The Green Planet

2022•1 series

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In what could be described as 'Planet Earth from the perspective of plants', Sir David Attenborough travels the world to explore the extraordinary ways in which plants have learnt to survive and thrive in almost every environment. It's a journey that will see the 95-year-old venture to the rainforests of the tropics, and the wildernesses of the frozen north. Pioneering new filmmaking technology will take viewers beyond the capabilities of the human eye to see the hidden life of the green planet.

Episode 1Tropical Worlds

The world of tropical forests, from fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals.

Episode 2Water Worlds

How water plants create some of the most beautiful and bizarre spectacles in nature.

Episode 3Seasonal Worlds

Plants use strategy, deception and engineering to thrive in this changeable world.

Episode 4Desert Worlds

Desert plants thrive using weapons, camouflage and strange alliances with animals.

Episode 5Human Worlds

Two out of five plants are threatened, but people are finding many new ways to help them.

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