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Round Planet

Round Planet

2016•8.0/10
DocumentaryComedy

Ratings

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8.0/10(3)

This is natural history, but not as you know it. Narrated by off-kilter natural history doyen 'Armstrong Wedgewood' – played by the inimitable Matt Lucas – this is blue-chip rebooted.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 16, 2016

Last Aired

July 1, 2016

Created By

Matt Lucas

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Arctic
E1
Arctic
Air date: 2016-05-16
Artic creatures aren't bothered by the cold. Rather, they fear the warmth caused by human activity that is setting the 'Earth's freezer' to 'defrost'.
Yellowstone
E2
Yellowstone
Air date: 2016-06-21
Serene as it seems, Yellowstone National Park is more unpredictable than an atom of Radium-226, thanks to the active super volcano below it.
Oceans
E3
Oceans
Air date: 2016-06-22
Most of Earth's animals live in the sea, where they form a "living soup" or a "massive death chowder" in which it's eat or be eaten.
Wildebeest
E4
Wildebeest
Air date: 2016-06-23
The wildebeest, one of the many species of ungulates and "cud munchers" that populate the Serengeti, take part in a grand migration every year.
Madagascar
E5
Madagascar
Air date: 2016-06-24
Many of the flora and fauna of Madagascar are found nowhere else on Earth, which is why the island isn't called "Normal-a-gascar."
Penguins
E6
Penguins
Air date: 2016-06-27
Penguins, "the natural world's answer to Charlie Chaplin," only have to waddle about to make children -- and Amstrong Wedgewood -- smile.
Islands
E7
Islands
Air date: 2016-06-28
Life on islands evolves in isolation from the wider world, and in a manner that is "absolutely potty." Much of this life is weird and wonderful.
Great Apes
E8
Great Apes
Air date: 2016-06-29
The great apes, not to be confused with monkeys, have opposable thumbs, complex social politics and other "phenomenally humanlike" qualities.
Forests
E9
Forests
Air date: 2016-06-30
In forests, the perfect combination of sunlight and rain "makes trees grow like billy-o." Among these trees, an entire world springs into being.
Bears
E10
Bears
Air date: 2016-07-01
Armstrong narrates a focus on bears, the largest land predators on Earth which, surprisingly, forage for some of the smallest meals available.

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