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“A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE OCEANS.”

200151m / epDocumentary

First aired

September 12, 2001

8.4

TMDB Score

84% match · 416 votes

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S01 · E05

Seasonal Seas

The Blue Planet · Oct 10, 2001 · 50m

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E01▶

Introduction

Sep 12, 2001 · 50m

E02▶

The Deep

Sep 19, 2001 · 50m

E03▶

Open Ocean

Sep 26, 2001 · 50m

E04▶

Frozen Seas

Oct 3, 2001 · 50m

E05Playing

Seasonal Seas

Oct 10, 2001 · 50m

E06▶

Coral Seas

Oct 17, 2001 · 50m

E07▶

Tidal Seas

Oct 24, 2001 · 50m

E08▶

Coasts

Oct 31, 2001 · 50m

As 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 as the year wears on, storms rage in the icy sea... a desperate challenge for the animals that remain.

About the Series

Documentary

Synopsis

Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels from various coasts to the poles to examine watery denizens ranging from the gigantic blue whale to microscopic coral polyps.

CreatorsAndy Byatt, Alastair Fothergill