From Pole to Pole
The documentary series which celebrates our planet in its natural glory reveals how the sun's seasonal journey affects the lives of all creatures.
This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.
As spring arrives in the Arctic, a mother polar bear emerges from her den with two tiny cubs. At the other end of the planet, winter arrives and emperor penguins are plunged into darkness for four months, enduring the coldest temperatures on the planet.
From the Amur leopard in Russia to the birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea, no stone is left unturned to bring you the rarest and the weirdest creatures on earth.
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Chopper squad
Duration: 05:48
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Capturing aerial shots in high definition
Duration: 01:44
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Emperor penguins
Duration: 02:10
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Polar bears emerge
Duration: 01:58
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | David Attenborough |
Director | Alastair Fothergill |
Series Producer | Alastair Fothergill |
Producer | Mark Linfield |
Broadcasts
- Tue 2 May 2006 01:35BBC One Wales & Scotland only
- Wed 10 Jan 2007 19:00
- Sat 26 Jul 2008 17:45BBC HD
- Fri 8 Aug 2008 18:10BBC HD
- Mon 11 Aug 2008 18:00BBC HD
- Fri 22 Aug 2008 18:00BBC HD
- Wed 17 Sep 2008 15:00BBC HD
- Sat 4 Apr 2009 19:10BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland, England & Scotland only
- Sun 19 Apr 2009 17:00BBC HD
- Sat 20 Jun 2009 16:00BBC HD
- Sat 25 Sep 2010 17:30BBC HD
- Sat 25 Sep 2010 23:55BBC HD
- Sun 26 Sep 2010 22:00BBC HD
- Mon 8 Nov 2010 19:00BBC HD
- Tue 9 Nov 2010 00:45BBC HD
- Sat 13 Nov 2010 17:30BBC HD
- Thu 10 Nov 2011 01:35BBC HD
- Tue 14 May 2013 16:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 2 Apr 2014 15:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 19 Jul 2014 17:25BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 21 Aug 2017 16:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 12 Mar 2018 15:15BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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