Watch The Blue Planet

TV-G
2001
1 Season
9.0 (38,939)

The Blue Planet is a television series highlighting the natural history of the oceans of Earth. The 8 episode series explores many of the world's oceans searching for interesting plants and animals and documenting them in their natural habitat. The first episode introduces how the oceans and their inhabitants are affected by ocean currents, solar patterns, and tides. These conditions show how the food chain in the world's oceans is set up. With this introduction the series takes the audience throughout the oceans exploring the deep oceans, open oceans, and frozen oceans and within each episode shows the unique animals and wildlife found in that ecosystem. In the second half of the series the audience explores the coastal seas, tropical seas, seasonal seas, and coral seas. All of these different oceanic environments are explored and the plants and animal life is documented in each; sometimes the animals and behaviour caught on film have never been filmed before in the wild.

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Seasons

9. Deep Trouble

November 5, 2001

For years, man has used the oceans as a source of life, food and riches. Now the oceans have been put under such strain that we may be about to lose this valuable asset. Deep Trouble looks at the impact man has had on the ecology of the oceans.

8. Coasts

October 29, 2001

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.

7. Tidal Seas

October 22, 2001

The sun and moon move billions of tons of water with every turn of the tide. The strongest tides empty entire bays, smash trees on riverbanks and strand sea creatures on suddenly dry land. Weaker tides control the movements of huge numbers of fish, coaxing schools of giant stingrays through astounding underwater arches. And as the water recedes the tide can create unbelievable landscapes -- like a sparkling world of salt crystals inhabited only by tiny shrimp and bright pink flamingos.

6. Coral Seas

October 15, 2001

Bathed in bright sunlight and warm, clear water, the coral reef is a rich oasis of life the rainforest of the sea. Bizarrely adorned harlequin shrimps carry off a starfish several times their size, while haunting songs reverberate around the reef, heralding the arrival of humpback whales. Shimmering schools of brightly colored fish battle for territory in this competitive world where you have to stand out to survive.

5. Seasonal Seas

October 8, 2001

The primary focus of this episode is the northern hemisphere's 'seasonal' waters, that is to say, the parts of the oceans that experience all four seasons. Also, there is a particular emphasis on the impact the summer phytoplankton has on the entire yearly cycle.

4. Frozen Seas

October 1, 2001

As the title suggests, this installment looks at the yearly cycle at both the North and South Poles. The Arctic Ocean, as we see, is heavily impacted by the presence of polar bears, who are the focal point of all life throughout the harsh winter months. The South Pole, on the other hand, is far harsher than its northern counterpart, yet as we see still has an active, year-round ecosystem.

3. Open Ocean

September 24, 2001

The open ocean or 'marine deserts' is home to the largest sea predators, and this episode follows them on their hunt. After that, despite the title, there is a look at various forms of shelter that can be found, from natural and man-made flotsam, to volcanic islands dotting the massive oceans. At each 'shelter', we get a glimpse of the thriving and intricate ecosystems surrounding them.

2. The Deep

September 17, 2001

This second installment focusses on the largest habitat on earth: the deep sea. As they plunge deeper and deeper into the ocean, away from the light and sun above, a weird world of darkness emerges: one of strange, never before seen or filmed life-forms; deep trenches that cut into the abyssal plain; and the largest geological structures on earth the mid-ocean ridges.

1. Introduction

September 12, 2001

This introductory episode covers the basics of ocean life. In addition, there is a particular focus on how the two main powers that of the ocean currents and the varying power of the sun interact, thereby controlling the distribution of life. Lastly, there is a brief discussion about the effect of the moon on not only the ocean, but also its inhabitants.

Description

In the second half of the series the audience explores the coastal seas, tropical seas, seasonal seas, and coral seas. All of these different oceanic environments are explored and the plants and animal life is documented in each; sometimes the animals and behaviour caught on film have never been filmed before in the wild.

The Blue Planet is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (9 episodes). The series first aired on September 12, 2001.

Where to Watch The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet is available for streaming on the BBC One website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Blue Planet on demand at Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play and Apple TV.