• 2001
  • TV-G
  • 50m
The Blue Planet

Summary Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans. View more details

  • 2001
  • TV-G
  • 50m

The Blue Planet

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Pierce Brosnan David Attenborough Peter Scoones

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 11, 2001

Countries of origin : United States Germany United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD)

Summary Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 11, 2001

Countries of origin : United States Germany United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD)

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 11, 2001
Ocean World
The ocean's influence dominates the world's weather systems and supports an enormous range of life. This first episode demonstrates the sheer scale, power and complexity of the "Blue Planet".
Episode 2 • Sep 18, 2001
The Deep
The deep sea, which gets darker with increasing depth until no more sunlight penetrates at about a kilometer depth, and ever colder closer to the bottom of the ocean, covers most of the planet and is thus by far the largest habitat on earth, yet has been explored less than space, so most scientific expeditions, at depths requiring modern submarine technology, discover at least one new species, or even whole new branches of submarine life. Like everywhere else, evolution has over millions of years produced several amazing adaptations to even the most extreme conditions, here especially to the lack of sunlight, with its problems for procreation, searching food and fleeing hunters, such as photophore cells which produce specific light types, mimic rare light penetrating from above, etcetera.
Episode 3 • Sep 25, 2001
Open Ocean
Endless blue stretches in every direction. The sea bed is a staggering eight kilometers deeper down and the nearest island is 500 kilometers away. There is nothing save the burning sun above and the blackened abyss below. How, then, does life exist?
Episode 4 • Oct 03, 2001
Frozen Seas
Life on the edge of a frozen sea is tough. Ice at both poles is constantly moving, and in winter freezes solid with air temperatures 70 °C below freezing. Only in spring, with the retreating ice and light reaching the water, does life begin again.
Episode 5 • Oct 09, 2001
Seasonal Seas
Shafts of sunlight are the vital source of energy used by the countless billions of plankton that grow every spring and summer in the world's temperate sea, the richest of all habitats.
Episode 6 • Oct 16, 2001
Coral Seas
Coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea; fish compete for food, territory and mates within this oasis of life. Incredible time-lapse photography shows the dramatic formation of a coral reef, portraying its inhabitants and its ultimate destruction.
Episode 7 • Oct 23, 2001
Tidal Seas
Tidal marshes are one of the most productive parts of the world. Numerous plants support numerous animals, yet life is not easy: predators are attracted to these enormous quantities of food, forcing animals to seek constant protection from attack.
Episode 8 • Oct 30, 2001
Coasts
The boundary between land and sea is an exciting place, with seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals constantly coming and going.

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