Overview
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: From Pole to Pole
Mar 05, 2006
A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.
Episode 2: Mountains
Mar 12, 2006
An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.
Episode 3: Fresh Water
Mar 19, 2006
Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all ...
Episode 4: Caves
Mar 26, 2006
Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptat...
Episode 5: Deserts
Apr 02, 2006
Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in ...
Episode 6: Ice Worlds
Nov 05, 2006
Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Episode 7: Great Plains
Nov 12, 2006
This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vas...
Episode 8: Jungles
Nov 19, 2006
Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that...
Episode 9: Shallow Seas
Nov 26, 2006
A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.
Episode 10: Seasonal Forests
Dec 03, 2006
Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are ...
Episode 11: Ocean Deep
Dec 10, 2006
An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.
Trailers & Videos
Planet Earth Trailer - The Complete Series
