Introduction
David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. We travel to the depths of the seas to reveal a spectacular variety of life, some never filmed before.
Although 70 per cent of our planet is covered by water, the oceans and many of their inhabitants - such as the blue whale - remain an unexplored mystery. This edition travels to the very depths of the seas to reveal a spectacular variety of life - from alien monsters of the deep to pack-hunting killer whales attacking a grey whale calf.
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Killer whale hunt
Duration: 06:38
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Sardine run
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Blue whale breach
Duration: 01:38
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | David Attenborough |
| Producer | Alastair Fothergill |
Broadcasts
Wed 12 Sep 2001 21:00- Sun 16 Sep 2001 14:45
- Thu 11 Oct 2001 00:30
Sat 5 Jan 2002 20:05±«Óãtv Knowledge- Wed 9 Jan 2002 23:05±«Óãtv Knowledge
Sat 25 May 2002 19:00- Tue 14 Oct 2003 01:10
- Sat 18 Oct 2003 01:20
- Tue 13 Jul 2004 01:05
- Sun 3 Oct 2004 15:20
- Sun 19 Dec 2004 11:45
Sat 15 Sep 2007 17:30±«Óãtv Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire- Sat 9 Jul 2011 19:00
- Sun 10 Jul 2011 03:00
- Sat 16 Jun 2012 19:00
- Sun 17 Jun 2012 02:30
- Thu 28 Mar 2013 16:15±«Óãtv Two HD, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales only
- Sat 29 Nov 2014 11:00±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Mon 13 Feb 2017 15:30±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Mon 11 Dec 2017 17:05±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Wed 10 Oct 2018 15:45±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
Sat 2 Sep 2023 20:00- Sun 4 Aug 2024 10:35
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