A Year on Planet Earth

Filmed in over 60 different locations this epic documentary series will draw on the most spellbinding and dramatic stories from all corners of the globe. It will reveal the ways all life is connected and how natural events affect animals.

Documentary

A Year on Planet Earth

Documentary

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First Aired on: Dec 22, 2022
Popularity: 12.7261: 6 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: ITV (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired 3 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Winter43 min
Stephen Fry explores how nearly all life on Earth is impacted by our annual journey around the sun. Northern winters bring notably harsh conditions for polar bears, for example.
Episode 2Spring43 min
As the North starts to face the sun, the great melt begins, and there's a baby boom. But for penguins and foxes in the South, conditions are getting harsher.
Episode 3Summer43 min
Summer can be extreme. In The Rockies, summers are short. Pika must harvest flowers to eat before the snow returns. For Marion Island’s king penguin chicks, life has frozen still.
Episode 4Autumn43 min
Autumn signals change. For many, change brings opportunity, but also huge challenges. For some, like Monarch butterflies, it offers a chance to begin again or take a new path.
Episode 5Full Circle44 min
See the incredible strategies animals like red squirrels, pikas and penguins use to cope with their changing worlds, as we journey through the seasons, in our orbit around the sun.