The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet

90%9.0/102002

Five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world’s oceans.

Director:
Alastair Fothergill

Seasons & Episodes

1The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 1Experience the power of the blue whale – the largest mammal ever to grace our planet. Learn how the sun and moon help control and tame the ocean. Travel far and wide – from the Eastern Pacific to Alaska, from the Bering Sea to the shores of Southern California – and begin to understand the […]2The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 2A place of mountain ranges, perpetual night, pressures extremes and cold… and the weirdest life forms on our planet. Dive into the depths of the ocean, an eerie world where predators with teeth so large they can\’t even close their mouths, chase bio-luminescent creatures of the deep. Discover the spectacular smoking chimneys of the hydrothermal […]3The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 3In the immense space of the open ocean the sea bed is a staggering five miles below the surface and the nearest island is over 300 miles away. Yet here live many of the most spectacular predators in the ocean. Marvel as you experience ruthless and beautiful battles between hunter and prey.4The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 4An environment where only the toughest survive, the Arctic and Antarctic are unrelenting habitats. Only in spring does life begin again. Plankton blooms and feeds fast hordes of migrating fish, walruses rake the seabed for clams, and minke and humpback whales gorge themselves on gigantic swarms of krill. But it is a brief spring feast […]5The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 5As the days grow longer, billions of microscopic plankton bloom under the blazing sun. Here in the temperate seas, three-ton basking sharks graze among forests of giant kelp – the fastest growing plant in the world. The forests harbor thousands of other animals, including sea otters, brilliantly colored anemones, squid, and exquisite leafy dragons. But […]6The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 6Bathed in bright sunlight and warm clear water, the coral reef is a rich oasis of life – the rainforest of the sea. Bizarrely adorned harlequin shrimp carry off a starfish several times their size, while haunting songs reverberate around the reef, heralding the arrival of humpback whales. Shimmering schools of brightly colored fish battle […]7The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 7The sun and moon move billions of tons of water with every turn of the tide. The strongest tides empty entire bays, smash trees on riverbanks, and strand sea creatures on suddenly dry land. Weaker tides control the movements of huge numbers of fish, coaxing stingrays though astounding underwater arches. And as the water recedes, […]8The Blue Planet Season 1 Episode 8From rocky cliffs to gentle dunes, the coasts are always changing. Day in and day out, they are battered by crashing waves. Seabirds come here by the thousands to nest, while baby turtles hatch and race to the sea, pursued by hungry predators. Young sea lion pups are born and play on the sand – […]
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