The Green Planet

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Accompanying a major BBC series from the team behind Planet Earth II and presented by David Attenborough, a fascinating exploration of the hidden life of plants Plants live secret, unseen lives—hidden in their magical world and on their timescale. From the richest jungles to the harshest deserts, from the snowiest alpine forest to the remotest steaming swamp, Green Planet travels from one great habitat to the next, showing us that plants are as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as the animals on our planet. You will discover agents of death, who ruthlessly engulf their host plant, but also those that form deep and complex relationships with other species, such as the desert cacti who use nectar-loving bats to pollinate. Although plants are undoubtedly the stars of the show, a fascinating new light will be shed on the animals that interact with them.
Using the latest technologies and showcasing over two decades of new discoveries, Green Planet reveals the strange and wonderful life of plants like never before—a life full of remarkable behavior, emotional stories, and surprising heroes. Simon Barnes is the author of over 20 books, including How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher, The Meaning of Birds, and Ten Million Aliens.

The Green Planet features cutting-edge research and world-leading photography brought to life with the wonderful storytelling skills of Simon Barnes, award-winning author of over 20 books.

A 5 x 60 series, The Green Planet is the first landmark NHU project on plant life since 1995's The Private Life of Plants, and it will take in major advance in both the science of plants and the technology in filming them.

The Green Planet will kick off the BBC's centenary year celebrations. Coproduced with PBS, Bilibili, ZDF German Television, France Télévisions, and NHK.

Global premiere was in Glasgow in conjunction with the COP26 summit, at which Attenborough gave an opening address

https://www.wired.com/story/david-attenborough-climate-crisis/

Wired on Attenborough: On September 24, 2020, the 95-year-old broke the Guinness World Record for attracting 1 million followers just four hours and 44 minutes after he joined Instagram, beating the previous record holder, Jennifer Aniston, by over 30 minutes. . . . The public response was so overwhelming that he left the platform 27 posts and just over a month later, after being inundated with messages.

In 2019, Attenborough’s series Our Planet became Netflix’s most-watched original documentary, viewed by 33 million people in its first month

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