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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 · E08

Coasts

The Blue Planet · Oct 31, 2001 · 50m

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Introduction

Sep 12, 2001 · 50m

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The Deep

Sep 19, 2001 · 50m

E03▶

Open Ocean

Sep 26, 2001 · 50m

E04▶

Frozen Seas

Oct 3, 2001 · 50m

E05▶

Seasonal Seas

Oct 10, 2001 · 50m

E06▶

Coral Seas

Oct 17, 2001 · 50m

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Tidal Seas

Oct 24, 2001 · 50m

E08Playing

Coasts

Oct 31, 2001 · 50m

From 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 - until a killer whale attacks, crashing in on the surf. But when breeding season is over, life returns to the sea and the shores are empty once again.

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