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The Living Planet

Season 1 Episode 7: The Sky Above

Describes the ability of birds, insects and bats to fly including migration often over great distances; and how plant seeds defy gravity in order to disperse over a wide area.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 2 The Frozen World

2. The Frozen World

Aired: Jan 25, 1984

How some creatures and plants manage to overcome the harsh environments found...

Episode 3 The Northern Forests

3. The Northern Forests

Aired: Feb 1, 1984

An exploration of the various global forests in the northern hemisphere and h...

Episode 4 Jungle

4. Jungle

Aired: Feb 15, 1984

A study of tropical rain forests and how it's universal climate provides the ...

Episode 5 Seas of Grass

5. Seas of Grass

Aired: Feb 22, 1984

A study of the vast grasslands of the Earth and how they support a great vari...

Episode 6 The Baking Deserts

6. The Baking Deserts

Aired: Feb 22, 1984

Roasting temperatures during the day and equally cold temperatures at night, ...

Episode 7 The Sky Above

7. The Sky Above

Aired: Mar 7, 1984

Describes the ability of birds, insects and bats to fly including migration o...

Episode 8 Sweet Fresh Water

8. Sweet Fresh Water

Aired: Mar 14, 1984

David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary variety of animal life that live...

Episode 10 Worlds Apart

10. Worlds Apart

Aired: Mar 28, 1984

How isolation on islands and atolls has lead to unique diversity and speciali...

Episode 11 The Open Ocean

11. The Open Ocean

Aired: Apr 4, 1984

From plankton to whales, there is as much amazing diversity of life and habit...

Episode 12 New Worlds

12. New Worlds

Aired: Apr 11, 1984

Over the last 10,000 years, modern man has utilized his superior intellect to...

Info about The Living Planet

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Documentary