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The Bountiful Sea

A natural history of Antarctica presented by David Attenborough. Looks at how the abundant wildlife survives some of the hardest conditions on the planet.

With winter temperatures of -70C and winds of 100mph, only a few hundred people live in this inhospitable continent that is one and a half times the size of Europe. The wildlife, however, is abundant - millions of penguins, thousands of whales and half the world's seals somehow survive some of the hardest conditions on the planet.

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30 minutes

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Wed 6 Aug 201412:00
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterDavid Attenborough
DirectorMartha Holmes
ProducerAlastair Fothergill

Broadcasts

  • Thu 18 Nov 199320:00
    BBC One London
  • Tue 24 Jul 200720:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 22 Jun 201310:30
    BBC Two HD, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Wed 6 Aug 201412:00
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales only

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