01 – The blue planet

Original air date: 12 September 2001

Wikipedia uses the title “Introduction”, but the DVD box set uses the above title.

The outline shows how the programme unfolds

A more thorough text version of the timeline

Selected material

Dolphins using bubble netting (17’30-17’50)

Common dolphins using bubble netting. By many scientists it is regarded as tool use because the environment is used to create a barrier the prey, sardines in this case, can’t pass. In the images above the sardines are dark blue while the bubbles are light blue.

More episodes

02- The Deep
03- Open Ocean
04- Frozen Seas
05- Seasonal Seas
06- Coral Seas
07- Tidal Seas
08- Coasts
09- Deep Trouble
10- Making Waves
Series in retrospect