Sep 12, 2001
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".
Sep 12, 2001
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".
Sep 19, 2001
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...
Sep 26, 2001
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?
The Blue Planet Season 1 (2001) is released on Sep 12, 2001. Watch The Blue Planet online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. The Blue Planet is directed by Alastair Fothergill and created by David Attenborough with David Attenborough and Pierce Brosnan. The Blue Planet is available online on Discovery Plus Amazon Channel and Apple TV.