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The Deep

Episode 2 of 8

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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58 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Aug 2024 10:30
CBBC

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Credits

Presenter David Attenborough
Series Producer Alastair Fothergill

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Sep 2001 21:00
    BBC One
  • Sun 23 Sep 2001 14:40
    BBC One
  • Thu 18 Oct 2001 00:25
    BBC One
  • Thu 18 Oct 2001 00:50
    BBC One
  • Sat 12 Jan 2002 20:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Wed 16 Jan 2002 23:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sun 26 May 2002 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 21 Oct 2003 01:10
    BBC One
  • Fri 24 Oct 2003 00:15
    BBC One
  • Tue 20 Jul 2004 00:50
    BBC One
  • Sun 10 Oct 2004 15:25
    BBC One
  • Sat 22 Sep 2007 19:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 16 Jul 2011 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 17 Jul 2011 02:45
    BBC Four
  • Sat 23 Jun 2012 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 24 Jun 2012 02:30
    BBC Four
  • Fri 29 Mar 2013 16:15
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 6 Dec 2014 11:00
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales only
  • Tue 14 Feb 2017 15:30
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
  • Tue 12 Dec 2017 17:05
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Thu 11 Oct 2018 15:45
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
  • Sun 13 Aug 2023 16:45
    CBBC
  • Mon 4 Sep 2023 19:00
    BBC Three
  • Sun 11 Aug 2024 10:30
    CBBC

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Celebrating Attenborough at 90

A celebration across the BBC of Sir David’s extraordinary career so far.