TV Nature - Season 7 Episode 7 : Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country Nature - Season 7 Episode 7 : Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country 7.8/10 by 39 users Australia's arid interior is often called the dead heart. In fact, it teems with life, supported by a hidden network of buried rivers recharged by rare but heavy rains. This episode tells the story of this surprising desert - formed when the climatic change overtook and dried out central Australia. What was once a land of vast lakes and broad rivers turned into a parched region of glittering stone and burning sand, interwoven with swathes of hardy woodland and plains of desert grass. A great variety of plants and animals has adapted to life in the arid centre, with its swings between the brief good condition that follow the unpredictable rains, and then long periods of drought. It's the land of the lizards - from giant goannas that sniff out snakes hiding under the sand, to the tiny, delicate Lake Eyre dragons who've made the desolate saltpans their domain. Details Casts Posters Images Title Nature - Season 7 Episode 7 : Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country Alternative Titles Nature with George Page First Air Date 1982-10-10 Last Air Date 2025-10-29 Number of Episodes 683 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, Family, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Nature Season 7 :Episode 1 Bonebreakers' Mountain Bonebreakers' Mountain 1988-10-09 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 2 Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest 1988-10-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 3 Peacock's War Peacock's War 1988-10-30 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 4 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: A Separate Creation Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: A Separate Creation 1988-11-13 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 5 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn 1988-11-20 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 6 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Making of the Bush Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Making of the Bush 1988-11-27 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 7 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country 1988-12-04 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 8 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Land of Flood and Fire Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Land of Flood and Fire 1988-12-11 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 9 Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent: End of Isolation Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent: End of Isolation 1988-12-18 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 10 Night Hunters Night Hunters 1989-01-08 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 11 Beyond Timbuktu Beyond Timbuktu 1989-02-05 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 12 Under the Emerald Sea Under the Emerald Sea 1989-02-19 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 13 Wild Waterfalls Wild Waterfalls 1989-02-26 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 14 Meerkats United / The Bee-Team Meerkats United / The Bee-Team 1989-03-05 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 15 Icebird Icebird 1989-03-12 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 16 Mozu the Snow Monkey Mozu the Snow Monkey 1989-03-19 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 17 The Everglades: Rain Machine The Everglades: Rain Machine 1989-03-26 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 18 Islands in the Sky Islands in the Sky 1989-04-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 19 Rulers of the Wind Rulers of the Wind 1989-04-30 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 20 Kariba: the Lake that Made a Dent Kariba: the Lake that Made a Dent 1989-05-14 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...