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Open Ocean

Episode 3 of 8

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. The deadly game of hide-and-seek played by the sea's charismatic hunters - whales, shark and billfish.

This programme focuses on the predatory skills of some of the most charismatic hunters found on the planet: whales, dolphins, tuna, shark and rapier-nosed billfish. The open ocean is unimaginably immense - it covers more than 360 million square kilometres of the Earth's surface. Much of this huge expanse of seawater is marine desert with virtually no sign of life. Yet the fastest and most powerful survive, playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek with their prey. This charts how they track down prey in the seemingly featureless seas, following the extraordinary life of yellowfin tuna from a minute egg to a 200 kilogram, voracious predatory giant.

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57 minutes

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Sun 18 Aug 202410:30
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Credits

PresenterDavid Attenborough
Series ProducerAlastair Fothergill
ProducerAndy Byatt

Broadcasts

  • Wed 26 Sep 200121:00
    BBC One
  • Sun 30 Sep 200114:45
    BBC One
  • Thu 25 Oct 200100:20
    BBC One
  • Thu 25 Oct 200100:45
    BBC One
  • Thu 8 Nov 200102:25
    BBC One
  • Sat 19 Jan 200220:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Wed 23 Jan 200223:25
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 27 May 200219:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 28 Oct 200301:35
    BBC One
  • Tue 27 Jul 200402:10
    BBC One
  • Sun 17 Oct 200415:25
    BBC One
  • Sun 23 Sep 200718:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 31 May 201123:20
    BBC Two Wales, Scotland & England only
  • Sat 23 Jul 201119:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 24 Jul 201103:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 27 Jul 201120:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 28 Jul 201101:40
    BBC Four
  • Tue 26 Jun 201219:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 30 Jun 201219:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 1 Jul 201202:25
    BBC Four
  • Mon 1 Apr 201316:20
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Thu 11 Apr 201320:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 12 Apr 201301:30
    BBC Four
  • Mon 8 Dec 201413:10
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Wed 15 Feb 201715:25
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Wed 13 Dec 201717:05
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Fri 12 Oct 201815:45
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
  • Sun 20 Aug 202316:45
    CBBC
  • Tue 5 Sep 202319:00
    BBC Three
  • Sun 18 Aug 202410:30
    CBBC

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