Name: The Blue Planet
Released: 2001-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Attenborough

TV Show · Documentary

The definitive natural history of the world's oceans, from popular shores and teeming shallows to the mysterious open depths. Two-thirds of the planet is covered by the oceans and yet they remain largely unexplored and certainly under-filmed.

2001 · 48m

Starring David Attenborough

Director Alastair Fothergill

EPISODE 1

Ocean World

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. We travel to the depths of the seas to reveal a spectacular variety of life, some never filmed before.

41m
EPISODE 2

Deep

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans to uncover the strange, otherworldly creatures living in the depths of the ocean.

41m
EPISODE 3

Open Ocean

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. The deadly game of hide-and-seek played by the sea's charismatic hunters - whales, shark and billfish.

48m
EPISODE 4

Frozen Seas

A natural history of the oceans. A look at the survival techniques of creatures that endure the harsh conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic.

48m
EPISODE 5

Seasonal Seas

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans, exploring the richest waters on Earth, where the annual cycle of the sun drives an explosion of life.

48m
EPISODE 6

Coral Seas

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. Developed over centuries, coral reefs house fragile ecosystems, but they too have to fight to survive.

41m

David Attenborough

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Alastair Fothergill

Director
Alastair Fothergill

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