But there were no jelly fish, turtles yes, but not jelly fish. Much like the barrier reef, the bbc is in great danger the bbc is an extraordinary organisation and its got enough problems trying to keep up with changing. Take a virtual tour of the great barrier reef guided by. David attenboroughs release of his latest documentary highlights the wonders of far north queenslands great barrier reef.
Life on earth is a wonderful introduction to biology, it goes through our entire evolution in a coherent way. Sir david attenborough sent me an inspiring letter. With the release of david attenboroughs latest series, the world is submerged into australias very own 7 th wonder of the world. F irst the last part of great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc1 the difficult final episode of a natural history documentary, the one about the future, with the message. Jan 14, 2016 f irst the last part of great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc1 the difficult final episode of a natural history documentary, the one about the future, with the message. Youll love sir david attenboroughs new series on the.
An interactive journey a new kind of interactive website will allow viewers in real time to join david. Through vr, we are able to bring the audience on an unforgettable journey, side by. Being on the reef is a revelatory, thrilling and unbeatable experience david attenborough explores the worlds largest coral reef for a new landmark bbc1 series. When david attenborough first visited the great barrier reef in 1957, he considered it the most spectacular place in the natural world and he assumed that it would last forever. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Sir david attenborough narrates an interactive journey through the great barrier reef that takes viewers on a virtual dive through the. Attenborough investigates the depths of the great barrier reef with his team of 75 equipped with the latest in science and technology. David attenborough, michael davis, anne sommerfield. In this episode he undertakes his most important mission to understand. James penlidis after three hours of some of the most stunning cinematography exploring the reef and its inhabitants, it is an emotive plea from one. A natural wonder so enormous it can be seen from space and home to one of the most extraordinary communities of animals on the planet. From the awardwinning team behind the triple emmy awardwinning series, david attenborough s first life, david attenborough s great barrier reef, will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300km expanse of living coral, and revolutionary macro lenses that will capture the. Mar 29, 2019 it is the largest contiguous coral reef ecosystem in the world, and possibly the largest geomorphological structure ever created by living organisms. Sir david attenboroughs new series on the great barrier reef is a joy but nothing beats the real australian thing.
Join host sir david attenborough and teams of researchers and scientists as they use cutting edge techniques to help overcome some of the serious challenges that lie ahead. David attenboroughs great barrier reef, season 1 on itunes. Watch david attenboroughs great barrier reef online. One virtual experience making the rounds these days is something that even the most ardent ocean lover wouldnt dream possible. Sir david attenborough s new series on the great barrier reef is a joy but nothing beats the real australian thing. Nearly 60 years since he last filmed on the reef, attenborough has returned to make a threepart series featuring the latest in film techniques and marine science to bring the reef to audiences around the world.
The series marked the 10th project for attenborough and atlantic, and saw him returning to a location he first filmed at in 1957. Join naturalist and television personality david attenborough in exploring the beautiful but endangered world of the great barrier reef, the worlds largest coral reef. A natural wonder so enormous it can be seen from space and home to one of the most extraordinary communities of animals on the. A few weeks ago, i sent sir david my book, song bird great barrier reef rescue. Great barrier reef is a threepart bbc documentary series. Attenborough filming new series on the great barrier reef. Narrated by david attenborough, its three episodes aired over december 2015 and into january 2016. David attenborough and atlantic productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create david attenborough s great barrier reef. Since then the coral has been dying at an unprecedented rate. Sir david attenborough is returning to the great barrier reef for a new series on bbc one. Take a soothing virtual trip to the great barrier reef with sir david. David attenborough and atlantic productions have teamed up with scientists and academic institutions from around the world to create david attenboroughs great barrier reef. Nearly 60 years since his last visit to this marine paradise, sir david. Join jessi and squeaks to learn all about coral and the longest coral reef in the world, the great barrier reef.
David attenboroughs great barrier reef smithsonian channel. The site is freely accessible to the public and through it. The latter point is even more pertinent in 2020 as experts recently announced that the great barrier reef had experienced its third mass coral bleaching event in five years. Shrouded in mystery and difficult to explore, this underwater paradise. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well as down to 300m below the surface discovering corals never seen before. Sixty years on and still nobody does it better sir david made an emotional return to australias northeast coast to reexplore some of the. Great barrier reef with david attenborough tv miniseries. In this second episode, david attenborough continues his exploration of the great barrier reef, aboard the research vessel alucia. Sir david frederick attenborough born 8 may 1926 is an english broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the bbc natural history unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on earth. An interactive journey a new kind of interactive website will allow viewers in real time to join david attenborough on a journey across the great barrier reef.
Sir david attenborough makes heartfelt plea for the reef. It is thought the reef in its current form probably began growing 6000 to 7000 years ago. From the awardwinning team behind the triple emmy awardwinning series, david attenborough s first life, david attenborough s great barrier reef, will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300km expanse of living coral, and revolutionary macro lenses that will. Davids exploration of the great barrier reef is the latest example of this. A major section of the program is devoted to the great barrier reef, where filming began in 2016 on lizard island. Great barrier reef with david attenborough season 1 imdb. Almost sixty years after his first visit to the great barrier reef, david attenborough embarks on a personal journey of discovery to understand how the reef was created and meets the animals that call it home. From the awardwinning team behind the triple emmy awardwinning series, david attenboroughs first life, david attenboroughs great barrier reef, will use pioneering camera technology and draw on the latest research to investigate the reef in revelatory ways including using satellite scanning to show the 2,300 km expanse of living coral. An array of animals such as the manta ray, the epaulette shark that walks and the humpback whale have made the reef their home. Within the last few decades, the residents of the great barrier reef have seen their habitat decline rapidly. Youll love sir david attenboroughs new series on the great. Freddie claire a few weeks ago i wrote recommending a game to while away any semimournful, semidrunk or semihungover hours youre having. Sir david first filmed on the great barrier reef in 1957, and has retained a.
Take a virtual tour of the great barrier reef with david attenborough as your guide video this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Great barrier reef most memorable says sir david attenborough. Apr 03, 2020 sir david attenborough narrates an interactive journey through the great barrier reef that takes viewers on a virtual dive through the worlds largest coral reef system its not new. David attenboroughs great barrier reef experience the reef. The natural history museums latest virtual reality adventure, david attenboroughs great barrier reef dive, e xtracts visitors from drizzly south kensington to even wetter whereabouts this december. It is the largest contiguous coral reef ecosystem in the world, and possibly the largest geomorphological structure ever created by living organisms. Sir david attenborough returns to great barrier reef bbc. Join us as we celebrate the great barrier reefs remarkable residents and contemplate. Nine astonishing ways david attenborough shaped your world. Sir david attenborough wrote a special letter, thanking me for my childrens book, great barrier reef rescue. The great barrier reef with david attenborough was made over two years by a baftawinning team led by anthony geffens atlantic productions.
An interactive journey atlantic productions great barrier reef suffers third major bleaching event in five years. Buy great barrier reef david attenborough sanity online. Sir david attenborough, british historian and narrator of hit series including planet earth and our planet, is inviting guests on an interactive experience that takes them to one of the most beautiful natural wonders of the world, the great barrier reef of australia. The first episode of a three part series great barrier reef, written and presented by attenborough was first shown on bbc tv. I told him he was my inspiration and i never expected to hear back. If its not already at the top of your bucket list then the great barrier reef is about to be, with an incredible endorsement from the worlds most famous naturalist sir david attenborough. Go snorkeling through the great barrier reef with sir david. The bbc also commissioned atlantic productions to make a threepart, attenboroughfronted series great barrier reef in 2015. David attenborough s great barrier reef season 1 17 8. Dec 31, 2015 great barrier reef with david attenborough. Great barrier reef could be david attenboroughs last proper. In 1957 david attenborough first visited one of our planets most extraordinary natural wonders, the great barrier reef.
Almost 60 years after his first visit to the great barrier reef, sir david attenborough returns to unlock new secrets about the largest living structure on earth. The great barrier reef is 1,429 miles long and home to 1,500 species of fish, 600 coral species. Working with a team of experts aboard a stateoftheart research and exploration vessel, david takes us to mysterious depths for an upclose look at the wonderfully diverse community that calls this place home. The epaulete shark is a great addition to the show to demonstrate the importance of mangroves, rivers, and coral to our current earth.
Mar 18, 2015 showing no signs of slowing down, david attenborough, has teamed up with tourism australia to make a threepart documentary aimed at drawing tourists to the great barrier reef. Apr 23, 2016 david attenborough s great barrier reef credit. Perhaps one of australias most iconic tourist attractions and certainly one of our more famous natural attractions, the great barrier reef has once again attracted the attention of naturalist and broadcaster sir david attenborough. In 1957, sir david attenborough first visited and scuba dived on one of our planets most extraordinary creations, the great barrier reef. The series was released on dvd and bluray in january 2016 the mv alucia was used as a base for the series. Bbc one great barrier reef with david attenborough. David attenboroughs great barrier reef science netlinks.
He discovers the creatures that visit the reef every year, from birds to whales, some travelling thousands of kilometres to get there. Sir david attenborough 1926 present day totally timelines. Jan 06, 2016 in 1957, sir david attenborough first visited and scuba dived on one of our planets most extraordinary creations, the great barrier reef. David attenboroughs great barrier reef geographical. David attenboroughs great barrier reef by david attenborough. David attenborough issued a stark warning about the future of marine life and their natural habitats.
This is one of the most impressive sights out there the worlds largest coral reef system 2,300 kilometers, or just over 1,400 miles of australias coastline and twice the size of any other reef in the world, and home to dolphins. An online exploration of the great barrier reef with david attenborough is the calming journey we all need right now. David attenborough will return to the great barrier reef nearly 60 years after his first visit, as part of a new multiplatform media project between atlantic productions and tourism australia. At osprey reef david attenborough comes face to face with the sharks that live all year round or visit from out in the coral sea. Great barrier reef will be dead by 2100, says david. Stretching 2300 km down the eastern coast of australia, and covering 344,400 square kilometers an area the size of italy, it is more than twice the size of the next largest. Great barrier reef with david attenborough combines cutting edge scientific research alongside innovative filming techniques. The perfect coral reef david attenboroughs great barrier reef. Explore the great barrier reef with david attenborough. David attenboroughs great barrier reef series t youtube. Dec 30, 2015 great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc one is the latest natural history series from the great man and, to be honest, there is very little a critic can say about an attenborough. Sir david s new threepart series starts on bbc1 at 9pm on.
David attenborough is best known for all the fantastic nature documentaries hes been a part of, but hes also written dozens of books that im so glad to have finally discovered. Streaming from dozens of vr goggles in unison, the 20minute documentary is watched in the cinema space of the attenborough studios. At the very end of sir david attenboroughs threepart documentary on australias great barrier reef, the 89yearold asks this simple question. David attenborough great barrier reef interview 2015. David attenboroughs great barrier reef dive south australian museum friday, march 1 to sunday, july 14. The site is a great educational resource too, with attenborough discussing the reefs delicate ecosystem and the impact climate change is having on the coral reef system. Attenboroughs visit is aimed at inspiring greater interest and more visits to the worlds largest coral reef system. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Books recommended by david attenborough bookadvice. David attenborough great barrier reef documentary released. Angesichts des spezifischen themas sind drei episoden meiner. Great barrier reef attracts david attenborough doco. Great barrier reef, david attenborough documentary dvd on sale now with fast shipping.
Explore the great barrier reef with sir david attenborough. Attenborough at a special screening of great barrier reef in 2015 university of oxford librarian richard ovenden, professor stephen hawking and david attenborough at the official opening of the weston library, oxford in march 2015. For a 2012 series of the same name see great barrier reef tv series. Take a virtual tour of the great barrier reef with david. Great barrier reef with david attenborough bbc one is the latest natural history series from the great man and, to be honest, there is very little a critic can say about an attenborough. But this may be as good a time as any to revisit david attenboroughs great barrier reef, released a few years ago. Great barrier reef with david attenborough region 2 nhbs shop. Bbc great barrier reef with david attenborough media.
Go snorkeling through the great barrier reef with sir. David attenborough revisits the great barrier reef after nearly 60 years. The bbc also commissioned atlantic productions to make a threepart, attenborough fronted series great barrier reef in 2015. One such initiative is the new interactive website where you can explore the great barrier reef of australia. Great barrier reef with david attenborough survival tv. In 2015, he dived 1,000ft in a submersible off the australian coast to film previously unseen parts of the great barrier reef, breaking the record for the deepest ever dive on the reef. Natural history film maker david attenborough has been joined by royalty and celebrities at australia house in london for a special prescreening of a.
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