Someone call Jeremy Hunt.Īlongside all that animal drama, Attenborough’s team always manage a scientific discovery or two. Teenagers from the 90s with dolphins tattooed on their ankles could already tell you that they're the nicest creatures in the sea (watch them be-friending whales this episode), but dolphins are also razor-sharp, having learnt to protect their health by rubbing against a particular coral which may have medicinal properties.
Look at them! Dancing about in the waves and surfing just for the joy of it. So the real question isn’t ‘is this documentary worth watching’, because obviously the answer is ‘yes, yes a thousand times yes', The real question is: who are the craziest and most exciting animals that we're going to fall in love with this year? Bring on the fish from episode one!ġ) The loveliest creature: bottlenose dolphins So real, so intelligent, so spiritually akin to yourself do these creatures become, that they now feel they could take you out on the town and seduce you over cocktails in Mayfair. Did you really need us to tell you that?īring on the glorious slow-motion shots, stirring music from Gladiator composer Hans Zimmer and the low growl of Attenborough’s voiceover, and suddenly the most disgusting critters are endlessly fascinating miracles of life.
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It’s the most beautiful thing on TV – and will be until his next documentary comes out. This time, Attenborough is taking us under the waves, 16 years since the first Blue Planet.
And, oh my, did we all lose our minds over those animals – remember those nasty snakes chasing frantic baby iguanas over rocks and desert? Our hearts were racing like loose change in a tumble dryer. Last year – having refused to retire – Attenborough gave us Planet Earth II. Receive free tickets & insider tips to unlock the best of London - direct to your inbox Try it
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