COLLECTION · Series · 2011

Human Planet

Name: Human Planet
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 8.3

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.

Source: TMDB

* 8.3 (209)DocumentaryFrance · United Kingdom

Creators

Dale Templar · Brian Leith

Countries

France · United Kingdom · United States

Studios

BBC One · France Télévisions

Runtime

50–60 min/ep

Release

13/01/2011

Score

8.3 / 10 (209)

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Seasons and episodes

Specials

11 episodes · 2011

Episode 1. Behind The Lens - Episode 1

2011-01-13

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Episode 2. Behind The Lens - Episode 2

2011-01-20

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Episode 3. Behind the Lens - Episode 3

2011-01-27

No synopsis

Episode 4. Behind the Lens - Episode 4

2011-02-03

No synopsis

Episode 5. Behind the Lens - Episode 5

2011-02-10

No synopsis

Episode 6. Behind the Lens - Episode 6

2011-02-17

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Episode 7. Behind the Lens - Episode 7

2011-02-24

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Episode 8. Behind the Lens - Episode 8

2011-03-03

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Episode 9. Behind the Lens - Fez Tannery

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Episode 10. Behind the Lens - Kawah Ijen Volcano

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Episode 11. Best of Human Planet

2011-03-10

A 'best of' episode airing on the American Discovery Channel. Humans living in every corner of the earth have found ingenious ways to survive - whether it's stealing a wildebeest haunch from a pride of hungry lions, teaching an eagle to…

Season 1

8 episodes · 2011

Episode 1. Oceans: Into the Blue

2011-01-13 · 49 min

As an air-breathing animal, man is ill-suited to living in watery environments. Nonetheless, people in certain cultures have found ways to live an almost aquatic life in order to exploit the vast riches of the sea.

Episode 2. Deserts: Life in the Furnace

2011-01-20 · 49 min

While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people live in parched desert environments around the world. Discover the enormous challenges presented to man in the driest…

Episode 3. Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze

2011-01-27 · 49 min

Welcome to the Arctic: months of darkness, frigid temperatures, little food to be found or grown. Despite this, four million people live their lives in this environment. Meet them and witness their remarkable tales of survival in the…

Episode 4. Jungles: People of the Trees

2011-02-03 · 49 min

The rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other habitat on the planet. For the humans who call this environment home, life requires skill, ingenuity, and sheer bravery.

Episode 5. Mountains: Life in Thin Air

2011-02-10 · 49 min

From lush cloud forests to bare summits, many people make their homes in the extreme altitudes of the world's mountain ranges. Explore the extraordinary ways life is sustained in this world of thin air and few resources.

Episode 6. Grasslands: Roots of Power

2011-02-17 · 48 min

Grasslands feed the world. Over thousands of years, humans have learned to grow grains on the grasslands and domesticate the creatures that live there, propelling our population to almost seven billion people in the process.

Episode 7. Rivers: Friend and Foe

2011-02-24 · 49 min

Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to live in just about every environment on Earth. Rivers are not to be taken for granted, however, as they freeze, flood,…

Episode 8. Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle

2011-03-03 · 48 min

A look at the man-made environment: the city. Over half of the world's population now lives in the urban jungle. The city is built to keep untamed nature out - but nature can't be pushed away. From bed bugs sucking blood at night to…

Cast by season

John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

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