Great Barrier Reef (2015 TV series)

Great Barrier Reef is a three-part BBC documentary series. Narrated by David Attenborough, its three episodes aired over December 2015 and into January 2016. The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray in January 2016.

Great Barrier Reef
David Attenorough at a special screening of the series at Australia House, London
GenreNature documentary
Written byDavid Attenborough
Directed byMichael Davis and Anne Sommerfield
Narrated byDavid Attenborough
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerAnne Sommerfield
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC One
BBC One HD
Original release30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) –
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13)

The MV Alucia was used as a base for the series.[1]

Synopses

Episode 1: Builders

This episode explores the creatures that inhabit the Great Barrier Reef off the northeastern coast of Australia on board the research vessel MV Alucia. Attenborough goes deep into the ocean on board Alucia's Triton submersible. He pays a visit to Lizard Island.

Episode 2: Visitors

Attenborough starts out on Osprey Reef. Hammerhead sharks pick up signals from the Earth's magnetic field. Some sharks travel to Raine Island. Attenborough goes to a green turtle rookery on Raine Island.

Heron Island is to the south of Raine Island.

Manta rays are the nomads of the Great Barrier Reef. Manta rays feed on the plankton. Many of these manta rays make their way to Lady Elliot Island. Kathy Townsend has been tracking manta rays and studying them for the last seven years.

Episode 3: Survival

Cyclones are the biggest killers of the reef's corals. SS Yongala was sunk by a cyclone in 1911. Cyclone Yasi in 2011 ripped many corals and exposed the top of the sunken Yongala.

Another threat to corals are coral-eating starfishes known as crown-of-thorns starfishes.

The Making of David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef

50 Min 'Making of ' the series special episode.

Episode 1

Attenborough discusses reef residents.

Episode 2

Episode 3

Contributors

Experts who appeared in the series include:

References
  1. Lanternfish to light up lens of Sir David Attenborough during Cairns visit The Cairns Post 4 November 2014
  2. "Episode 2". Great Barrier Reef. Episode 2. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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