Specials

Episodes • 2001

Making Waves: Ocean World

1. Making Waves: Ocean World

10 min

The making of episode 1 "Ocean World"

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Making Waves: The Deep

2. Making Waves: The Deep

10 min

The making of episode 2 "The Deep"

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Making Waves: Open Ocean

3. Making Waves: Open Ocean

10 min

The making of episode 3 "Open Ocean"

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Making Waves: Frozen Seas

4. Making Waves: Frozen Seas

10 min

The making of episode 4 "Frozen Seas"

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Making Waves: Seasonal Seas

5. Making Waves: Seasonal Seas

10 min

The making of episode 5 "Seasonal Seas"

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Making Waves: Coral Seas

6. Making Waves: Coral Seas

10 min

The making of episode 6 "Coral Seas"

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Making Waves: Tidal Seas

7. Making Waves: Tidal Seas

10 min

The making of episode 7 "Tidal Seas"

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Making Waves: Coasts

8. Making Waves: Coasts

10 min

The making of episode 8 "Coasts"

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Making Waves

9. Making Waves

50 min

The making of The Blue Planet. NB: This episode is made up of clips taken from the previous 8 "Making Waves" episodes (which each cover one episode of the main series) - there is no new material.

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Deep Trouble

10. Deep Trouble

50 min

The combination of overfishing and modern technology has depleted fish stocks across the world's oceans. The program explores the problems, and offers several solutions to the problems.

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The Abyss

11. The Abyss

50 min

Cameras are sent to the last great frontier on our planet - the deep sea - to reveal an amazing world including rare footage of the most incredible sea-life.

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Dive to Shark Volcano

12. Dive to Shark Volcano

50 min

"Dive to Shark Volcano" joins divers on a search for seven species of sharks in seven days near Cocos Island, 300 miles off the coast of Costa Rica.

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Amazon Abyss

13. Amazon Abyss

50 min

"Amazon Abyss" explores the world beneath the surface of the Amazon River. Until this feature was filmed, no one had ever explored the depths of the Amazon due to the harsh conditions. The Amazon's swift and treacherous currents and dark water, stained by sediment, conceals ¼ ton Cayman alligators, stingrays, piranhas and anacondas. Veteran divers and naturalists braved the challenge to explore this new frontier.

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Being There: Antarctica

14. Being There: Antarctica

10 min

Accompanied by dramatic historical narration, "Being There: Antarctica" takes viewers on a visual journey of the landscape and wildlife of Antarctica.

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Being There: Between the Tides

15. Being There: Between the Tides

10 min

"Being There: Between the Tides" shows the interactions between wildlife and various water bodies, along the same lines as the main feature.

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Seas of Life

16. Seas of Life

50 min

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George Fenton

17. George Fenton

10 min

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Selected Scenes

18. Selected Scenes

10 min

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Dolphins

19. Dolphins

10 min

Dolphins

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Blue

20. Blue

10 min

Five minute theatrical short

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Interview: Alastair Fothergrill – Series Producer

21. Interview: Alastair Fothergrill – Series Producer

10 min

Interview with producer Alastair Fothergrill.

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Interview: Doug Allan – Cameraman

22. Interview: Doug Allan – Cameraman

10 min

Interview with cameraman Doug Allan.

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Interview: Penny Allen – Researcher

23. Interview: Penny Allen – Researcher

10 min

Interview with researcher Penny Allen.

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