Blue Planet

  • Series 1 Episode 8
  • Coasts
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Subtitles available

David Attenborough explains in his own inimitable way how animals from in and around the sea manage to make use of the constantly changing areas where land meets water.

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All episodes for series 1 of Blue Planet

  • S1 E1 · Introduction

    This travels to the very depths of the seas, to reveal a spectacular variety of life.

  • S1 E2 · The Deep

    David Attenborough looks at the strange creatures that live in the depths of the ocean.

  • S1 E3 · Open Ocean

    Looking at the hunting skills of whales, dolphins, tuna, shark and rapier-nosed billfish.

  • S1 E6 · Coral Seas

    This programme focuses on the amazingly fragile ecosystems of the world's coral reefs.

  • S1 E7 · Tidal Seas

    How tides create opportunities for marine life, as dolphins play a deadly game of catch.

  • S1 E8 · Coasts

    How animals from in and around the sea make use of coastal areas.