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New Scientist recommends Ocean with David Attenborough

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By Eleanor Parsons

30 April 2025

Sir David Attenborough looks out to sea in Southern England. From National Geographic and Silverback and in association with All3Media International, documentary special OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH highlights the vital, achievable actions the world can take to restore the ocean and stabilize the climate, debuting in 2025. (Photo by Conor McDonnell)

Conor Mcdonnell

I was lucky enough to watch a preview of Ocean with David Attenborough recently. Due for cinema release globally on 8 May (Attenborough’s 99th birthday), the film is the naturalist’s call to take better care of our seas.

Much of the footage will feel familiar for fans of nature documentaries, such as a seal swimming through a kelp forest, aerial shots of whale pods and the bustle of a coral reef. But that doesn’t make it any less beautiful or evocative of life under the waves.

And there is shocking new material, with net-eye-views of what happens when a bottom…

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