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The Blue Planet Episodes

    Making Waves

    A diary of the titanic effort behind the filming of Blue Planet.

    Coasts

    8/8 How animals from in and around the sea make use of coastal areas.

    Tidal Seas

    7/8 How tides create opportunities for marine life, as dolphins play a deadly game of catch.

    Coral Seas

    6/8 This programme focuses on the amazingly fragile ecosystems of the world's coral reefs.

    Seasonal Seas

    5/8 Exploring the richest waters on earth, where the solar cycle drives an explosion of life.

    Frozen Seas

    4/8 A look at the survival techniques of creatures in the Arctic and Antarctic.

    Open Ocean

    3/8 Looking at the hunting skills of whales, dolphins, tuna, shark and rapier-nosed billfish.

    The Deep

    2/8 David Attenborough looks at the strange creatures that live in the depths of the ocean.

    Introduction

    1/8 This travels to the very depths of the seas, to reveal a spectacular variety of life.