Series
Planet Earth
“Prepare to see it as never before.”
Documentary
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Seasons & episodes
1From Pole to Pole5 Mar 2006 · 53m · ★ 8.5A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.
2Mountains12 Mar 2006 · 49m · ★ 8.2An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.
3Fresh Water19 Mar 2006 · 51m · ★ 8.2Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life.
4Caves26 Mar 2006 · 50m · ★ 8.3Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thrive in these environments.
5Deserts2 Apr 2006 · 50m · ★ 8.1Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditions present in deserts as well as the survival mechanisms developed by the animals that inhabit them.
6Ice Worlds5 Nov 2006 · 51m · ★ 8.1Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
7Great Plains12 Nov 2006 · 50m · ★ 8.0This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest concentration of animal life. Over Africa's savanna, a swarm of 1.5 billion red-billed queleas are caught on camera, the largest flock of birds ever depicted.
8Jungles19 Nov 2006 · 51m · ★ 8.3Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.
9Shallow Seas26 Nov 2006 · 51m · ★ 8.3A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.
10Seasonal Forests3 Dec 2006 · 51m · ★ 8.2Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of all trees grow in the endless taiga of the Arctic north. Northern America has forests that include California's sequoias, the Earth's largest trees. There and elsewhere, their vast production of photosynthesis and shade presides over a seasonal cycle of life and involves countless plant and animal species.
11Ocean Deep10 Dec 2006 · 53m · ★ 8.2An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.
Details
- First aired
- 5 Mar 2006
- Last aired
- 10 Dec 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 11
- Votes
- 1,303 on TMDB
Cast
David AttenboroughSelf - Narrator
