Planet Earth
Fresh Water
TV Flash files “Fresh Water” as hour 3 of 11 in the TV Flash guide — Planet Earth (2006) on BBC/Discovery, season 1, episode 3, aired 2006-03-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E03: listed hour 3 of 11 in the Planet Earth guide, hour 3 of 11 in season 1. It aired 2006-03-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Mountains” (S01E02). Next is “Caves” (S01E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
This edition takes an epic river journey following the descent of the planet's mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. Breathtaking river scenery is revealed by a revolutionary helicopter camera mount - from the world's highest and broadest waterfalls to the awe-inspiring spectacle of the 10,000-strong flocks of greater snow geese in flight. We witness underwater swimming monkeys; giant salamanders, at two metres the world's largest amphibian, on the hunt in a remote mountain river of Japan; and river dolphins in the Amazon, showing off lumps of rocks to win over a mate. New underwater worlds are discovered - we break the ice of the world's deepest lake, Baikal in Siberia, home to the only freshwater seal and bizarre giant amphipods. We dive into the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland patrolled by caiman and piranhas. We also encounter dramatic showdowns between gangs of Indian otters and mugger crocodiles; while in Africa the lightning ambushes of Nile crocodiles on wildebeest are filmed for the first time at ultra-high speed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fresh Water sit in the Planet Earth guide?
S01E03 is listed hour 3 of 11 — hour 3 of 11 in season 1, season 1 episode 3.
When did Planet Earth S01E03 air?
Fresh Water aired 2006-03-19 and is listed at 60 minutes.
BBC or Discovery version?
BBC Natural History Unit masterpiece; U.S. version aired on Discovery. Attenborough whispering over HD biomes is the event.
In the series
Why this series still plays
David Attenborough whispers over high-definition footage that made Earth look extra-terrestrial in 2006. Planet Earth is natural-history spectacle as appointment awe — biomes as set pieces, how-did-they-film-that making-of lore, the production ceiling every later nature series still jumps for.
The group chat for Planet Earth is just people typing how did they film that until the making-of diaries become the second show, which they kind of are. Alastair Fothergill and the BBC Natural History Unit, David Attenborough whispering, U.S. version on Discovery in 2006: a landmark wildlife series spanning the planet's biomes in then-revolutionary high definition. Earth looking extra-terrestrial. Biomes as set pieces. Awe as a weekly appointment. Eleven episodes, one season, sequels including Planet Earth II.…
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- David Attenborough as Narrator
David Attenborough whispers Planet Earth into appointment awe — high-definition footage that made the globe look extra-terrestrial in 2006, biomes as set pieces, how-did-they-film-that lore. Natural-history spectacle as a 2000s production…