Living Planet Box Set (4 DVDs)

David Attenborough presents his epic portrait of the earth’s environments and how plants and animals have adapted to their physical surroundings. Filmed on five continents, The Living Planet begins with the discovery of how huge forces formed the earth, how continents move and how the planet has become so varied. The next ten episodes then concentrate on different environments of the Earth: the frozen Poles, the northern forests, jungle, grasslands, deserts, the sky, rivers and lakes, tidal shores, islands, and oceans. The final episode then ties in the human angle - looking at how humans have changed the Earth’s habitats, destroying but creating new ones. It also investigates what the future may hold for the whole community on our amazing living planet.

Synopsis

This landmark David Attenborough series presents the most comprehensive portrait of the natural world ever seen on television. To produce it, camera teams journeyed for three years from high Himalayan valleys to the depths of the ocean, from the sands of the Sahara to the humid jungles of Borneo. Everywhere they travelled they chronicled the many different ways that animals and plants have evolved in order to defend themselves against the elements - and often - one another.Episode 1. The Building of the Earth Episode 2. The Frozen World Episode 3. The Northern Forests Episode 4. Jungle Episode 5. Seas of Grass Episode 6. The Baking Deserts Episode 7. The Sky Above Episode 8. Sweet Fresh Water Episode 9. The Margins of the Land Episode 10. Worlds Apart Episode 11. The Open Ocean Episode 12. New Worlds