Changing Planet
Cameras in space show just how fast our planet is changing. Cities are growing, forests are disappearing and glaciers melting but in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape, saving a family of chimpanzees.
Episodes
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Changing Planet
S1 E4 - 54m 10s
Cameras in space show just how fast our planet is changing. Cities are growing, forests are disappearing and glaciers melting but in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape, saving a family of chimpanzees.
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Patterned Planet
S1 E3 - 54m 10s
From space earth’s surface is covered in weird and wonderful shapes. Wombats design their own landscape in Australia and hundreds of forest elephants create a tear in the endless green of the Congo forest canopy.
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Colorful Planet
S1 E2 - 54m 9s
From space earth is not just a blue planet but a kaleidoscope of color. Swirls of turquoise phytoplankton trigger an oceanic feeding frenzy, China turns yellow as millions of flowers bloom and at night the waters off the coast of Argentina are spotted with mysterious green lights.
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Moving Planet
S1 E1 - 54m 8s
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. Our planet is constantly on the move; from individual animals to powerful weather systems. Follow an elephant family struggling through drought and marvel as thousands of Shaolin Kung-Fu students perform in perfect synchronicity.
Extras + Features
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Episode 1 Preview | Moving Planet
S1 E1 - 30s
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. Our planet is constantly on the move; from individual animals to powerful weather systems. Follow an elephant family struggling through drought and marvel as thousands of Shaolin Kung-Fu students perform in perfect synchronicity.
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Elephants Struggling Through Drought
S1 E1 - 2m 34s
Drought has forced a family of elephants from the safety of Samburu National Reserve to look for food dangerously close to a busy main road. One of the females has a calf, just a week old, but with so little food available she’s struggling to provide enough milk for her baby. The family desperately need the rains to arrive and the view from space shows that they are just days away.
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Solar Eclipse
S1 E1 - 1m 11s
As crowds gather to watch the event of the lifetime, cameras in space record the movement of the black shadow as the eclipse crosses the United States.
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Preview
S1 - 30s
Behold Earth as it’s never been seen before. Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand-new perspective, revealing its incredible movements, colors, patterns and just how fast it’s changing.
Schedule
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Life from Above
Moving Planet
Friday
May 3
1 Hour
Cameras in space offer a new perspective of life on Earth as satellites follow an elephant family struggling through drought and thousands of Shaolin Kung Fu students performing in synchronicity. -
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Life from Above
Colorful Planet
Friday
May 3
1 Hour
Viewing Earth's kaleidoscope of colors, including swirls of turquoise phytoplankton, China's blooming yellow flowers, and the night waters near Argentina that are spotted with green lights. -
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Life from Above
Patterned Planet
Friday
May 10
1 Hour
Viewing the shapes that cover the earth's surface from space; the Australian Outback is covered in pale spots due to wombats and elephants. -
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Life from Above
Changing Planet
Friday
May 10
1 Hour
Cameras in space show Earth to be a changing, fragile planet, with disappearing forests and melting glaciers.
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