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The Green Planet

Series 1

Human Worlds

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Two out of five wild plants are threatened with extinction. Today people are finding remarkable ways to help them, and so make our world a little greener and a little wilder. Show more

The Green Planet

Series 1

Desert Worlds

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage and surprising alliances with animals. Show more

The Green Planet

Series 1

Tropical Worlds

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One OxfordshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspective and on their timescale. Show more

The Green Planet

Series 1

Water Worlds

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

A look at the beautiful, bizarre worlds created by water plants. Flowers smother rivers and lakes. Plants fight and hunt. A river bubbles like champagne as plants create the atmosphere itself. Show more

The Green Planet

Series 1

Seasonal Worlds

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

Plants of the seasonal world face constant change. They use use strategy, deception and feats of engineering to survive. Most importantly, they must get their timing right. Show more