Natural World: A year in the life of an African sycamore fig tree may not seem like the most gripping subject for a film, but the tree has an extraordinary existence that mainly depends on the fig wasp, an insect so small it could fly through the eye of a needle. This is an astounding piece of work by Mark Deeble and Vicky Stone, whose photography manages to make even the most revolting-sounding scene look gorgeous. The film's packed with astonishing facts, too, such as the fact that the penis of the male fig wasp is three times longer than the wasp itself, and he lives as an adult for just one - admittedly exciting - day. Try dropping that into the next dinner-table conversation and watch the reaction.

Starring:

Christian Rodska, David Attenborough, Stephen Fry

Genre:

Documentary