Martin Elsbury

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before. Acrobats of the air - flying jewels - iridescent partners of countless plants: hummingbirds are amongst the most remarkable creatures on our planet.

Wildlife film. South African naturalist Mike Rutzen is crazy about great white sharks. He never saw Jaws, so he doesn't share the terror that makes these sharks the world's most feared predator. For ten years, Mike has swum with great whites without the protection of a cage. He has spent so much time in their company that he has learnt to read their body language and to think like a shark. It is this knowledge that keeps him safe. Mike's quest to understand them better now takes him into the heart of a seal ambush site, where he hopes to witness their hunting behaviour underwater.

50億年前、巨大隕石が地球に衝突した結果、地球は23．5度傾き、それが世界各地に四季を生み出すことになった。カメラはまず北極で、地球温暖化の影響と苦闘するホッキョクグマの母子を捉える。彼らは海に氷が張った冬の間に狩りを終えなければならないが、温暖化で氷が解けるようになったせいで狩りは困難に。続いてカメラは南下し、熱帯雨林の動物たち、アフリカゾウ、ザトウクジラ、アムールヒョウらの生態を見つめていく。

自然・動物ドキュメンタリー製作で長年に渡り世界的に高い評価を受けるイギリスＢＢＣが、かつてないスケールのプロジェクトとして取り組んだ驚異の海洋ドキュメンタリー。撮影に4年半もの歳月を費やし、200ヶ所ものロケ地をめぐって撮り上げた“海の神秘と美しさ”を追求したドキュメンタリー。