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Fresh Water

Episode 3 of 11

Documentary series which celebrates earth in all its glory. This edition follows the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea.

This edition takes an epic river journey following the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. Breathtaking river scenery is revealed by a revolutionary helicopter camera mount - from the world's highest and broadest waterfalls to the awe-inspiring spectacle of the 10,000-strong flocks of greater snow geese in flight.

We witness underwater swimming monkeys, giant salamanders - at two metres the world's largest amphibian - on the hunt in a remote mountain river of Japan, and river dolphins in the Amazon, showing off lumps of rocks to win over a mate.

New underwater worlds are discovered - we break the ice of the world's deepest lake, Baikal in Siberia, home to the only freshwater seal and bizarre giant amphipods. We dive into the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland patrolled by caiman and piranhas.

We also encounter dramatic showdowns between gangs of Indian otters and mugger crocodiles. In Africa, the lightning ambushes of Nile crocodiles on wildebeest are filmed for the first time at ultra-high speed.

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58 minutes

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Thu 28 Aug 202500:35

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Credits

RoleContributor
NarratorDavid Attenborough
Series ProducerAlastair Fothergill
ProducerMark Linfield

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 May 200601:20
  • Wed 24 Jan 200719:00
  • Wed 13 Aug 200818:00
  • Tue 16 Sep 200820:00
  • Sat 18 Apr 200918:00
  • Sun 19 Apr 200918:00
  • Sun 3 May 200917:30
  • Sat 2 Oct 201020:05
  • Wed 10 Nov 201019:00
  • Thu 11 Nov 201000:45
  • Sat 7 Jul 201216:55
  • Thu 16 May 201316:15
  • Tue 8 Apr 201415:15
  • Wed 23 Aug 201716:15
  • Wed 14 Mar 201813:30
  • Wed 14 Mar 201815:15
  • Wed 23 Aug 202319:00
  • Wed 27 Aug 202519:00
  • Thu 28 Aug 202500:35

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