Season 1
(2011)
Cast
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes
Oceans: Into the Blue 7.2
January 13, 2011
As an air-breathing animal, man is ill-suited to living in watery environments. Nonetheless, people in certain cultures…
Deserts: Life in the Furnace 8.6
January 20, 2011
While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people…
Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze 8.5
January 27, 2011
Welcome to the Arctic: months of darkness, frigid temperatures, little food to be found or grown. Despite this, four m…
Jungles: People of the Trees 6.6
February 3, 2011
The rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other habitat on the planet. For the humans who c…
Mountains: Life in Thin Air 8.8
February 10, 2011
From lush cloud forests to bare summits, many people make their homes in the extreme altitudes of the world's mountain …
Grasslands: Roots of Power 9.0
February 17, 2011
Grasslands feed the world. Over thousands of years, humans have learned to grow grains on the grasslands and domesticat…
Rivers: Friend and Foe 9.0
February 24, 2011
Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to l…
Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle 8.4
March 3, 2011
A look at the man-made environment: the city. Over half of the world's population now lives in the urban jungle. The c…