The Blue Planet TV Listings
Find out when The Blue Planet is on TV today, tonight and this week at the UK TV Listings Guide.
When is The Blue Planet next on TV?
The Blue Planet is next on TV on Sunday 3 May at 2:00 pm on U&Yesterday. The episode is Introduction, Season 1, Episode 1.
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The Blue Planet TV listings this week
The Blue Planet is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):
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Sun 3Introduction — The Blue Planet
David Attenborough presents an exploration of Earth's vast seas, which cover 70 per cent of the planet's surface. In the first episode, millions of squid appear off the coast of California, gannets, whale sharks and dolphins hunt migrating sardines in the Indian Ocean, and thousands of turtles make the annual pilgrimage to lay their eggs in Costa Rica
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Sun 3The Deep — The Blue Planet
Camera crews journey to the deepest parts of the world's oceans to explore the lives of their inhabitants, including fearsome predators with huge teeth, strange jellyfish and deep-sea sharks that lurk among the gigantic submerged mountains and volcanos. Presented by David Attenborough
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Mon 4Open Ocean — The Blue Planet
Predators and prey in the open oceans come under the scrutiny of David Attenborough. Marlin track down a shoal of sardines as a sei whale scoops up the leftovers, dolphins herd mackerel and attract the attention of a sailfish with the resonance of their sonar, and giant sunfish queue up to allow other species, including seagulls, to feed on their parasites
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Mon 4Frozen Seas — The Blue Planet
Marine life at the poles, where winter temperatures frequently fall to a numbing -40C. Even when the sun reappears in the spring, its weak rays take a long time to melt the ice. David Attenborough describes how wildlife including seals, whales, polar bears and penguins overcome the elements to survive through prolonged cold spells
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Tue 5Seasonal Seas — The Blue Planet
An exploration of the world's most densely inhabited waters, where variations in temperature owing to the year-long cycle of the sun encourage a vast array of marine life, from seals and sharks in the winter, to lobster and salmon in the summer, dolphins in the autumn and the walking handfish in spring. Narrated by David Attenborough
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Tue 5Coral Seas — The Blue Planet
Veteran naturalist David Attenborough explores the fragile marine ecosystem of the coral reef, where all creatures, including the corals themselves, have to fight for survival. From tiny beginnings, the reef grows and develops over hundreds of years, providing support for innumerable animals - yet one storm can threaten the entire community
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Wed 6Tidal Seas — The Blue Planet
David Attenborough investigates the opportunities tides create for marine life, showing giant stingrays gliding on currents for a rest, South African sea snails surfing the waves in pursuit of a meal, crabs playing football on a beach, and bottlenose dolphins embarking on a dangerous game of catch. In the oceanic world each turn of the tide can mean life or death for its inhabitants
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Wed 6Coasts — The Blue Planet
Exploring the wealth of marine life that inhabits the ocean's edge, dealing with the dangers of an ever-shifting environment. David Attenborough observes nesting seabirds in east Russia, Patagonian killer whales, Newfoundland caplin fish, walruses, and Brazilian green turtles - which make their annual expedition to an island in the middle of the Atlantic to lay their eggs
More details for The Blue Planet, Wed 6, 6:00 pm
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