All episodes Season 1 S01E09 2006-11-26 60 min 2000s

Planet Earth

Shallow Seas

Season 1, Episode 9 · Aired 2006-11-26

Planet Earth — Shallow Seas (S01E09)

Synopsis

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.

In the series

This episode is part of Planet Earth (2006) on BBC/Discovery.

HD nature spectacle that made Earth look like an alien planet.

Key cast

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