Great Barrier Reef
Steve Backshall visits Australia's Great Barrier Reef to discover the conditions that let a tiny coral building block create Earth's largest living structure.
Steve Backshall goes beneath the surface of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to discover the crucial conditions that allowed a tiny coral building block to create the largest living structure on the planet. He unravels the complex mosaic of reef environments to reveal the key to the microworld's success, but discovers that life on this coast is not always easy. Nutrient-poor water, enormous storms and rising seas should make it impossible for such a vibrant ecosystem to exist here, so what allows the Great Barrier Reef to not only survive but flourish as the largest reef on Earth?
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Steve Backshall |
Series Producer | Doug Mackay-Hope |
Executive Producer | Wendy Darke |
Executive Producer | Cerys Griffiths |
Production Manager | Bronwen Thomas |
Executive Producer | Nick Shearman |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 Jan 2013 20:30
- Thu 31 Jan 2013 01:45
- Fri 26 Apr 2013 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Fri 26 Apr 2013 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Wed 11 Sep 2013 19:30
- Thu 12 Sep 2013 00:30
- Fri 25 Oct 2013 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Tue 17 Apr 2018 19:30
- Sat 23 Mar 2019 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Fri 16 Apr 2021 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland