Planet Earth

Explore habitats from Artic polar bears to desert elephants.

Animals that have had to adapt to the special survival challenges of high-altitude life are featured, including rare footage of a mountain lion, snow leopard and puma. Also, bar-headed geese migrate over the Himalayas.

Follow the descent of rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. Watch spectacular waterfalls, fly inside the Grand Canyon and explore the wildlife in the world's deepest lake. Planet Earth captures unique and dramatic moments of animal behaviour: a showdown between smooth-coated otters and mugger crocodiles; deep-diving long tailed macaques; massive flocks of snow geese on the wing and a piranha frenzy in the perilous waters of the world's largest wetland.

Descend into an undiscovered world.

Unravel the secrets behind desert survival.

Journey to polar extremes.

Explore the vast open wildernesses of the great plains.

Jungles cover 3% of Earth, but half of the world's species.

The rain forests are home to a vast number of animal and plant species, leading to intense competition for food. Footage includes jaguars on the hunt in the Amazon, gibbons traversing the canopy and flying frogs mating.

Plants take center stage in this exploration of coniferous and deciduous forests. These seasonal forests cover vast tracts of temperate regions, such as the endless forests of Siberia, Tasmania and large areas of Eastern Europe.

Uncover surfing dolphins, giant starfish, and more.

Journey to the greatest woodlands on Earth.

Ocean animals must find food and conserve energy.

The making of the sprawling, ambitious series is documented. The show took three years to produce and required 2,000 days in the field and 71 cameramen filming across 204 locations in 62 countries.