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The blue planet. Seas of life

Fothergill, Alastair. (Added Author). Holmes, Martha, 1961- (Added Author). Byatt, Andrew. (Added Author). Attenborough, David, 1926- (Added Author). Fenton, George. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Discovery Channel (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Concert Orchestra. (Added Author). Magdalen College (University of Oxford). Choir. (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Explores the world's oceans and is the definitive exploration of the marine world, chronicling the mysteries the deep. Discusses concepts such as evolution, the food chain, survival of the fittest, and the future of that omnipresent non-sea creature known as Man.

DVD  - 2007
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Available Copies by Location

Location
Victoria Available
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (approximately 161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition 5 disc special ed.
  • Publisher [England] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from set container and disc label.
Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1996.
Special features: "Amazon abyss:" discover an amazing array of astonishing creatures living in the depths of the Amazon; "Dive to shark volcano:" venture to Cocos Island, an underwater volcano whose waters are a haven for sharks; "Between the tides:" explore the distinctive sights and sounds of an estuary in winter; "Antarctica:" survey the cold, desolate continent of Antarctica.
GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note:
All new bonus material.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music composer, George Fenton ; BBC Concert Orchestra; title music sung by Magdalen College Choir.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, David Attenborough.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD-9, NTSC.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.