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[#174822] Written by: artistharry [19/01/12, 19:45]
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Great.Barrier.Reef
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Nature Documentary hosted by Monty Halls, published by BBC in 2012 - English narration


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Great Barrier Reef
Three-part series exploring Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world
and the largest living structure on our planet. Monty Halls explores its full 2000-kilometre length,
from the wild outer reefs of the Coral Sea to the tangled mangrove and steaming rainforest on the
shoreline; from large mountainous islands to tiny coral cays barely above sea level; from the dark
depths of the abyss beyond the reef to colourful coral gardens of the shallows. Along the way he
experiences the reef at its most dangerous and its most intriguing, and visits areas that have
rarely been filmed, from the greatest wildlife shipwreck on earth to the mysterious seafloor of the
lagoon, where freakish animals lurk under every rock.


1) Natures Miracle
The first film explores the complex structure of the coral reef itself and the wildlife that lives
on it. So vast it is visible from space, the reef is actually built by tiny animals in partnership
with microscopic plants. It is a place full of surprises that is always changing, responding to the
rhythms of weather, tide, sun and moon. Within this magical and intensely crowded world, this
episode reveals how the amazing reef creatures compete and co-operate - from deadly fish-hunting
snails to sharks that can walk on land, fighting corals and parrot fish that spin sleeping bags
every night. Remote cameras, cutting-edge underwater macro and digital time-lapse photography, have
captured many sequences which have never been filmed before, providing completely fresh perspectives
on this extraordinary natural wonder

2) Reef to Rainforest
The Great Barrier Reef as a whole covers an area larger than Great Britain but amazingly only seven
percent of it is coral reef. The rest is a variety of interconnected habitats including the world's
oldest jungle, hundreds of islands, mangrove swamps, mysterious deep water gardens, vast sand flats
and meadows of sea grass - all full of amazing wildlife. A giant deep-water lagoon connects all of
these, and many of the creatures that live in it are almost impossibly weird - from giant hammerhead
sharks to the bizarre 'pearl fish' that lives its life up a sea cucumber's bottom. Marine life here
also exists in spectacular profusion, as on the 100-year-old shipwreck of the SS Yongala, considered
to be the greatest wildlife wreck on earth. The connections between all these environments mean
that, not only do they depend on each other, but without them the coral reef itself would not survive.

3) Reef and Beyond
The Great Barrier Reef is vitally linked to the rest of the planet in many ways. Creatures travel
for thousands of miles to visit in spectacular numbers, including tiger sharks, great whales, sea
birds and the largest green turtle gathering on the planetAlien creatures that are rarely seen, like
nautilus, also rise out of the deep to visit the reef's warm waters. Weather systems travelling from
across the Pacific also affect the whole reef, including mighty cyclones that bring destruction and
chaos to the coral and the creatures that live on it. And it is weather patterns and climate change
on a global scale that are likely to shape the future of the Great Barrier Reef and all its wildlife..

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* Video Codec: x264 CABAC
* Video Bitrate: 1633 Kbps
* Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1
* Video Resolution: 832x464 (16.9)
* Audio Codec: AC3
* Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps CBR 48KHz
* Audio Channels: 2
* Run-Time: 59mins
* Framerate: 25FPS
* Number of Parts: 3
* Part Size: 746 MB
* Source: PDTV
* Encoded by: Harry65



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1) Further Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/Great_Barrier_Reef
[#175028] Written by: bertoberto [23/01/12, 14:54]
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cool documentary, love the BBC quality as always.
Guys, make sure you don't go through life without ever diving or snorkeling in a coral reef, it's one of the
greatest experiences out there.
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