Name: A Year on Planet Earth
Released: 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Stephen Fry

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A look at the incredible ways in which all life is impacted by the Earth's journey around the sun, examining how massive seasonal events affect the lives of individual animals as their stories develop across the year.

Documentary · 2022 · 47 min

Starring Stephen Fry

EPISODE 1

A Year on Planet Earth

Winter has begun and with less solar energy the northern hemisphere freezes, life is at its hardest; as the planet starts its incredible journey around the sun, Earth's northern pole tilts away from the warmth and light.

45 min · 9 Jul 2023
EPISODE 2

A Year on Planet Earth

Spring is the season of opportunity; the great melt begins and new life erupts; life in the Southern Hemisphere gets rough with worsening conditions as animals prepare for shorter days.

45 min · 16 Jul 2023
EPISODE 3

A Year on Planet Earth

Summer is the season of extremes; the top of the planet gets 24 hours of sunlight while the south is frozen in darkness.

45 min · 23 Jul 2023
EPISODE 4

A Year on Planet Earth

Autumn is the season of change, offering new beginnings or a chance to take a new path; many species prepare for winter to secure their place for the next year's circle of life.

44 min · 30 Jul 2023
EPISODE 5

A Year on Planet Earth

A newly-hatched penguin chick grows a fluffy coat and swims past killer whales to leave home; a panda cub's patience is tested by its mom's never-ending meal.

44 min · 1 Jan 2022
EPISODE 6

Making the Planet

Scientists, community members and conservationists uncover new behavior, use pioneering and inventive techniques and put their lives on the line to protect the animals that roam the earth.

44 min · 1 Jan 2022

Stephen Fry

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A Year on Planet Earth

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