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Southern Ocean

Episode 2 of 8

Series exploring the secrets of our underwater world. The team see how parts of the Southern Ocean are warming twice as fast as the world's other oceans and look at its impact.

The team investigates why parts of the Southern Ocean are warming twice as fast as the rest of the world's oceans and looks at the impact of this phenomenon.

Expedition leader Paul Rose, environmentalist Philippe Cousteau Jr, maritime archaeologist Dr Lucy Blue and marine biologist and oceanographer Tooni Mahto brave some of the roughest seas and the strongest winds on the planet.

They go in search of one of the planet's most curious and enigmatic creatures - the weedy sea dragon. They explore kelp forests to investigate how they're being threatened by the rise in sea temperatures and a new predator. They dive to one of the thousand shipwrecks in these waters, and in a unique sunken valley, they search for mysterious deep ocean creatures normally found hundreds of metres below the surface. And they enter a maze of perilous sea caves to hunt for evidence of ancient sea creatures that can reveal how this ocean formed.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 14 Nov 2023 15:15
BBC Two

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

  • 00:19

    God's Creation

    Strong Ocean Thunderstorm (Ten Minutes)

Credits

Presenter Paul Rose
Presenter Phillipe Cousteau
Presenter Lucy Blue
Presenter Tooni Mahto
Director Penny Allen
Producer Penny Allen
Executive Producer Anne Laking
Series Producer Helen Thomas

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Nov 2008 20:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue), Wales & Yorkshire
  • Wed 19 Nov 2008 21:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Sat 22 Nov 2008 17:20
    BBC HD
  • Wed 10 Dec 2008 01:10
    BBC One
  • Mon 9 Feb 2009 17:00
    BBC HD
  • Thu 16 Jul 2009 19:00
    BBC HD
  • Sun 24 Jun 2012 19:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 8 Jun 2013 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 9 Jun 2013 02:30
    BBC Four
  • Mon 23 Sep 2013 14:45
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 28 Feb 2017 00:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 14 Aug 2018 16:15
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:15
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 14 Nov 2023 15:15
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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