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The Year Earth Changed

A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before.

Director

Tom Beard

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Production

BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 5 nominations total

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https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.3fob3t7nfhehpb3ilgynzxmnu

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We were sitting on the table
having breakfast, - The Year Earth Changed

We were sitting on the table having breakfast,

He said, "Come upstairs.
The mountains are visible." - The Year Earth Changed

He said, "Come upstairs. The mountains are visible.&quo...

People were standing
on the rooftops saying, - The Year Earth Changed

People were standing on the rooftops saying,

With the clear skies,
for the first time in a lifetime, - The Year Earth Changed

With the clear skies, for the first time in a lifetime,

Over 200 kilometers away, - The Year Earth Changed

Over 200 kilometers away,

The Himalayas have been right there
behind the pollution all along. - The Year Earth Changed

The Himalayas have been right there behind the pollution all...

Anshul's photograph of
this moment went viral around the world. - The Year Earth Changed

Anshul's photograph of this moment went viral around th...

It's a vivid illustration - The Year Earth Changed

It's a vivid illustration

Lockdown extends into weeks. - The Year Earth Changed

Lockdown extends into weeks.

And the travel bans
limit our movement still further. - The Year Earth Changed

And the travel bans limit our movement still further.

Those holidays that you might
have been planning to take, cancel them. - The Year Earth Changed

Those holidays that you might have been planning to take, ca...

It's down roughly 90% worldwide. - The Year Earth Changed

It's down roughly 90% worldwide.

April 2020, - The Year Earth Changed

In Spain, visitor numbers drop
from over seven million to zero. - The Year Earth Changed

In Spain, visitor numbers drop from over seven million to ze...

And in Florida, beaches normally packed
with holidaymakers on spring break... - The Year Earth Changed

And in Florida, beaches normally packed with holidaymakers o...

Could this be the opportunity
for one endangered sea creature - The Year Earth Changed

Could this be the opportunity for one endangered sea creatur...

Female sea turtles return
every two to three years - The Year Earth Changed

Female sea turtles return every two to three years

Globally, turtle numbers
have been in steep decline, - The Year Earth Changed

Globally, turtle numbers have been in steep decline,

Our cameraman,
working with local researchers, - The Year Earth Changed

Our cameraman, working with local researchers,

One of the densest nesting sites
for loggerhead turtles in the world. - The Year Earth Changed

One of the densest nesting sites for loggerhead turtles in t...

The female is able to lay her eggs
in peace - The Year Earth Changed

The female is able to lay her eggs in peace

And over the following weeks, - The Year Earth Changed

And over the following weeks,

It's long been thought
that human disturbance - The Year Earth Changed

It's long been thought that human disturbance

But this is the first time
that scientists can accurately measure - The Year Earth Changed

But this is the first time that scientists can accurately me...

Each morning, this team of researchers - The Year Earth Changed

Each morning, this team of researchers

Over the last ten years, - The Year Earth Changed

Over the last ten years,

Have they been any more successful
with the beach to themselves? - The Year Earth Changed

Have they been any more successful with the beach to themsel...

When the beaches were closed to humans, - The Year Earth Changed

When the beaches were closed to humans,

Every extra nest means
another hundred or so hatchlings, - The Year Earth Changed

Every extra nest means another hundred or so hatchlings,

With these beach closures,
these animals were able to do - The Year Earth Changed

With these beach closures, these animals were able to do

Six thousand kilometers away, - The Year Earth Changed

Six thousand kilometers away,

A new quiet beneath the waves
offers an opportunity - The Year Earth Changed

A new quiet beneath the waves offers an opportunity

Every year,
more than 10,000 humpback whales - The Year Earth Changed

Every year, more than 10,000 humpback whales

To these bays in Alaska in order to feed. - The Year Earth Changed

To these bays in Alaska in order to feed.

Normally, they would
have to share these waters - The Year Earth Changed

Normally, they would have to share these waters

But now, with every cruise canceled... - The Year Earth Changed

But now, with every cruise canceled...

It's as much as
25 times quieter underwater. - The Year Earth Changed

It's as much as 25 times quieter underwater.

In this hush,
scientists using underwater microphones - The Year Earth Changed

In this hush, scientists using underwater microphones

Humpbacks are talking to each other
more often... - The Year Earth Changed

Humpbacks are talking to each other more often...

Well, it was really exciting
and actually very moving - The Year Earth Changed

Well, it was really exciting and actually very moving

You can imagine, if you were
trying to communicate with your friends, - The Year Earth Changed

You can imagine, if you were trying to communicate with your...

It's hard to do, you don't say as much,
and when you do, you have to scream. - The Year Earth Changed

It's hard to do, you don't say as much, and when y...

But if you find yourself
a nice, quiet coffee shop - The Year Earth Changed

But if you find yourself a nice, quiet coffee shop

Now the whales can communicate across
greater distances without interruption. - The Year Earth Changed

Now the whales can communicate across greater distances with...

And some mothers, like this one,
leave their calves alone. - The Year Earth Changed

And some mothers, like this one, leave their calves alone.

She can now head off to feed, - The Year Earth Changed

She can now head off to feed,

A nursing mother
needs to eat as much as possible... - The Year Earth Changed

A nursing mother needs to eat as much as possible...

And the best way to do so
is to hunt with other adults. - The Year Earth Changed

And the best way to do so is to hunt with other adults.

It's one of nature's greatest spectacles. - The Year Earth Changed

It's one of nature's greatest spectacles.

Reassured by the quiet, - The Year Earth Changed

Reassured by the quiet,

They're doing anything they want,
wherever they want, whenever they want. - The Year Earth Changed

They're doing anything they want, wherever they want, w...

In previous years, - The Year Earth Changed

In previous years,

But this season, there's every chance
many more will survive. - The Year Earth Changed

But this season, there's every chance many more will su...

Hopefully, after a few tough years
where whales were not doing so well, - The Year Earth Changed

Hopefully, after a few tough years where whales were not doi...

This change in underwater
noise levels went far beyond Alaska. - The Year Earth Changed

This change in underwater noise levels went far beyond Alask...

Global shipping traffic drops by 17%
in the first three months of lockdown, - The Year Earth Changed

Global shipping traffic drops by 17% in the first three mont...

Dolphins off New Zealand - The Year Earth Changed

Dolphins off New Zealand

And researchers in Vancouver
record a fourfold reduction in ship noise - The Year Earth Changed

And researchers in Vancouver record a fourfold reduction in ...

It's three months into the pandemic. - The Year Earth Changed

It's three months into the pandemic.

In the United States, nearly half
the labor force is working from home. - The Year Earth Changed

In the United States, nearly half the labor force is working...

And globally,
a quarter of businesses are shut. - The Year Earth Changed

And globally, a quarter of businesses are shut.

Bars, restaurants and caf├ęs remain closed. - The Year Earth Changed

Bars, restaurants and caf├ęs remain closed.

When all is said and done,
the retail business is shut down. - The Year Earth Changed

When all is said and done, the retail business is shut down.

Right now it feels abandoned.
Like there's no one around. - The Year Earth Changed

Right now it feels abandoned. Like there's no one aroun...

Across the world's major cities, - The Year Earth Changed

Across the world's major cities,

Remarkable pictures emerge - The Year Earth Changed

Remarkable pictures emerge

A hippo on a trip to the gas station. - The Year Earth Changed

A hippo on a trip to the gas station.

But one animal adapts to these
abandoned urban spaces - The Year Earth Changed

But one animal adapts to these abandoned urban spaces

The city of Nara
has been home to a group of sika deer - The Year Earth Changed

The city of Nara has been home to a group of sika deer

Most of the meadows
they relied on for food - The Year Earth Changed

Most of the meadows they relied on for food

But these normally shy animals
had found a solution. - The Year Earth Changed

But these normally shy animals had found a solution.

The deer turned to the 13 million
annual visitors to Nara's temples... - The Year Earth Changed

The deer turned to the 13 million annual visitors to Nara�...

And discovered that showing
a bit of respect... - The Year Earth Changed

And discovered that showing a bit of respect...

Rice bran crackers
had become a vital part of their diet. - The Year Earth Changed

Rice bran crackers had become a vital part of their diet.

Their favorite takeout
disappeared overnight. - The Year Earth Changed

Their favorite takeout disappeared overnight.

No people means no crackers. - The Year Earth Changed

No people means no crackers.

There's concern
that the deer might starve. - The Year Earth Changed

There's concern that the deer might starve.

But some of the older generation
appear to have a plan. - The Year Earth Changed

But some of the older generation appear to have a plan.

They lead a group
out of the temple grounds. - The Year Earth Changed

They lead a group out of the temple grounds.

Deep into the concrete jungle of the city. - The Year Earth Changed

Deep into the concrete jungle of the city.

But where will they find food
in this urban sprawl? - The Year Earth Changed

But where will they find food in this urban sprawl?

This unassuming patch
was once part of their grazing grounds. - The Year Earth Changed

This unassuming patch was once part of their grazing grounds...

Remarkably, the older deer - The Year Earth Changed

Remarkably, the older deer

And it provides everything they need: - The Year Earth Changed

And it provides everything they need:

Over the following weeks, - The Year Earth Changed

Over the following weeks,

And there was another upside
to the absence of people. - The Year Earth Changed

And there was another upside to the absence of people.

Scientists have discovered that not only
did this new diet make them healthier... - The Year Earth Changed

Scientists have discovered that not only did this new diet m...

But fewer visitors
meant less plastic trash, - The Year Earth Changed

But fewer visitors meant less plastic trash,

Even when it seems that
animals benefit from our presence... - The Year Earth Changed

Even when it seems that animals benefit from our presence...

In many cases,
they're actually better off without us. - The Year Earth Changed

In many cases, they're actually better off without us.

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A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before.

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Director: Tom Beard

Writer: N/A

Production: BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Apr 2021

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 5 nominations total

Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.3fob3t7nfhehpb3ilgynzxmnu