The Deep
David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans to uncover the strange, otherworldly creatures living in the depths of the ocean.
More people have walked on the moon than have travelled to the very depths of the deep ocean. David Attenborough journeys into the abyss to show us, for the very first time, strange creatures straight out of the film Alien, many of which are new to science. Terrifying fish with massive teeth that eat prey twice their size and weird jellyfish that flash in the darkness. And deep sea sharks never filmed before and submerged mountain ranges and volcanoes far larger than anything on land.
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Deep seabed
Duration: 02:11
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Dumbo octopus
Duration: 00:50
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Breathing deeply
Duration: 00:40
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Partner for life
Duration: 01:05
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Series Producer | Alastair Fothergill |
Broadcasts
Wed 19 Sep 200121:00- Sun 23 Sep 200114:40
- Thu 18 Oct 200100:25
- Thu 18 Oct 200100:50
Sat 12 Jan 200220:00BBC Knowledge- Wed 16 Jan 200223:30BBC Knowledge
Sun 26 May 200219:00- Tue 21 Oct 200301:10
- Fri 24 Oct 200300:15
- Tue 20 Jul 200400:50
- Sun 10 Oct 200415:25
Sat 22 Sep 200719:00BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire- Sat 16 Jul 201119:00
- Sun 17 Jul 201102:45
- Sat 23 Jun 201219:00
- Sun 24 Jun 201202:30
- Fri 29 Mar 201316:15BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales only
- Sat 6 Dec 201411:00BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales only
- Tue 14 Feb 201715:30BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Tue 12 Dec 201717:05BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Thu 11 Oct 201815:45BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sun 13 Aug 202316:45
Mon 4 Sep 202319:00- Sun 11 Aug 202410:30
Celebrating Attenborough at 90
A celebration across the BBC of Sir David’s extraordinary career so far.
