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Creatures of the Deep

Episode 8 of 10

Nature documentary series looks at marine invertebrates, some of the planet's most bizarre and beautiful animals, including Humboldt squid and giant octopuses.

Marine invertebrates are some of the most bizarre and beautiful animals on the planet, and thrive in the toughest parts of the oceans.

Divers swim into a shoal of predatory Humboldt squid as they emerge from the ocean depths to hunt in packs. When cuttlefish gather to mate, their bodies flash in stroboscopic colours. Time-lapse photography reveals thousands of starfish gathering under the Arctic ice to devour a seal carcass.

A giant octopus commits suicide for her young. A camera follows her into a cave which she walls up, then she protects her eggs until she starves.

The greatest living structures on earth, coral reefs, are created by tiny animals in some of the world's most inhospitable waters.

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58 minutes

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Tue 15 Oct 202401:00
BBC Four

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Credits

NarratorDavid Attenborough
Executive ProducerMichael Gunton
ProducerNeil Lucas

Broadcasts

  • Mon 30 Nov 200921:00
    BBC HD & BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Tue 1 Dec 200920:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 6 Dec 200918:00
    BBC One except Wales & BBC HD
  • Fri 11 Dec 200901:00
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Mon 14 Dec 200900:20
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Sat 27 Mar 201019:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 3 Jun 201000:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 27 Nov 201019:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 28 Nov 201003:20
    BBC Four
  • Sat 22 Oct 201119:00
    BBC Four & BBC HD
  • Sat 22 Oct 201123:50
    BBC HD
  • Mon 12 Aug 201921:50
    BBC Four
  • Wed 24 Feb 202115:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 5 Oct 202319:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 6 Oct 202301:55
    BBC Four
  • Mon 14 Oct 202419:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 15 Oct 202401:00
    BBC Four

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