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The Best Episodes of Human Planet

Every episode of Human Planet ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Human Planet!

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

Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Human Planet" is "Jungles: People of the Trees", rated 8.8/10 from 450 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Jungles: People of the Trees" aired on 2/3/2011 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze".

  • Jungles: People of the Trees
    8.8/10 450 votes

    #1 - Jungles: People of the Trees

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2011

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
    8.7/10 450 votes

    #2 - Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2011

    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 world's harshest climate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oceans: Into the Blue
    8.6/10 536 votes

    #3 - Oceans: Into the Blue

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2011

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mountains: Life in Thin Air
    8.6/10 391 votes

    #4 - Mountains: Life in Thin Air

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2011

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deserts: Life in the Furnace
    8.5/10 452 votes

    #5 - Deserts: Life in the Furnace

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2011

    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 corners of the earth, and marvel at the ingenious solutions he has come up with to make life sustainable.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rivers: Friend and Foe
    8.5/10 375 votes

    #6 - Rivers: Friend and Foe

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2011

    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, and sometimes dry up - disappearing entirely!

    Director: N/A

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  • Grasslands: Roots of Power
    8.4/10 376 votes

    #7 - Grasslands: Roots of Power

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2011

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
    8.1/10 370 votes

    #8 - Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2011

    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 rats in our restaurants, many animals have adapted to a life in man's creation.

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