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The Living Planet is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first broadcast in 1984.

The sequel to his pioneering Life on Earth
, it is a study of the ways in which living organisms, including humans, adapt to their surroundings. Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes (one fewer than his previous series) featured a different environment.

One new piece of equipment used was a scuba diving suit with a large, fully-enclosed faceplate, allowing Attenborough to speak (and be seen) underwater.

There was an accompanying book, and the series is available on DVD, both separately and as part of The Life Collection
box set.

Part of David Attenborough's 'Life' series, it was followed by The Trials of Life
(1990). However, before the latter, Attenborough wrote and presented Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
(1989), concerning the discovery of fossils.

The episodes are:

# "The Building of the Earth" # "The Frozen World" # "The Northern Forests" # "Jungle" # "Seas of Grass" # "The Baking Deserts" # "The Sky Above" # "Sweet Fresh Water" # "The Margins of the Land" # "Worlds Apart" # "The Open Ocean" # "New Worlds"

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