The Deep
David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans to uncover the strange, otherworldly creatures living in the depths of the ocean.
More people have walked on the moon than have travelled to the very depths of the deep ocean. David Attenborough journeys into the abyss to show us, for the very first time, strange creatures straight out of the film Alien, many of which are new to science. Terrifying fish with massive teeth that eat prey twice their size and weird jellyfish that flash in the darkness. And deep sea sharks never filmed before and submerged mountain ranges and volcanoes far larger than anything on land.
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Deep seabed
Duration: 02:11
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Dumbo octopus
Duration: 00:50
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Breathing deeply
Duration: 00:40
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Partner for life
Duration: 01:05
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Series Producer | Alastair Fothergill |
Broadcasts
Wed 19 Sep 2001 21:00- Sun 23 Sep 2001 14:40
- Thu 18 Oct 2001 00:25
- Thu 18 Oct 2001 00:50
Sat 12 Jan 2002 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Knowledge- Wed 16 Jan 2002 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Knowledge
Sun 26 May 2002 19:00- Tue 21 Oct 2003 01:10
- Fri 24 Oct 2003 00:15
- Tue 20 Jul 2004 00:50
- Sun 10 Oct 2004 15:25
Sat 22 Sep 2007 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire- Sat 16 Jul 2011 19:00
- Sun 17 Jul 2011 02:45
- Sat 23 Jun 2012 19:00
- Sun 24 Jun 2012 02:30
- Fri 29 Mar 2013 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales only
- Sat 6 Dec 2014 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales only
- Tue 14 Feb 2017 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Tue 12 Dec 2017 17:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Thu 11 Oct 2018 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sun 13 Aug 2023 16:45
Mon 4 Sep 2023 19:00- Sun 11 Aug 2024 10:30
Celebrating Attenborough at 90
A celebration across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ of Sir David’s extraordinary career so far.