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By Megan Shersby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 22 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When is The Green Planet<\/em> on TV?<\/h2>\n
The Green Planet<\/em> is due to air in early January 2022, with the first episode \u2018Tropical Worlds\u2019<\/a> airing on Sunday 9th January at 7pm on BBC One. All episodes will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer after they have aired.<\/p>\n
Attenborough will also be presenting two other programmes in December and January: Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(airing on Thursday 30th January) and Attenborough\u2019s Wonder of Song<\/em><\/a> (airing Monday 3rd January).<\/p>\n
Watch the trailer for The Green Planet<\/em>:<\/h2>\n
Please note that external videos may contain ads:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>What is <em>The Green Planet<\/em> about?<\/h2>\n<div class=\""image-handlercontainer\" image-handlercontainer--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/Coyote-tobacco-hornworm-caterpillar-and-whiptail-lizard.-The-Green-Planet-acb42a1.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/Coyote-tobacco-hornworm-caterpillar-and-whiptail-lizard.-The-Green-Planet-acb42a1.jpg?quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" 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studios=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> <em>Coyote tobacco (<\/em>Nicotiana attenuata<em>) in Utah, United States. When a tobacco leaf is attacked by a hornworm caterpillar (<\/em>Manduca sexta<em>) it produces nicotine. This toxin slows the caterpillars down but it also causes them to release a distinctive scent. The odour is detected by predators, including whiptail lizards, that protect the tobacco by eating the caterpillars. \u00a9 Paul Williams\/BBC Studios<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Sir David Attenborough?<\/h2>\n<div class=\""image-handlercontainer\" image-handlercontainer--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-51349\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handlerimage=\"\" image-handlerimage--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/David-Attenborough-and-Saguaro-cacti.-The-Green-Planet-e148e61.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\""Sir\" david=\"\" attenborough=\"\" surrounded=\"\" by=\"\" saguaro=\"\" cacti=\"\" carnegiea.=\"\" sonoran=\"\" desert=\"\" arizona=\"\" usa.=\"\" paul=\"\" williams=\"\" title=\""Sir\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> <em>Sir David Attenborough surrounded by Saguaro Cacti, Carnegiea. Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. \u00a9 Paul Williams<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>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 href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/news\/when-is-a-perfect-planet-on-tv\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\"><em>A Perfect Planet<\/em><\/a>, <em><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/news\/david-attenborough-a-life-on-our-planet-netflix\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/news\/our-planet-attenborough-netflix\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\"><em>Our Planet<\/em><\/a>, and <i><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/news\/when-is-extinction-the-facts-on-tv\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Extinction:\u00a0The Facts<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr\/><p><em>Main image: Sir David Attenborough standing within a Creosote Bush (<\/em>Larrea tridentata<em>), which he previously visited forty years ago. 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