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From Pole to Pole

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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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59 minutes

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Mon 12 Mar 2018 15:15
BBC Two

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Credits

Narrator David Attenborough
Director Alastair Fothergill
Series Producer Alastair Fothergill
Producer Mark Linfield

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 May 2006 01:35
    BBC One Wales & Scotland only
  • Wed 10 Jan 2007 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 26 Jul 2008 17:45
    BBC HD
  • Fri 8 Aug 2008 18:10
    BBC HD
  • Mon 11 Aug 2008 18:00
    BBC HD
  • Fri 22 Aug 2008 18:00
    BBC HD
  • Wed 17 Sep 2008 15:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 4 Apr 2009 19:10
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland, England & Scotland only
  • Sun 19 Apr 2009 17:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 20 Jun 2009 16:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 25 Sep 2010 17:30
    BBC HD
  • Sat 25 Sep 2010 23:55
    BBC HD
  • Sun 26 Sep 2010 22:00
    BBC HD
  • Mon 8 Nov 2010 19:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 9 Nov 2010 00:45
    BBC HD
  • Sat 13 Nov 2010 17:30
    BBC HD
  • Thu 10 Nov 2011 01:35
    BBC HD
  • Tue 14 May 2013 16:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 2 Apr 2014 15:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 19 Jul 2014 17:25
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 21 Aug 2017 16:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 12 Mar 2018 15:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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