Stephen Fry explores how nearly all life on Earth is impacted by our annual journey around the sun. Winter in the North brings some of the harshest conditions on the planet.

Episode 1 of 6. Winter

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Stephen Fry hosts a new landmark wildlife series exploring how our annual journey around the sun impacts nearly all life on Earth. 

A Year on Planet Earth

Series 1

Stephen Fry explores how our journey around the sun impacts nearly all life on Earth.

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As the northern hemisphere starts to face the sun's rays, the great melt begins, and new life erupts. But for those in the southern hemisphere, conditions are getting harsher.

Episode 2 of 6. Spring

Summer is the season of extremes. Whilst for much of the northern hemisphere this is a season of plenty, much of the south will face famine, fire and torrential rain.

Episode 3 of 6. Summer

Autumn is the season of change. For many, change brings opportunity, but also huge challenges. It offers a chance to begin again or take a new path in life.

Episode 4 of 6. Autumn

Experience the incredible strategies animals use to cope with their constantly changing worlds, as we journey through every season, in our annual orbit around the sun.

Episode 5 of 6. Full Circle

A Year on Planet Earth was filmed over 3 years, across 60 locations. This is the story of the scientists, conservationists and communities working to protect our natural world.