Seven Worlds, One Planet finally kicked off tonight with Sir David Attenborough showing us what life looks like in Antarctica.
The opening episode to the seven-part series saw incredible footage of animals up close and personal like we’ve never seen before.
Leopard seals and penguins were just some of the species we got to bare witness to living in their natural habitat, as well as a hoard of starfish and sea spiders.
We also got to see the a bunch of grey-headed albatross chicks and we were all left in floods of tears when an emotional scene showed a littlun being rejected by its parent after falling from the nest.
Despite keeping us on tenterhooks, fans were in awe of the brand new series and hailed the episode ‘perfect’, with many pleased that their Sunday evenings are ‘back at their best’ with David on our screen.
Viewers couldn’t get enough of the brand new series Seven Worlds, One Planet
I will say that #SevenWorldsOnePlanet is already one of my favourite wildlife series and I take immense pleasure sitting down all day and watching everything narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Cinematography is stupendous by the way #BBC
— Juliet Finchley (@JulietFinchley) October 27, 2019
Anyone else watching #SevenWorldsOnePlanet? Awesome start to another incredible nature documentary series from @BBCOne and #DavidAttenborough 🌎. The plight of the baby albatross almost broke me through 😢
— Rachel Roberts (@RachCRoberts) October 27, 2019
I will say that #SevenWorldsOnePlanet is already one of my favourite wildlife series and I take immense pleasure sitting down all day and watching everything narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Cinematography is stupendous by the way #BBC
— Juliet Finchley (@JulietFinchley) October 27, 2019
David Attenborough is back! Absolutely love shows like this..Stunning scenes❤#SevenWorldsOnePlanet
— H o l l y p o p🍭 (@__HollyPop) October 27, 2019
David Attenborough's @BBCEarth #SevenWorldsOnePlanet is already incredible! So excited for the rest of the series. The highlighting of the warming in the southern ocean is so necessary.
— Laura Findley (@FindleyLaura) October 27, 2019
Don't know about you but I'm loving this new series already!!👍Massive thanks to ALL the cameramen and women n crew👏👏👏 #SevenWorldsOnePlanet pic.twitter.com/IBNwgmQNsu
— Julie Deighton (@JulieDeighton3) October 27, 2019
BBC Earth's Seven Worlds, One Planet trailer is so beautiful. The cinematography, the narration (Sir David Attenborough himself) and the bgm is just perfect. My heart is aching and crying for the future of these precious diversities. 😭#sevenworldsoneplanet
— 🧙♂️ (@maria_amaba) July 9, 2019
#SevenWorldsOnePlanet is perfect viewing
— Charlie Brown (@peejay_61) October 27, 2019
Sunday’s are back the their best #SevenWorldsOnePlanet
— Leah Rowlandson (@Leahrowlandson) October 27, 2019
Seven Worlds, One Planet features remarkable unseen animal behaviour from all the continents including the baking plains of Africa and the frozen waters off Antarctica.
Asia, the biggest of all continents, will showcase life at the extremes, whilst Europe will reveal surprising wildlife dramas hidden right alongside us.
By telling unknown, unseen and unexpected wildlife stories, Seven Worlds, One Planet will uncover the fundamental truth about what makes each one of our seven worlds unique.
Next week, David explores life in Asia, the planet’s most extreme and varied continent.
Seven Worlds, One Planet continues Sunday at 6.15pm on BBC One.
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