Planet Earth
Shallow Seas
TV Flash files “Shallow Seas” as hour 9 of 11 in the TV Flash guide — Planet Earth (2006) on BBC/Discovery, season 1, episode 9, aired 2006-11-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 11 in the Planet Earth guide, hour 9 of 11 in season 1. It aired 2006-11-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Jungles” (S01E08). Next is “Seasonal Forests” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Documentary series which celebrates our planet in all its glory, both its spectacular scenery and its captivating natural history. David Attenborough narrates the epic journey of a humpback whale and calf as they cross the richest seas that fringe our coasts. From tropical paradises, where the newborn calf takes his first faltering breaths, to the storm-ravaged icy polar seas, the whales' great feeding grounds, the programme reveals seas of great contrast and surprise.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shallow Seas sit in the Planet Earth guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 11 — hour 9 of 11 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Planet Earth S01E09 air?
Shallow Seas aired 2006-11-26 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…