Seven Worlds, One Planet

*Seven Worlds, One Planet*
Seven Worlds, One Planet
	BBC Natural History Unit
Original release
Network	BBC One; BBC Earth;
Release	27 October –; 8 December 2019

Seven Worlds, One Planet is a television documentary series co-produced by the

Sir David Attenborough.^[1]^[2] Over 1,500 people worked on the series, which was filmed over 1,794 days, with 92 shoots across 41 countries.^[3]

Music

Sia, Chris Braide and Hans Zimmer collaborated on the song "Out There" for the series.^[4] The original television soundtrack titled "Seven Worlds One Planet Suite" was made by Zimmer and Jacob Shea, while Shea wrote the series' score.^[5]

Episodes

Viewing data sourced from BARB.^[6]

"Two hundred million years ago, our planet looked very different from what it does today. It was entirely covered by sea, which surrounded one single supercontinent we call Pangaea. And then, Pangaea began to break up. Life was cast adrift on fragments of land, and these fragments eventually became our seven continents. We will see how life developed on each continent, giving rise to the extraordinary and wonderful diversity that we see today."
— David Attenborough's opening words

No.	Title	Produced by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions)
1	"Antarctica"	Fredi Devas	27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)	8.98
whales feast on krill baitballs, whilst below the ice on the sea floor, an entire ecosystem of sea anemones, starfish, nudibranches, jellyfish and giant nematode worms live out their lives in the icy depths.
2	"Asia"	Emma Napper	3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)	8.86
Lut desert in Iran, the spider-tailed horned viper , which camouflages itself against the rocks, then tricks migrating birds into going after its specialised tail. In Northern Sumatran rhinos, who are among the species being threatened by this activity the most and have been walled in for their own safety against poachers and loggers. However, human kindness also exists in the south-east, as fishermen regularly help groups of whale sharks by supplying them with some of their catch, in spite of the gigantic fish being worth a fortune in meat.
3	"South America"	Chadden Hunter	10 November 2019 (2019-11-10)	8.44
Andean bears clamber thirty metres into the canopy to find elusive fruit. Poison dart frogs use ingenious methods to keep their tadpoles safe, whilst green anacondas stalk capuchin monkeys. At Iguazu Falls, great dusky swifts make death-defying flights through one of the biggest waterfalls on Earth.
4	"Australia"	Emma Napper	17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)	8.28
Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth. In its jungles a cassowary—one of the most dangerous birds in the world—stands six feet tall. Inland, kangaroos and wombats brave snowstorms and gum tree forests are filled with never-before-seen predators. In its red desert heart, reptiles drink through their skin and huge flocks of wild budgerigars swirl in search of water. On secret islands, Tasmanian devils roam and offshore, thousands of sharks gather for a rare event.
5	"Europe"	Giles Badger	24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)	8.53
River Danube, voracious great white pelicans rob great cormorants for their catches of fish. Deep underground in Tisza River is host to a miraculous display of a giant mayfly 's fleeting life cycle. On the surface, Europe has been developed beyond recognition, yet human intervention means the Iberian lynx may yet recover; once on the brink of extinction, a combination of nature reserves and captive breeding programs means that 2019 was a highly successful year for the species, which numbers at over 700 individuals, compared to fewer than 200 in 2005.
6	"North America"	Chadden Hunter	1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	7.95
No continent experiences seasonal change as extreme as Fireflies light up the forests during summer nights, greater roadrunners cruise the spectacular deserts of Arizona and polar bears on the shores of Hudson Bay have learned an ingenious new method to keep up with warmer summers, in which they leap from rocks to hunt beluga whales .
7	"Africa"	Giles Badger	8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)	7.68
cuckoo catfish. Africa's deserts are tough too. In the Namib, brown hyenas make long treks to find food on the beach, whilst in the Kalahari Desert, the bizarre aardvark digs deep to find a meal. But for much of Africa's wildlife the greatest threat comes from humans.
8	"Continents of Wonder"	---	8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)	7.68
The most spectacular moments selected from the series

"Today, scientists tell us that we are at the start of a mass extinction, and one that is being caused by human activity. Over a million species could be wiped out, many within the next few decades. But, with help, even the most vulnerable wildlife populations can still recover... So we can improve things, if we determine to do so. This a crucial moment in time. The decisions we take now will influence the future of animals, humanity, and indeed all life on Earth."
— David Attenborough, in closing