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Saving Planet Earth

Season 1 2007

  • 2007-06-23T23:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 5h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, News
The BBC's effort to increase awareness about global warming takes a look at how the changing climate is affecting different animal species all over the world. Several celebrities from Britain take flight to areas around the world to take up the cause of a particular endangered species.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-06-23T23:00:00Z

1x01 Sharing Planet Earth

Series Premiere

1x01 Sharing Planet Earth

  • 2007-06-23T23:00:00Z30m

David Attenborough asks: 'What does our over-consumption mean for the rest of life that shares Planet Earth? Can a growing human population still leave space for wildlife?'

1x02 Will Young: Saving Gorrillas

  • 2007-06-24T23:00:00Z30m

Will Young makes an emotional journey into the heart of Africa, where he sees two very different sides of gorilla conservation.

1x03 Fiona Bruce: Saving Tigers

  • 2007-06-25T23:00:00Z30m

Tiger populations are collapsing. Fiona discovers that it's time for a new idea that can secure tiger populations in India forever.

Hunted for its skin, a rare Siamese crocodile thought to have been extinct has been discovered living in Cambodia. Edith Bowman travels there to see if this majestic animal can be saved.

On the Falkland Islands, over 100,0000 black-browed albatross' are caught and drown on fish hooks every year. Carol Thatcher travels there to see whether this animal can be saved from extinction.

1x06 Phil Tufnell: Saving Rhinos

  • 2007-06-28T23:00:00Z30m

Phil Tufnell travels to the Indian province of Assam, home to 75% of the world's Indian rhinoceros population.

1x07 Graham Norton: Saving Wolves

  • 2007-07-01T23:00:00Z30m

Graham Norton travles to Ethiopia to look for the endangered Ethiopian Wolf, at risk for extinction due to canine diseases.

As the population of Africa rises, competition and tension between the wildlife and humans increases. Jack Osbourne goes to the African nation of Namibia in search of the elephant, brought back from extinction only to be threatened once again.

1x09 Saira Khan: Saving Turtles

  • 2007-07-04T23:00:00Z30m

The turtle population of the world is declining by 150,000 every year due to egg poaching and fishing. Saira Khan goes to Sri Lanka to see what if anything can be done to solve this problem.

As the rainforests of Borneo are being cut down to make room for palm oil plantations, the orangutans that call this place home are threatened. Nick Knowles goes to the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation to see how homeless and orphaned orangutans are being taken care of and learns what can be done to save this animal.

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