A Perfect Planet: Season 1

Miniseries 2021
TV-PG

  • 2021-01-03T20:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 44m
  • 4h 25m (5 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
A unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. This five-part series shows how the forces of nature drive, shape and support Earth’s great diversity of wildlife.

5 episodes

Series Premiere

2021-01-03T20:00:00Z

1x01 Volcano

Series Premiere

1x01 Volcano

  • 2021-01-03T20:00:00Z53m

A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface.

2021-01-10T20:00:00Z

1x02 The Sun

1x02 The Sun

  • 2021-01-10T20:00:00Z51m

From the frozen poles to the searing deserts, this episode shows how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on our planet.

2021-01-17T20:00:00Z

1x03 Weather

1x03 Weather

  • 2021-01-17T20:00:00Z51m

Weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, shapes the lives of animals across the globe, rising to an incredible diversity of species and habitats.

2021-01-24T20:00:00Z

1x04 Oceans

1x04 Oceans

  • 2021-01-24T20:00:00Z50m

There are not five separate oceans, but one. Its waters linked by powerful forces that keep them on the move. This constant mixing is vital for the health of oceans and marine life.

Season Finale

2021-01-31T20:00:00Z

1x05 Humans

Season Finale

1x05 Humans

  • 2021-01-31T20:00:00Z1h

Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it’s affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world.

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