Oceans - Into the Blue
Humans have always found ways to live an almost aquatic life so they can exploit the sea's riches. This journey reveals tales of ingenuity and bravery.
As an air-breathing animal, the human is not built to survive in water. But people have found ways to live an almost aquatic life so they can exploit the sea's riches. From a 'shark-whisperer' in the Pacific to Brazilian fishermen collaborating with dolphins to catch mullet, this journey into the blue reveals astonishing tales of ingenuity and bravery.
Daredevil Galician barnacle-collectors defy death on the rocks for a catch worth 脗拢200 per kilo. In Indonesia an epic whale-hunt, using traditional handmade boats and harpoons, brings in a sperm whale. The Bajau 'sea Gypsies' of the Sulu Sea spend so much time on water they get 'land sick' when they set foot on the land!
We dive 40 metres down to the dangerous world of the Pa-aling fishermen, where dozens of young men, breathing air through a tangled web of pipes attached to a diesel engine, capture thousands of fish in a vast net. We see how surfing has its origins in the ancient beliefs of the ocean-loving Polynesians, and we join a Borneo free-diving spear-fisherman on a breath-taking journey 20 metres down in search of supper.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | John Hurt |
Producer | Tom Hugh-Jones |
Series Producer | Dale Templar |
Broadcasts
- Thu 13 Jan 2011 20:00
- Thu 13 Jan 2011 23:1591热爆 HD
- Sun 16 Jan 2011 23:1591热爆 HD
- Wed 2 Feb 2011 01:40
- Sat 18 Aug 2012 17:0091热爆 HD
- Sat 15 Sep 2012 19:00
- Sun 16 Sep 2012 02:00
- Wed 19 Sep 2012 22:45
- Sat 26 Jul 2014 19:00
- Tue 29 Jul 2014 23:00
- Sat 5 Mar 2016 19:00
- Tue 8 Mar 2016 00:05
- Wed 13 Sep 2017 16:15
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