Synopsis

David Attenborough looks at the damage we are causing far away from our centres of population - to the oceans, the atmosphere and the tropical rainforests. And he suggests what should be done to safeguard the future of our living planet.

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01: The Building of the Earth | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'30''

David Attenborough examines the colossal forces that shape the earth's surface. He visits the deepest gorge in the world - ...

02: The Frozen World | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'35''

From the mountains of Africa to the glaciers of Antarctica and the Arctic, David Attenborough explores the ways animals adapt to sur...

03: The Northern Forests | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'29''

From the Arctic to the southern USA stretches the largest forest in the world. David Attenborough roams from north to south thro...

04: Jungle | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'49''

David Attenborough explores the Amazon jungle, from the tops of the huge trees to the undergrowth which lies at their roots.

05: Seas of Grass | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'05''

David Attenborough explores the grasslands of the Americas, Eurasia and Africa, and encounters the rare maned wolf, a giant anteater, b...

06: The Baking Deserts | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'41''

David Attenborough visits the hottest and driest places on earth. In the Mojave desert he finds a plant that has been growing ther...

07: The Sky Above | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'03''

David Attenborough shows that without gravity the world would be a chaotic place. But some species like spiders, birds and bats have ov...

08: Sweet Fresh Water | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'09''

David Attenborough follows the river Amazon from the Andes to the sea, exploring the life in and around it as it changes from cold ...

09: The Margins of the Land | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'21''

David Attenborough examines the borders between land and water and the life that thrives there, from an English estuary to tr...

10: Worlds Apart | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 54'13''

David Attenborough explores the isolated islands which are a haven for ancient species as well as the cradle of new ones.

11: The Open Ocean | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 52'37''

David Attenborough explores the ocean, which covers 70 per cent of the Earth's surface. It contains creatures like the leafy sea drago...

Heights of diversity | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 2'36''

David Attenborough discusses the rainforest climate and explains where earth's rainforests are located.

Hidden in plain sight | The Living Planet

BBC Two | 1984 | 2'03''

In the seaweed forest of southern Australia, the leafy sea dragon is so well camouflaged that other fish swim amongst its finery as...

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