TV Guide: David Attenborough

Frozen Seas

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 10:00 PM ANIMAL Examining how life exists in the frozen polar seas. Included: plankton blooms that feed scores of migrating fish, birds, whales and seals. Also: walruses and polar bears. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Open Ocean

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 09:00 PM ANIMAL Examining creatures of the open ocean, where the environment is austere and extreme. Animals include halfmoon fish, sunfish, loggerhead turtles, sardines, yellowtails and triggerfish. Narrated by David Attenborough.

The Deep

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 08:00 PM ANIMAL Examining marine life of the abyss, where extreme cold and pressure have shaped bizarre and grotesque creatures such as the deep-sea angler fish and the gulper eel. Also: bioluminescent fish. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Ocean World

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 07:00 PM ANIMAL Examining the ecological impact of oceans and the complex interaction of biological and physical forces they exert. Also: the distribution of life in the oceans. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Social Climbers

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 07:00 PM BBC Primates are examined, and their social behavior is observed. Included: monkeys and mandrills. Host: David Attenborough.

Return to the Water

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 06:00 PM BBC Aquatic mammals are observed, included seals, dolphins and whales. Also: why certain mammals chose an aquatic environment, and how their bodies adapted to it. Host: David Attenborough.

A Winning Design

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 05:00 PM BBC Mammalian physiology, and how it has enabled mammals to colonize a variety of environments and adapt to different sources of nutrition. Included: Australian mammals. Host: David Attenborough.

Meat Eaters

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 04:00 PM BBC Carnivorous mammals are observed, and hunting techniques are examined. Included: solitary hunters, like tigers and leopards; and pack hunters, like lions and wolves. Host: David Attenborough.

Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 03:00 PM BBC

Seasonal Seas

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 17 10:00 PM ANIMAL Examining temperate waters and the plants and animals inhabiting them, including a colony of gray seals on a storm-tossed island; and underwater forests of giant kelp that shelter sea otters, seals and rays. Also: white-sided dolphins are observed at play; and killer whales are seen practicing hunting techniques on schools of herring. Narrated by David Attenborough.