Drowning in Plastic

Drowning in Plastic
TV Show · Documentary

Our blue planet is facing the biggest threat in human history. Trillions of pieces of plastic are choking the lifeblood of the earth and every marine animal, from the smallest plankton to the largest mammal, is being affected. Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin visits scientists at the cutting edge of plastics research to uncover whether we can turn back the growing plastic tide before it’s too late.

2018 · 55m
Starring Liz Bonnin
Director Tom Watt-Smith

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    It looks like paradise but on a remote beach in Australia, newly-hatched Flesh Footed Shearwater chicks are filling up on deadly plastic instead of food. Some are so weighted down, they can’t make it to the sea. Our precious coral reefs, home to 25% of all marine life, are dying. This is the chilling reality of our use of plastic. What can we do to save our blue planet?
    53m
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    This show will make you recycle like your life depends on it - in fact, your life really does. But there’s only so much that you, an individual, can do about large-scale plastic pollution. Big industry is the largest contributor to ocean plastic, particularly the fishing industry. It will take an army of scientists to find a solution to this crisis. Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin meets them.
    53m

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Cast & Crew

  • Liz Bonnin
    Actor
  • T‌W
    Tom Watt-Smith
    Director
  • D‌W
    Dominique Walker
    Producer
  • R‌S
    Rebecca Sullivan
    Producer

About

Drowning in Plastic

Documentary

Our blue planet is facing the biggest threat in human history. Trillions of pieces of plastic are choking the lifeblood of the earth and every marine animal, from the smallest plankton to the largest mammal, is being affected. Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin visits scientists at the cutting edge of plastics research to uncover whether we can turn back the growing plastic tide before it’s too late.

Information

Studio
Discovery Channel
Released
2018
Rated
TV-PG
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
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