![]() On remote island shores, we found leaping blennies - fish that live almost exclusively on land - and giant trevally that snatch seabirds out of mid-air. Such endeavor, passion and commitment has resulted in a series that brings us closer than ever before to the captivating lives of some of the most extraordinary sea creatures, transporting us into their magical worlds. Our crews spent over 6,000 hours diving underwater, filming everywhere from our familiar shores to the deepest seas. Over the course of more than four years in production, our teams mounted 125 expeditions, visited 39 countries, and filmed on every continent and across every ocean. Blue Planet II uses breakthroughs in marine science and cutting-edge technology to explore new worlds and reveal the very latest discoveries. And in recent years, our knowledge of what goes on beneath the waves has been transformed. Now, a generation on, the NHU has returned to these underwater worlds for Blue Planet II. ![]() Broadcast in 2001, the multi-award winning The Blue Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, cemented the Unit’s peerless reputation for underwater filming. It all started some twenty years ago, when a team of wildlife film makers from the BBC’s Natural History Unit set out to make a series on the world’s oceans, the breadth and scale of which had never been seen before. If we didn't already feel that deep connection to the ocean and its inhabitants, then perhaps now we will. Sea creatures that reveal their surprising intelligence, leading complex lives which, in some cases, even begin to mirror our own. Our seas are home to some of the most spectacular events and compelling animal characters in nature. ![]() We can stay submerged deeper, for longer, and in doing so, we discover that we have more in common with, and are more connected to the ocean than we ever imagined. At first glance, it may seem as alien a world to us, as we are to it, but with the latest diving and submarine technologies, it’s possible to explore the oceans today like never before. It covers 70% of Earth’s surface, and yet remains the least known part of our planet. The ocean is by turn tempestuous and serene, exquisitely beautiful and bleakly forbidding. An introduction by James Honeyborne, Executive Producer ![]()
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