David attenborough and atlantic productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create david attenborough s great barrier reef. David attenborough great barrier reef documentary released. Join naturalist and television personality david attenborough in exploring the beautiful but endangered world of the great barrier reef, the worlds largest coral reef. The perfect coral reef david attenboroughs great barrier. Mar 16, 2015 the great barrier reef is set to be the subject of a new sir david attenborough documentary designed to attract more international visitors to the world heritage listed area. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the bbc natural history unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on earth. An array of animals such as the manta ray, the epaulette shark that walks and the humpback whale have made the reef their home. Bleachings in 2016 and 2017 killed huge swaths of the tiny. Episode 1 great barrier reef with david attenborough. David attenborough returns in this landmark series to his most magical place on earth, the great barrier reef. The series was released on dvd and bluray in january 2016. Attenboroughs visit is aimed at inspiring greater interest and more visits to the worlds largest coral reef system.
In this second episode, david attenborough continues his exploration of the great barrier reef, aboard the research vessel alucia. Jan 14, 2016 f irst the last part of great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc1 the difficult final episode of a natural history documentary, the one about the future, with the message. A first look at great barrier reef with david attenborough if youre anything like me, youve been counting the days until the bbc broadcasts its upcoming nature documentary on the great barrier reef, presented by. Now, sixty years on, much has changed and he returns to the reef at a time when it is under serious threat. Sir david attenborough returns to great barrier reef. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to this marine paradise, sir david attenborough returns, this time armed with a team of scientists and the latest technology. David attenboroughs great barrier reef season 1 17 8. Dec 21, 2015 the great barrier reef stretches 2,300 kilometers down the eastern coast of australia. Great barrier reef is a threepart bbc documentary series. Watch david attenboroughs great barrier reef online.
Get ready to take an adventure to the great barrier reef. David attenborough revisits the great barrier reef after nearly 60 years. Great barrier reef attracts david attenborough doco. He examines some of the million migrating animals that visit this marine paradise every year and how each of the reefs habitats attracts a very different set of visitors. Being on the reef is a revelatory, thrilling and unbeatable experience david attenborough explores the worlds largest coral reef for a new landmark bbc1 series. Great barrier reef with david attenborough tv miniseries.
Worldfamous natural history broadcaster sir david attenborough first visited the great barrier reef back in 1957. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. David attenboroughs great barrier reef season 1 episode 3. Sir david attenborough films great barrier reef documentary. When david attenborough first visited the great barrier reef in 1957, he considered it the most spectacular place in the natural world and he assumed that it would last forever. David attenboroughs great barrier reef experience the reef. The making of david attenboroughs virtual reality tour of.
Great barrier reef with david attenborough season 1 imdb. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well as down to 300m below the surface discovering corals never seen before. David attenborough delves to new depths great barrier reef. He discovers the creatures that visit the reef every year, from birds to whales, some travelling thousands of kilometres to get there. Narrated by david attenborough, its three episodes aired over december 2015 and into january 2016. The site is freely accessible to the public and through it. For a 2012 series of the same name see great barrier reef tv series great barrier reef is a threepart bbc documentary series. The great barrier reef stretches 2,300 kilometers down the eastern coast of australia. Covering an incredible 344,400 square kilometers, an area the size of italy, it is more than twice the size.
Reviewed in the united states on april 22, 2018 format. David attenboroughs great barrier reef smithsonian channel. David attenboroughs great barrier reef will take viewers on a journey. Start a free trial to watch david attenborough s great barrier reef on youtube tv and cancel anytime. He takes the audience on a journey aboard the alucia, a 56metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a stateoftheart triton submersible, laboratories and a helicopter.
David attenborough and atlantic productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create david attenboroughs great barrier reef. I learned to scuba dive in 1950 six and the english channel down the shot line and the very next time i did services about two months later we were on the ground in australia and of course that was a very different experience i remember putting on the gear and then going outside and then that wonderful thing of being free of the bonds of gravity and just be able to move and anyone direction. Episode 2 great barrier reef with david attenborough. David attenboroughs great barrier reef science netlinks. Sep 10, 2014 sir david attenborough is returning to the great barrier reef for a new series on bbc one. Start a free trial to watch david attenboroughs great barrier reef on youtube tv and cancel anytime. Natural history film maker david attenborough has been joined by royalty and celebrities at australia house in london for a special prescreening of a. In this episode he undertakes his most important mission to understand what the next few decades hold. Perhaps one of australias most iconic tourist attractions and certainly one of our more famous natural attractions, the great barrier reef has once again attracted the attention of naturalist and broadcaster sir david attenborough. Jan 21, 2016 david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive can be viewed at the natural history museum in london until the end of january 2016 adults. In 1957, sir david attenborough first visited and scuba dived on one of our planets most extraordinary creations, the great barrier reef. Location portraits of sir david attenborough during filming of great barrier reef, bbc ones 2016 documentary.
Bbc one great barrier reef with david attenborough, episode. Dec 03, 2015 natural history film maker david attenborough has been joined by royalty and celebrities at australia house in london for a special prescreening of a new documentary series on the great barrier reef. Jan 06, 2016 in 1957, sir david attenborough first visited and scuba dived on one of our planets most extraordinary creations, the great barrier reef. David attenboroughs great barrier reef dive can be viewed at the natural history museum in london until the end of january 2016 adults. David attenborough will return to the great barrier reef nearly 60 years after his first visit, as part of a new multiplatform media project between atlantic productions and tourism australia. Great barrier reef with david attenborough survival tv. David attenborough returns to his favorite place in the natural world. F irst the last part of great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc1 the difficult final episode of a natural history documentary, the one about the future, with the message.
He takes the audience on a journey aboard the alucia, a 56metre research and exploration vessel equipped. Great barrier reef, the dvd stretching a full 2000 kilometers in length and made up of 3000 individual reef systems and hundreds of islands, australias great barrier reef is breathtakingly beautiful. Sixty years after his first visit to the great barrier reef, naturalist sir david attenborough returns, this time aboard a research vessel equipped with the latest technology. Freddie claire a few weeks ago i wrote recommending a game to while away any semimournful, semidrunk or semihungover hours youre having. In this first episode, david descends beneath the waves at night in the stateoftheart triton submersible, the first of its kind to visit the reef. The series was originally set for, but it will now be seen on the. Sir david first filmed on the great barrier reef in 1957, and has retained a passionate interest in its. Freddie claire a few weeks ago i wrote recommending a game to while away any semimournful, semi. Dec 08, 2015 legendary broadcaster sir david attenborough has warned the great barrier reef is in imminent danger due to global warming after a recordbreaking dive to the ocean floor. Great barrier reef subject of david attenborough vr.
The beloved documentary maker and naturalist was filming a virtual reality experience, david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive vr, which along with david attenboroughs first life vr, is. The great barrier reef is set to be the subject of a new sir david attenborough documentary designed to attract more international visitors to the world heritage listed area. Oct 25, 2017 the efforts to document the great barrier reef come as global warming pushes sea temperatures higher, endangering the reefs coral. Selected as a world heritage site in 1981, it is one of the wonders of the natural world. Travel deep beneath the waves of a natural wonderland in david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive and discover a breathtaking world of vibrant corals, darting fish and deadly reef sharks. Great barrier reef with david attenborough justwatch. Great barrier reef with david attenborough episode 3. A natural wonder so enormous it can be seen from space and home to one of the most extraordinary communities of animals on the planet. Bbc one great barrier reef with david attenborough. Great barrier reef subject of david attenborough vr documentary. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds.
But there were no jelly fish, turtles yes, but not jelly fish. Sir david attenborough is returning to the great barrier reef for a new series on bbc one. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to the great barrier reef, sir david attenborough returns, this time armed with a team of scientists and the latest technology. Great barrier reef with david attenborough tv series 2015. Stretching 2300 km down the eastern coast of australia, and covering 344,400 square kilometers an area the size of italy, it is more than twice the size of the next largest. Since then the coral has been dying at an unprecedented rate.
Watch david attenboroughs great barrier reef season 1 episode 3 online. The series was released on dvd and bluray in january 2016 the mv alucia was used as a base for the series. Great barrier reef will be dead by 2100, says david. For a 2012 series of the same name see great barrier reef tv series.
More clips from great barrier reef with david attenborough. David attenboroughs great barrier reef dive trailer youtube. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to this marine paradise, sir david attenborough returns, this time armed with a team of scientists and t. David attenborough says the great barrier reef is in. Legendary broadcaster sir david attenborough has warned the great barrier reef is in imminent danger due to global warming after a recordbreaking dive. David attenborough says the great barrier reef is in grave danger its time to step up april 24, 2016 6. The epaulete shark is a great addition to the show to demonstrate the importance of mangroves, rivers, and coral to our current earth. A first look at great barrier reef with david attenborough. David attenborough great barrier reef documentary released in. David attenboroughs great barrier reef, season 1 on itunes. David attenborough great barrier reef interview 2015.
A major section of the program is devoted to the great barrier reef, where filming began in 2016 on lizard island. From the awardwinning team behind the triple emmy awardwinning series, david attenborough s first life, david attenborough s great barrier reef, will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300km expanse of living coral, and revolutionary macro lenses that will capture the. Dec 31, 2015 great barrier reef with david attenborough. At osprey reef david attenborough comes face to face with the sharks that live all year round or visit from out in the coral sea. David attenborough s great barrier reef dive can be viewed at the natural history museum in london until the end of january 2016 adults. The efforts to document the great barrier reef come as global warming pushes sea temperatures higher, endangering the reef s coral. Sir david attenborough returns to great barrier reef bbc news. An interactive journey a new kind of interactive website will allow viewers in real time to join david attenborough on a journey across the great barrier reef. New david attenborough series on the great barrier reef. Using a state of the art submersible, attenborough will take you on an incredible 360 degree journey through the worlds largest and most diverse. In this first episode, david descends beneath the waves at night in the stateofthe.
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