Moon: Nature's Secret Force

The Moon shapes life on Earth in extraordinary ways - illuminating the darkness, raising the tides, and steadying the planet's wild rhythms. Moon: Nature's Secret Force, narrated by Tilda Swinton, reveals how lunar forces influence and underpin the lives of animals across the globe. In Dining by Moonlight, the ever-changing phases of the Moon alter the balance between predator and prey, as a young elephant's fate shifts with waxing and waning light and creatures from Malaysian colugos to reef manta rays use the moon's powers to find food. Moonlit Romance explores how lunar cycles influence courtship, birth, and renewal - from Arctic foxes navigating extreme seasonal changes to coral reefs and nurse sharks synchronising reproduction to lunar light and tides. Finally, Guided By The Moon shows how animals use the Moon to find their way. Humpback whales migrate thousands of miles guided by moon-driven phenomena, while spider crabs, dung beetles and newts navigate using lunar light, polarisation, and magnetic fields. Filmed across five continents and three oceans, with a magical score by Sophy Purnell, this cinematic series blends science, storytelling, and emotion to reveal how the Moon continues to shape life on Earth.