Fresh Water
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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Clips
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Crocodile strike
Duration: 01:09
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Fisherman's tale
Duration: 02:23
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Iguazu Falls aerials
Duration: 01:58
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Kukenon tepuis aerials
Duration: 01:23
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | David Attenborough |
| Series Producer | Alastair Fothergill |
| Producer | Mark Linfield |
Broadcasts
- Tue 16 May 200601:20BBC One Wales & Scotland only
- Wed 24 Jan 200719:00
Wed 13 Aug 200818:00BBC HD
Tue 16 Sep 200820:00BBC HD- Sat 18 Apr 200918:00BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sun 19 Apr 200918:00BBC Two Scotland
Sun 3 May 200917:30BBC HD
Sat 2 Oct 201020:05BBC HD
Wed 10 Nov 201019:00BBC HD
Thu 11 Nov 201000:45BBC HD
Sat 7 Jul 201216:55BBC HD- Thu 16 May 201316:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 8 Apr 201415:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 23 Aug 201716:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 14 Mar 201813:30BBC Two Scotland
- Wed 14 Mar 201815:15BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Wed 23 Aug 202319:00
- Wed 27 Aug 202519:00
- Thu 28 Aug 202500:35
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