factual content has never been higher and this investment opens up opportunities to work with new partners worldwide to produce an exciting and varied slate of content that will appeal to everyone allowing us to bring BBC factual content to an even wider audience.”