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Tropical Worlds

The Green Planet Series 1
Episode 1 of 5

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.

More kinds of plants are crammed together in the tropical rainforests than anywhere else on Earth. The result is astonishing beauty and intense competition - a plant battleground. New filming techniques allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. From fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals, this is a journey into a magical world that operates on a different timescale to our own.

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59 minutes

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Tue 18 Jan 2022 08:00
BBC Two

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:50

    Christopher J Wray

    Foundation

  • 00:55

    People Under the Stairs

    Same Beat (The Wesley Rap)

  • 00:55

    Magic Brothers

    The River

Credits

Presenter David Attenborough
Executive Producer Michael Gunton
Series Producer Rupert Barrington
Producer Paul Williams

Broadcasts

  • Sun 9 Jan 2022 19:00
    BBC One
  • Fri 14 Jan 2022 00:10
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Fri 14 Jan 2022 00:50
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sun 16 Jan 2022 15:45
    BBC One
  • Tue 18 Jan 2022 08:00
    BBC Two

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