This article is about the BBC nature documentary. For other uses, see Blue Planet.
The Blue Planet
Also known as
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life
Genre
Nature documentary
Narrated by
David Attenborough
Composer
George Fenton
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of episodes
8
Production
Executive producer
Alastair Fothergill
Running time
50 minutes
Production companies
BBC Natural History Unit
Discovery Channel
Original release
Network
BBC One
Release
12 September (2001-09-12) – 31 October 2001 (2001-10-31)
Related
Blue Planet II
Planet Earth
Frozen Planet
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The Blue Planet is a British nature documentary series created and co-produced by the BBC and Discovery Channel. It premiered on 12 September 2001 in the United Kingdom. It is narrated by David Attenborough.
Described as "the first ever comprehensive series on the natural history of the world's oceans",[1] each of the eight 50-minute episodes examines a different aspect of marine life. The underwater photography included creatures and behaviour that had previously never been filmed.[2]
The series won a number of Emmy and BAFTA TV awards for its music and cinematography.[3] The executive producer was Alastair Fothergill and the music was composed by George Fenton. Attenborough narrated this series before presenting the next in his 'Life' series of programmes, The Life of Mammals (2002), and the same production team created Planet Earth (2006).
A sequel series, Blue Planet II was aired on BBC One in 2017.
^From DVD cover
^"The Blue Planet homepage". BBC Online. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^"Awards for the Blue Planet (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
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