• 2021
  • 48m

Episode list

Life in Colour
Seeing in Colour
Sat, Feb 27, 2021
  • S1.E1
  • Seeing in Colour
In this first episode, David explores how animals use colour in the wild for survival and attracting a mate - and even for warning off predators. Along the way, he gets up close to peacocks in India, and mandrill baboons in the rainforest - discovering just how extraordinary and beautiful colours in the natural world really are.
8.6 /10
Hiding in Colour
Sat, Mar 06, 2021
  • S1.E2
  • Hiding in Colour
In this second episode, David explores how animals use colour to hide, and disappear into the background when they need to camouflage. Along the way, he looks at Bengal tigers in the Indian sub-continent, and at how zebras confuse potential predators in Masai Mara by literally 'dazzling' them. He also sees how the chicks of the pin-tailed whydah imitate the patterns of their siblings to ensue they're not seen as an unwanted imposter to the nest.
8.6 /10
Chasing Colour
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
  • S1.E3
  • Chasing Colour
The crew shares how they captured views of a hidden world across various habitats and challenging conditions using a pioneering camera system.
7.9 /10
Seeing in Colour

S1.E1 ∙ Seeing in Colour

Sat, Feb 27, 2021
In this first episode, David explores how animals use colour in the wild for survival and attracting a mate - and even for warning off predators. Along the way, he gets up close to peacocks in India, and mandrill baboons in the rainforest - discovering just how extraordinary and beautiful colours in the natural world really are.
8.6 /10
Hiding in Colour

S1.E2 ∙ Hiding in Colour

Sat, Mar 06, 2021
In this second episode, David explores how animals use colour to hide, and disappear into the background when they need to camouflage. Along the way, he looks at Bengal tigers in the Indian sub-continent, and at how zebras confuse potential predators in Masai Mara by literally 'dazzling' them. He also sees how the chicks of the pin-tailed whydah imitate the patterns of their siblings to ensue they're not seen as an unwanted imposter to the nest.
8.6 /10
Chasing Colour

S1.E3 ∙ Chasing Colour

Wed, Apr 21, 2021
The crew shares how they captured views of a hidden world across various habitats and challenging conditions using a pioneering camera system.
7.9 /10
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This week's popular movies

Fin

7.8
Generally favorable

Tiger

7.8
Generally favorable

Encounters at the End of the World

7.7
Generally favorable

My Octopus Teacher

8.1
Generally favorable

Fantastic Fungi

7.4
Generally favorable

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

8
Generally favorable

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

8.9
Generally favorable

The Year Earth Changed

8.2
Generally favorable

Wildcat

7.7
Generally favorable

Expedition Amazon

6.4
Generally favorable

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Blue Planet II

9.3
Universal Acclaim

The Blue Planet

9
Universal Acclaim

Human Planet

9
Universal Acclaim

Frozen Planet

9
Universal Acclaim

Asia

8.6
Generally favorable

Yellowstone: One-Fifty

8.3
Generally favorable

The Americas

0
No rating

Our Oceans

7.8
Generally favorable

Mammals

8.5
Generally favorable

Planet Earth III

9.2
Universal Acclaim

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Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

A man forms an unlikely friendship with a wild otter while living in the remote Shetland Islands

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Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World

Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.

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Fin

Fin

Eli Roth and a professional group of scientists, researchers and activists sail around the globe to unveil the truth behind the death of millions of sharks.

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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

In this documentary David Attenborough, the celebrated naturalist, reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime and the devastating changes he has seen. The film provides a snapshot of global nature loss in a single lifetime.

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My Octopus Teacher

My Octopus Teacher

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

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Fantastic Fungi

Fantastic Fungi

Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.

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