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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Sweet Fresh Water; Follow fresh water as it makes its mad, headlong plunge from the mountains to the salty oceans, and its fascinating 'aging' process.; ; Jungle; Encounter the diversity of the immense, green jungle--from the jaguars, armies of termites, and 200-foot Malaysian kapok trees to Ecuador's Waorani tribe--replete with face paint and poison darts.; ; The Open Ocean; Journey to the immense, tantalizing world beneath the seas that remain the planet's great mysteries in search of all the provocative secrets that lie below.; ; The Northern Forests; Explore the intriguing and interrelated world of the Arctic deep freeze to teh Tropics, where the forst floor spontaneously bursts into flames.; ; Seas of Grass; Take a global walk in the grass--from the savannahs of Brazil and American plains to the wilds of the African bush and Sudan, where herds of antelope run a gauntlet through poised spears of the Merle tribe.; ; The Frozen World; Explore the world's deep freeze and discover the spectacular life forms that live in a frozen realm of mystery and fascination as life hangs on tenaciously in the coldest most desolate reaches of Earth.; ; The Margins of the Land; Visit a variety of locals from the Bay of Bengal to the American Northwest to capture life from the tiniest to the most exceptional and experience some of the Earth's most remarkable displays of life that occur where the land meets the sea.; ; The Sky Above; Watch all manner of plants and animals living in the sky, from tiny weightless life-forms to huge creatures of powerful flight.; ; The Baking Deserts; Wonder at the scorching days and frigid nights of the most relentlessly hostile place for life on the planet, and discover animals' shadowy quests for food as well as the remarkable 'linking of life' between man and beast in the Sahara.; ; Worlds Apart; Witness isolated, singular mini-worlds where species are varied, vulnerable, and wonders to behold. Glimpse the unique and vivid life forms of places such as Komodo and Aldabra Island.; ; The Building of the Earth; Gaze at the unique, otherworldly places surrounding volcanic eruptions and gain the rare insight into the intertwined destinies of plants, animals, and humans as you start to understand just how hot a process life really is.; ; New Worlds; Come to a world where humans have altered Earth to suit themselves, and learn of the immense price the planet is paying for our modifications -- to our fellow creatures, to plant life, and to the environment.
• Cast: David Attenborough; Ian Calvert; Ned Kelly; Elizabeth Parker
• Director: Ian Calvert
• Runtime: 12:00
• Company: BBC
• Media Format: Movie