{"id":12829,"date":"2022-05-08T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T03:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=118871"},"modified":"2022-05-08T05:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T03:18:11","slug":"7-of-the-best-david-attenborough-documentaries-and-where-to-watch-them","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/7-of-the-best-david-attenborough-documentaries-and-where-to-watch-them\/","title":{"rendered":"7 of the best David Attenborough documentaries and where to watch them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Sara Rigby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 08 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Sir David Attenborough is considered a national treasure for good reason. His documentaries are not only educational, but visually stunning, and sometimes filled with edge-of-your-seat action (anyone remember the baby iguana being chased by racer snakes?). All of this is delivered with his trademark soothing voiceover.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you\u2019re in the mood to have your mind blown by the extraordinary species that live on our planet, read on to find out where you can watch some of Attenborough\u2019s most incredible documentaries.<\/p>\n<h2>7 of the best Sir David Attenborough documentaries<\/h2>\n<h3>Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;INCREDIBLE\" dinosaur=\"\" leg=\"\" fossil=\"\" is=\"\" discovered=\"\" dinosaurs:=\"\" the=\"\" final=\"\" day=\"\" with=\"\" attenborough=\"\" bbc=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XcxKTXmWFY?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>One day, 66 million years ago, an asteroid struck the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula and changed the course of life on Earth. The impact all but wiped out the dinosaurs, leaving room for the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/the-secret-world-of-mammal-evolution\/&quot;\">mammals to rise<\/a>, and eventually leading to the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/evolution-are-humans-still-evolving\/&quot;\">evolution of humans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Palaeontologists have long studied the period after the asteroid hit \u2013 think millions of years \u2013 but one remarkable archaeological site shows something incredible: the very day of the impact.<\/p>\n<p>A top-secret site at Tanis, North Dakota, contains creatures that were entombed by falling ejecta, including a fossilised egg containing the bones of a baby pterosaur, a turtle skewered by a wooden stake, and an entire leg from a <em>Thescelosaurus <\/em>dinosaur.<\/p>\n<p>In this documentary, Sir David Attenborough reveals, in never-seen-before detail, what happened on that final day.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/planet-earth\/palaeontologist-robert-depalma-interview\/&quot;\">Read an interview with Robert DePalma, a scientist on the show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/m0016djt\/dinosaurs-the-final-day-with-david-attenborough&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Attenborough\u2019s Life in Colour<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Life\" in=\"\" color=\"\" with=\"\" david=\"\" attenborough=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" netflix=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WYj-7IrjC4c?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>In the animal kingdom, colour plays a vital role, whether that\u2019s a <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/why-are-flamingos-pink\/&quot;\">flamingo\u2019s pink colour<\/a> helping to prove its worth as a mate or a tiger\u2019s orange and black stripes letting it blend into the jungle. But hold on \u2013 jungles are green. So how do tigers camouflage?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is that not all animals see colour in the same way as we do. Take the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/mantis-shrimp\/&quot;\">mantis shrimp<\/a>: with 12 photoreceptors, compared to humans\u2019 three, they can see ultraviolet and even <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/science\/what-is-polarised-light\/&quot;\">polarised light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<em>Life in Colour<\/em>, the team created brand new cameras that allow us to see the world as other animals might, giving a previously unseen perspective on the natural world.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/what-animals-are-on-david-attenboroughs-life-in-colour-episode-1\/&quot;\">See photos of some of the incredible animals in the show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m000styx\/attenboroughs-life-in-colour&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/play.google.com\/store\/tv\/show?id=gjqDnWynVDM.P&amp;cdid=tvseason-dOjz_hiI-C4.P&amp;gdid=tvepisode-8ru4ij3O7uo.P&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Play<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Planet Earth II<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Planet\" earth=\"\" ii:=\"\" official=\"\" extended=\"\" trailer=\"\" bbc=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c8aFcHFu8QM?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Ten years after\u00a0<em>Planet Earth<\/em>, Attenborough and co. returned with brand new camera technology, taking us closer than ever before to stunning wildlife from all around the world. On its release in 2016, <em>Planet Earth II<\/em> spawned several instantly iconic moments, including <a href=\"\/\/youtu.be\/el4CQj-TCbA&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">baby iguanas chased by hungry snakes<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/youtu.be\/l9GMrP-2-Wc&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">a fox diving headfirst into the snow<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/youtu.be\/ddq42IRjK3E&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">bears dropping it like it\u2019s hot in the forest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode explores a different type of habitat, from islands to jungles to cities, and the cast array of species that call them home.<\/p>\n<p>If you loved\u00a0<em>Planet Earth<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Planet Earth II<\/em>, you\u2019ve not got long to wait:\u00a0<em>Planet Earth III<\/em> is set to be released in 2022.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/planet-earth-2-filming-wildlife-in-cities\/&quot;\">A producer on the show tells us about the years he spent filming wildlife in cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/p02544td\/planet-earth-ii&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"\/\/play.google.com\/store\/tv\/show?id=hQiKMvT7DIY&amp;cdid=tvseason-2zB4Tx1UD_i0BHvaHbo6lw&amp;gdid=tvepisode-2r-Zf_oIbPc&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a> <\/strong>or <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.58b23685-e5be-5ead-3f32-98b666817213?tag=bbcsciencefoc-21&amp;ascsubtag=sciencefocus-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amazon Prime<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/23443382-high_res-mammoths-a1a8f90.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/23443382-high_res-mammoths-a1a8f90.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/23443382-high_res-mammoths-a1a8f90.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C237,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;wp-image-107590\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/23443382-high_res-mammoths-a1a8f90.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> \u00a9 Windfall films\/Julian Schwanitz<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>When you think mammoths, you probably imagine Arctic tundras and not, well, Swindon. But the UK was in fact home to many Ice Age mammals: not just mammoths, but cave lions, lynxes, aurochs and more.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, amateur fossil hunters found a mass mammoth graveyard in a gravel quarry in Swindon. Alongside the remains, they found stone axes made by Neanderthals.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard<\/em>, you can watch the team excavate the site and try to work out what happened there: was it Neanderthals that killed the mammoths?<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/the-chance-discovery-that-uncovered-a-mammoth-graveyard-in-swindon-and-inspired-the-new-attenborough-show\/&quot;\">Read an interview with Prof Ben Garrod, a presenter and researcher on the show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/m0012wjh\/attenborough-and-the-mammoth-graveyard&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>A Perfect Planet<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;David\" attenborough=\"\" jaw=\"\" dropping=\"\" new=\"\" trailer=\"\" a=\"\" perfect=\"\" planet=\"\" bbc=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxibm1ODEpI?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Our planet is truly unique: we don\u2019t know of anywhere else in the Universe with the exact set of features that would allow life even to exist, let alone thrive. Thanks to this one-in-a-billion combination of sunlight, volcanoes, oceans and weather, every habitat on Earth is teeming with life.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode takes one of these factors and explains how life on Earth couldn\u2019t exist without it.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/in-pictures-sir-david-attenboroughs-new-series-a-perfect-planet\/&quot;\">Images from the series, from the accompanying book<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch on <strong><a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/p08xc2lh\/a-perfect-planet&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"\/\/tv.apple.com\/gb\/episode\/volcano\/umc.cmc.6w989f9ns0fk2evc0kg77lnew&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Apple TV<\/a> <\/strong>or <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.e6bb8335-efcc-667d-a7b7-0966bdcedb9f?tag=bbcsciencefoc-21&amp;ascsubtag=sciencefocus-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amazon Prime<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Seven Worlds, One Planet<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Seven\" worlds=\"\" one=\"\" planet:=\"\" extended=\"\" trailer=\"\" sia=\"\" and=\"\" hans=\"\" zimmer=\"\" new=\"\" david=\"\" attenborough=\"\" series=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IlFRPkT-hVc?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Planet Earth is split into seven continents, and life exists on each one \u2013 even Antarctica, despite its inhospitable environment. But why are the species so different in the different areas of the world?<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Seven Worlds, One Planet<\/em>, Attenborough and team explore the life unique to each continent \u2013 and none of them escapes the impact of human activity.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/antartica-the-remarkable-life-that-survives-the-coldest-continent\/&quot;\">Read an extract from the accompanying book<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/m000ctbn\/seven-worlds-one-planet-continents-of-wonder&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/play.google.com\/store\/tv\/show?id=Djcc3k2i70DnIpXp_z--Aw&amp;cdid=tvseason-3dc0QrmbkgVZAx2lRNEWDw&amp;gdid=tvepisode-Wx3XOQMwjgs&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Play<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.4cb768a6-791c-e333-9f8e-d30cb438f5f7?tag=bbcsciencefoc-21&amp;ascsubtag=sciencefocus-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amazon Prime<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Breaking\" boundaries:=\"\" the=\"\" science=\"\" of=\"\" our=\"\" planet=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" netflix=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gb6wQtNjblk?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Attenborough\u2019s documentaries are known for their stunning view into the lives of animals around the world, but that\u2019s not all he\u2019s passionate about. The climate crisis is a threat to our entire planet, and every species that calls it home.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Breaking Boundaries<\/em>, Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockstr\u00f6m examine the science of the climate crisis, including the planetary thresholds we must not exceed if we want the Earth to remain hospitable not just to the animals, but also to us.<\/p>\n<ul><li>Watch on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81336476&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Netflix<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sara Rigby Published: Sunday, 08 May 2022 at 12:00 am Sir David Attenborough is considered a national treasure for good reason. His documentaries are not only educational, but visually stunning, and sometimes filled with edge-of-your-seat action (anyone remember the baby iguana being chased by racer snakes?). 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