When is The Green Planet on TV?
The Green Planet is due to air in early January 2022, with the first episode ‘Tropical Worlds’ airing on Sunday 9th January at 7pm on BBC One. All episodes will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer after they have aired.
Attenborough will also be presenting two other programmes in December and January: Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard (airing on Thursday 30th January) and Attenborough’s Wonder of Song (airing Monday 3rd January).
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What is The Green Planet about?
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Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.
Who is Sir David Attenborough?
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Sir David Attenborough is a world-renowned TV broadcaster and conservationist, who has presented numerous natural history series across a number of decades, with recent programmes including A Perfect Planet, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, Our Planet, and Extinction: The Facts.
Main image: Sir David Attenborough standing within a Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata), which he previously visited forty years ago. The bush had grown an inch since he last saw it. Mojave Desert, California. © Paul Williams