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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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Narrator David Attenborough
Producer Alastair Fothergill

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Sep 2001 21:00
    BBC One
  • Sun 16 Sep 2001 14:45
    BBC One
  • Thu 11 Oct 2001 00:30
    BBC One
  • Sat 5 Jan 2002 20:05
    BBC Knowledge
  • Wed 9 Jan 2002 23:05
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 25 May 2002 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 14 Oct 2003 01:10
    BBC One
  • Sat 18 Oct 2003 01:20
    BBC One
  • Tue 13 Jul 2004 01:05
    BBC One
  • Sun 3 Oct 2004 15:20
    BBC One
  • Sun 19 Dec 2004 11:45
    BBC One
  • Sat 15 Sep 2007 17:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 9 Jul 2011 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 10 Jul 2011 03:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 16 Jun 2012 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 17 Jun 2012 02:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 28 Mar 2013 16:15
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales only
  • Sat 29 Nov 2014 11:00
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Mon 13 Feb 2017 15:30
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
  • Mon 11 Dec 2017 17:05
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Wed 10 Oct 2018 15:45
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
  • Sat 2 Sep 2023 20:00
    BBC Three
  • Sun 4 Aug 2024 10:35
    CBBC

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