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The Green Planet

Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA 1 win & 4 nominations total

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David Attenborough

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The Earth Institute,
or Instituto Terra, - The Green Planet

The Earth Institute, or Instituto Terra,

Stems, when frozen, rupture. - The Green Planet

Stems, when frozen, rupture.

This relationship can only
work because baobabs - The Green Planet

This relationship can only work because baobabs

And flowers of ice
form in the chilly air. - The Green Planet

And flowers of ice form in the chilly air.

And in the centre
of almost every raindrop, - The Green Planet

And in the centre of almost every raindrop,

This is a fruit from one of the most
important plants on the Earth today. - The Green Planet

This is a fruit from one of the most important plants on the...

In five years, trees covered
the land again, - The Green Planet

In five years, trees covered the land again,

Between each damaging attack, - The Green Planet

Between each damaging attack,

The world's rainforests
are the richest - The Green Planet

The world's rainforests are the richest

And they've done this
time and time again over centuries. - The Green Planet

And they've done this time and time again over centurie...

This particular one is floating
off the coast of Formentera - The Green Planet

This particular one is floating off the coast of Formentera

BIRDS SQUAWK - The Green Planet

For some, winter brings dormancy. - The Green Planet

For some, winter brings dormancy.

Today, however, it's harder
for the baobabs to recover - The Green Planet

Today, however, it's harder for the baobabs to recover

When rain falls, it now no longer
simply runs off the land, - The Green Planet

When rain falls, it now no longer simply runs off the land,

100,000 years ago,
a seagrass seed like this - The Green Planet

100,000 years ago, a seagrass seed like this

Not only that, but the elephants
are forced to take ever more wood - The Green Planet

Not only that, but the elephants are forced to take ever mor...

Another cycle of the seasons - The Green Planet

Another cycle of the seasons

Instead, it clings to the plants, - The Green Planet

Instead, it clings to the plants,

When Charles Darwin was exploring
the tropical world - The Green Planet

When Charles Darwin was exploring the tropical world

In some parts of Africa, - The Green Planet

In some parts of Africa,

..and then slowly filters
to the forest floor. - The Green Planet

..and then slowly filters to the forest floor.

"Among the scenes which are
deeply impressed on my mind, - The Green Planet

"Among the scenes which are deeply impressed on my mind...

..and, so, previously dry streams
burst into life - The Green Planet

..and, so, previously dry streams burst into life

Plants all across the seasonal world - The Green Planet

Plants all across the seasonal world

But they all depend on the seasons
changing reliably year after year. - The Green Planet

But they all depend on the seasons changing reliably year af...

A meadow that is still
flourishing today. - The Green Planet

A meadow that is still flourishing today.

The loss of a vital species
like the baobab - The Green Planet

The loss of a vital species like the baobab

The Institute never introduced
animals or plants - The Green Planet

The Institute never introduced animals or plants

It doesn't matter whether you live
for 3,000 years - The Green Planet

It doesn't matter whether you live for 3,000 years

In these hostile lands, - The Green Planet

In these hostile lands,

Now over ten miles across, - The Green Planet

Now over ten miles across,

But in our changing world, - The Green Planet

But in our changing world,

Today, 70% of all the world's
rainforest plants - The Green Planet

Today, 70% of all the world's rainforest plants

You can find an extraordinary
illustration of this - The Green Planet

You can find an extraordinary illustration of this

And even the most hardy
and resilient of plants - The Green Planet

And even the most hardy and resilient of plants

And it supports a rich community
of many kinds of animals. - The Green Planet

And it supports a rich community of many kinds of animals.

..and this is creating
new battlefields - The Green Planet

..and this is creating new battlefields

If you wander off
the beaten track here, - The Green Planet

If you wander off the beaten track here,

And then, very recently, - The Green Planet

And then, very recently,

It's become a kind of
marine savannah. - The Green Planet

It's become a kind of marine savannah.

Alien armies of identical
cultivated plants - The Green Planet

Alien armies of identical cultivated plants

It might look like an old boot, - The Green Planet

It might look like an old boot,

These sequoia trees are the giants
of the natural world, - The Green Planet

These sequoia trees are the giants of the natural world,

Almost every saguaro has one. - The Green Planet

Almost every saguaro has one.

Over 1,000 species now live here. - The Green Planet

Over 1,000 species now live here.

A maned wolf, - The Green Planet

They can grow to almost
100 metres tall - The Green Planet

They can grow to almost 100 metres tall

Some, like these elegantly
camouflaged pipe fish, - The Green Planet

Some, like these elegantly camouflaged pipe fish,

We have planted
vast regiments of crops - The Green Planet

We have planted vast regiments of crops

It has been produced
indirectly by woodpeckers, - The Green Planet

It has been produced indirectly by woodpeckers,

Their bark alone can be over a
half-a-metre thick. - The Green Planet

Their bark alone can be over a half-a-metre thick.

They're also among the oldest,
some living to over 3,000 years. - The Green Planet

They're also among the oldest, some living to over 3,00...

..and the ancient forest
has been reduced - The Green Planet

..and the ancient forest has been reduced

Seagrass fringes
many of the world's coasts. - The Green Planet

Seagrass fringes many of the world's coasts.

And to achieve such age and size, - The Green Planet

And to achieve such age and size,

The fragments
can still be sanctuaries, - The Green Planet

The fragments can still be sanctuaries,

In the next six months, - The Green Planet

In the next six months,

And so do Dugong - animals
that are sometimes called, - The Green Planet

And so do Dugong - animals that are sometimes called,

Not only do they need energy
from the sun but, - The Green Planet

Not only do they need energy from the sun but,

Their size is
nonetheless critical. - The Green Planet

Their size is nonetheless critical.

The arrival of these precious top
predators and their young - The Green Planet

The arrival of these precious top predators and their young

Its tough lining
will persist for years, - The Green Planet

Its tough lining will persist for years,

So they are almost entirely reliant
on the seasonal snowmelt. - The Green Planet

So they are almost entirely reliant on the seasonal snowmelt...

Today, seagrass plays a critical
role in maintaining the health - The Green Planet

Today, seagrass plays a critical role in maintaining the hea...

A single saguaro may hold several
of these extraordinary homes. - The Green Planet

A single saguaro may hold several of these extraordinary hom...

We have, for centuries, - The Green Planet

We have, for centuries,

But recent years have brought
longer, hotter summers - The Green Planet

But recent years have brought longer, hotter summers

It creates stores of carbon
around its roots - The Green Planet

It creates stores of carbon around its roots

So over its lifetime, it may provide
accommodation for some 3,000 chicks - The Green Planet

So over its lifetime, it may provide accommodation for some ...

That has certainly
not been to their benefit. - The Green Planet

That has certainly not been to their benefit.

This plant produces its flowers
at night. - The Green Planet

This plant produces its flowers at night.

35 times faster, in fact,
than plants that live on the floor - The Green Planet

35 times faster, in fact, than plants that live on the floor

They open about six o'clock, - The Green Planet

They open about six o'clock,

Nor, ultimately, is it to ours. - The Green Planet

Nor, ultimately, is it to ours.

Scientists are discovering - The Green Planet

Scientists are discovering

Here in Formentera, - The Green Planet

Here in Formentera,

It opens for about seven hours - The Green Planet

It opens for about seven hours

But in the long term,
the saguaro benefits, - The Green Planet

But in the long term, the saguaro benefits,

Our relationship with plants
has changed throughout history, - The Green Planet

Our relationship with plants has changed throughout history,

But during that time,
it provides food - The Green Planet

But during that time, it provides food

Whether it's what we eat
and cultivate - The Green Planet

Whether it's what we eat and cultivate

Some are shedding their needles
and branches - The Green Planet

Some are shedding their needles and branches

Seagrass, however, is easily
destroyed by human disturbance. - The Green Planet

Seagrass, however, is easily destroyed by human disturbance.

It's relationships like these - The Green Planet

It's relationships like these

A third of the world's underwater
meadows have already been lost, - The Green Planet

A third of the world's underwater meadows have already ...

But for others, climate change
has already been fatal. - The Green Planet

But for others, climate change has already been fatal.

If we do this, our future
will be healthier - The Green Planet

If we do this, our future will be healthier

During the seven-hour flower's
flowering season... - The Green Planet

During the seven-hour flower's flowering season...

10% of them have been lost
in just the last few years. - The Green Planet

10% of them have been lost in just the last few years.

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Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.

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Production: History

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 9.1

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Released: 06 Jul 2022

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 1 win & 4 nominations total

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