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From Pole to Pole

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The documentary series which celebrates our planet in its natural glory reveals how the sun's seasonal journey affects the lives of all creatures.

This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.

As spring arrives in the Arctic, a mother polar bear emerges from her den with two tiny cubs. At the other end of the planet, winter arrives and emperor penguins are plunged into darkness for four months, enduring the coldest temperatures on the planet.

From the Amur leopard in Russia to the birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea, no stone is left unturned to bring you the rarest and the weirdest creatures on earth.

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58 minutes

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Tue 26 Aug 202500:05
BBC Four

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Credits

NarratorDavid Attenborough
Series ProducerAlastair Fothergill
ProducerMark Linfield

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 May 200601:35
    BBC One Wales & Scotland only
  • Wed 10 Jan 200719:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 26 Jul 200817:45
    BBC HD
  • Fri 8 Aug 200818:10
    BBC HD
  • Mon 11 Aug 200818:00
    BBC HD
  • Fri 22 Aug 200818:00
    BBC HD
  • Wed 17 Sep 200815:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 4 Apr 200919:10
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland, England & Scotland only
  • Sun 19 Apr 200917:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 20 Jun 200916:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 25 Sep 201017:30
    BBC HD
  • Sat 25 Sep 201023:55
    BBC HD
  • Sun 26 Sep 201022:00
    BBC HD
  • Mon 8 Nov 201019:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 9 Nov 201000:45
    BBC HD
  • Sat 13 Nov 201017:30
    BBC HD
  • Thu 10 Nov 201101:35
    BBC HD
  • Tue 14 May 201316:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 2 Apr 201415:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 19 Jul 201417:25
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 21 Aug 201716:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 12 Mar 201815:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 21 Aug 202319:00
    BBC Three
  • Mon 25 Aug 202519:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 26 Aug 202500:05
    BBC Four

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