The Best Episodes of Planet Earth Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(4561 votes)

   #1 - From Pole to Pole

   S1:E13/5/2006

   A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill

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   Writers:David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill
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   8.1/10(3906 votes)

   #2 - Mountains

   S1:E23/12/2006

   An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writers:Vanessa Berlowitz, David Attenborough

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   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writers:Vanessa Berlowitz, David Attenborough
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   8.2/10(3578 votes)

   #3 - Fresh Water

   S1:E33/19/2006

   Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:David Attenborough

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   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:David Attenborough
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   8.2/10(3473 votes)

   #4 - Caves

   S1:E43/26/2006

   Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thrive in these environments.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:David Attenborough

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   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:David Attenborough
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   8.1/10(3304 votes)

   #5 - Deserts

   S1:E54/2/2006

   Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditions present in deserts as well as the survival mechanisms developed by the animals that inhabit them.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:David Attenborough

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   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:David Attenborough
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   8.2/10(3252 votes)

   #6 - Ice Worlds

   S1:E611/5/2006

   Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alastair Fothergill

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   8.0/10(3061 votes)

   #7 - Great Plains

   S1:E711/12/2006

   This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest concentration of animal life. Over Africa's savanna, a swarm of 1.5 billion red-billed queleas are caught on camera, the largest flock of birds ever depicted.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.3/10(3147 votes)

   #8 - Jungles

   S1:E811/19/2006

   Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.3/10(3012 votes)

   #9 - Shallow Seas

   S1:E911/26/2006

   A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.

   Director:Alastair Fothergill

   Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(2902 votes)

    #10 - Seasonal Forests

    S1:E1012/3/2006

    Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of all trees grow in the endless taiga of the Arctic north. Northern America has forests that include California's sequoias, the Earth's largest trees. There and elsewhere, their vast production of photosynthesis and shade presides over a seasonal cycle of life and involves countless plant and animal species.

    Director:Alastair Fothergill

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(2986 votes)

    #11 - Ocean Deep

    S1:E1112/10/2006

    An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.

    Director:Alastair Fothergill

    Writer:Unknown

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