In this first episode, david descends beneath the waves at night in the stateoftheart triton submersible, the first of its kind to visit the reef. Start a free trial to watch david attenboroughs great barrier reef on youtube tv and cancel anytime. Jan 25, 2016 from the awardwinning team behind the triple emmy awardwinning series, david attenborough s first life, david attenborough s great barrier reef, will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300km expanse of living coral, and revolutionary macro lenses that will capture the. Great barrier reef with david attenborough episode 3. It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon david. David attenborough and atlantic productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create david attenboroughs great barrier reef.
David attenboroughs great barrier reef season 1 17 8. David attenborough returns in this landmark series to his most magical place on earth. The making of david attenboroughs virtual reality tour of. Bbc one great barrier reef with david attenborough, trail. Bbc one great barrier reef with david attenborough. Natural history film maker david attenborough has been joined by royalty and celebrities at australia house in london for a special prescreening of a. The efforts to document the great barrier reef come as global warming pushes sea temperatures higher, endangering the reefs coral. I learned to scuba dive in 1950 six and the english channel down the shot line and the very next time i did services about two months later we were on the ground in australia and of course that was a very different experience i remember putting on the gear and then going outside and then that wonderful thing of being free of the bonds of gravity and just be able to move and anyone direction. In 1957, sir david attenborough first visited and scuba dived on one of our planets most extraordinary creations, the great barrier reef. Legendary broadcaster sir david attenborough has warned the great barrier reef is in imminent danger due to global warming after a recordbreaking dive. It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon. Dec 21, 2015 david attenborough on lizard island, on the great barrier reef. Vintage black and white footage shows his 1957 visit and it is clear that, nearly 60 years on, he has lost none of his boyish enthusiasm, curiosity and mental vigour.
David attenboroughs great barrier reef smithsonian channel. F irst the last part of great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc1 the difficult final episode of a natural history documentary, the one about the future, with the message. Reviewed in the united states on april 22, 2018 format. Perhaps one of australias most iconic tourist attractions and certainly one of our more famous natural attractions, the great barrier reef has once again attracted the attention of naturalist and broadcaster sir david attenborough. Great barrier reef will be dead by 2100, says david. David attenboroughs great barrier reef dive trailer. When david attenborough first visited the great barrier reef in 1957, he considered it the most spectacular place in the natural world and he assumed that it would last forever. The reef is located in the coral sea, off the coast of queensland, australia. He takes the audience on a journey aboard the alucia, a 56metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a stateoftheart triton submersible, laboratories and a helicopter.
Jan 06, 2016 in 1957, sir david attenborough first visited and scuba dived on one of our planets most extraordinary creations, the great barrier reef. Selected as a world heritage site in 1981, it is one of the wonders of the natural world. More clips from great barrier reef with david attenborough. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Travel deep beneath the waves of a natural wonderland in david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive and discover a breathtaking world of vibrant corals, darting fish and deadly reef sharks. Jan 14, 2016 f irst the last part of great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc1 the difficult final episode of a natural history documentary, the one about the future, with the message. Freddie clairebbcatlantic productions the first time i visited the great barrier reef was in 1957 when i was on my way. Join naturalist and television personality david attenborough in exploring the beautiful but endangered world of the great barrier reef, the worlds largest coral reef. An interactive journey a new kind of interactive website will allow viewers in real time to join david attenborough on a journey across the great barrier reef. Great barrier reef will be dead by 2100, says david attenboroughs blue planet ii by latika bourke updated december 11, 2017 9. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to this marine paradise, sir david attenborough returns, this time armed with a team of scientists and t. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to this marine paradise, sir david attenborough returns, this time armed with a team of scientists and the latest technology. Great barrier reef with david attenborough survival tv. The epaulete shark is a great addition to the show to demonstrate the importance of mangroves, rivers, and coral to our current earth.
Freddie clairebbcatlantic productions the first time i visited the great barrier reef. This is the third global coral reef bleaching event on record attenborough first visited and documented the reef 60 years ago. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well as down to 300m below the surface discovering corals never seen before. For a 2012 series of the same name see great barrier reef tv series. In this episode he undertakes his most important mission to understand what the next few decades hold.
Great barrier reef, the dvd stretching a full 2000 kilometers in length and made up of 3000 individual reef systems and hundreds of islands, australias great barrier reef is breathtakingly beautiful. Bbc one great barrier reef with david attenborough, episode. David attenborough presents great barrier reef combineert hoogstaand wetenschappelijk onderzoek met innovatieve filmtechnieken. A first look at great barrier reef with david attenborough if youre anything like me, youve been counting the days until the bbc broadcasts its upcoming nature documentary on the great barrier reef, presented by. Great barrier reef is a threepart bbc documentary series. Using a state of the art submersible, attenborough will take you on an incredible 360 degree journey through the worlds largest and most diverse. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to the great barrier reef, sir david attenborough returns, this time armed with a team of scientists and the latest technology. Dec 08, 2015 legendary broadcaster sir david attenborough has warned the great barrier reef is in imminent danger due to global warming after a recordbreaking dive to the ocean floor. Being on the reef is a revelatory, thrilling and unbeatable experience david attenborough explores the worlds largest coral reef for a new landmark bbc1 series. Watch david attenboroughs great barrier reef online. David attenboroughs great barrier reef dive can be viewed at the natural history museum in london until the end of january 2016 adults.
Following his visit to the great barrier reef in 1957, naturalist and broadcaster david attenborough returns and uses the latest filming techniques to unlock the secrets of the natural wonder. Stuart ireland further from shore, the diversity at the lower end of the reef is. David attenborough s great barrier reef dive can be viewed at the natural history museum in london until the end of january 2016 adults. David attenborough and atlantic productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create david attenborough s great barrier reef.
The efforts to document the great barrier reef come as global warming pushes sea temperatures higher, endangering the reef s coral. Start a free trial to watch david attenborough s great barrier reef on youtube tv and cancel anytime. David attenborough revisits the great barrier reef after nearly 60 years. New david attenborough series on the great barrier reef. But there were no jelly fish, turtles yes, but not jelly fish.
Watch david attenborough s great barrier reef season 1 episode 3 online. A natural wonder so enormous it can be seen from space and home to one of the most extraordinary communities of animals on the planet. David attenboroughs great barrier reef experience the reef. Great barrier reef with david attenborough tv miniseries. David attenborough great barrier reef interview 2015. David attenborough presents great barrier reef trailer. David attenborough on lizard island, on the great barrier reef. David attenborough great barrier reef documentary released in. Episode 1 great barrier reef with david attenborough. Great barrier reef with david attenborough tv series 2015. Jan 21, 2016 david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive can be viewed at the natural history museum in london until the end of january 2016 adults. David attenborough great barrier reef documentary released. Sixty years after his first visit to the great barrier reef, naturalist sir david attenborough returns, this time aboard a research vessel equipped with the latest technology. The series was released on dvd and bluray in january 2016.
The great barrier reef is the worlds largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres 1,400 mi over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres 3,000 sq mi. Apr 05, 2016 attenborough on the great barrier reef, sea level rise and climate change did you watch the first part of david attenborough s documentary on the great barrier reef. Since then the coral has been dying at an unprecedented rate. David attenboroughs great barrier reef science netlinks. Did you watch the first part of david attenboroughs documentary on the great barrier reef. Great barrier reef attracts david attenborough doco. The great barrier reef can be seen from outer space and is the worlds biggest. An array of animals such as the manta ray, the epaulette shark that walks and the humpback whale have made the reef their home. A first look at great barrier reef with david attenborough. Dec 03, 2015 natural history film maker david attenborough has been joined by royalty and celebrities at australia house in london for a special prescreening of a new documentary series on the great barrier reef. Oct 25, 2017 the efforts to document the great barrier reef come as global warming pushes sea temperatures higher, endangering the reefs coral. Sep 06, 2016 david attenborough presents great barrier reef combineert hoogstaand wetenschappelijk onderzoek met innovatieve filmtechnieken. Great barrier reef subject of david attenborough vr.
Great barrier reef shutterstock as well as getting caught up in the lives of corals and the courtship of the mantis shrimp, youll get to marvel at david attenborough himself. David attenborough returns in this landmark series to his most magical place on earth, the great barrier reef. Great barrier reef with david attenborough tv episode. From the awardwinning team behind the triple emmy awardwinning series, david attenborough s first life, david attenborough s great barrier reef, will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300km expanse of living coral, and revolutionary macro lenses that will capture. A major section of the program is devoted to the great barrier reef, where filming began in 2016 on lizard island. Attenborough helped with the groundbreaking research taking place on the southern great barrier reef. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Bleachings in 2016 and 2017 killed huge swaths of the tiny. He examines some of the million migrating animals that visit this marine paradise every year and how each of the reefs habitats attracts a very different set of visitors. Stretching 2300 km down the eastern coast of australia, and covering 344,400 square kilometers an area the size of italy, it is more than twice the size of the next largest.
He discovers the creatures that visit the reef every year, from birds to whales, some travelling thousands of kilometres to get there. This is a remarkable documentary with filming ending just as the reef was undergoing massive coral bleaching due to exceptionally warm waters caused by climate change. Episode 2 great barrier reef with david attenborough. Attenborough on the great barrier reef, sea level rise and. Great barrier reef subject of david attenborough vr documentary. David attenboroughs great barrier reef, season 1 on itunes. David attenboroughs great barrier reef season 1 episode 3. Attenboroughs visit is aimed at inspiring greater interest and more visits to the worlds largest coral reef system. David attenborough on returning to the great barrier reef. David attenborough will return to the great barrier reef nearly 60 years after his first visit, as part of a new multiplatform media project between atlantic productions and tourism australia. For a 2012 series of the same name see great barrier reef tv series great barrier reef is a threepart bbc documentary series. The series was released on dvd and bluray in january 2016 the mv alucia was used as a base for the series.
The beloved documentary maker and naturalist was filming a virtual reality experience, david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive vr, which along with david attenboroughs first life vr, is. David attenborough returns to his favorite place in the natural world. Narrated by david attenborough, its three episodes aired over december 2015 and into january 2016. The site is freely accessible to the public and through it.
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