Let Sir David Attenborough take you on a guided tour from the peaks of the Swiss Alps to Earth's deepest frontier, The Mariana Trench.

Why do animals produce light of their own? For centuries, we could only marvel at the mystery of bioluminescence. Now we can begin to reveal the amazing truth about these living lights. Sir David Attenborough is our guide, as we venture into a world he describes as "utterly unlike our own".

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Guided by David Attenborough, explore the science behind bioluminescence, from fireflies and glowing fungi to luminous seas and deep-ocean creatures. New camera technology captures this phenomenon with striking clarity as researchers uncover how living light can attract, warn, deceive, and survive. Sign up to see nature transformed into one of its most mysterious spectacles.

David Attenborough reveals the secret language of Earth’s living lights.

Why do animals produce light of their own? Sir David Attenborough is our guide, as we venture into a world he describes as "utterly unlike our own".

David Attenborough's Light On Earth

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In this award-winning film, David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before. Acrobats of the air - flying jewels - iridescent partners of countless plants: hummingbirds are amongst the most remarkable creatures on our planet.

See hummingbirds in extraordinary close-up, their glittering feathers, precision hovering, and flower partnerships captured in flight as never before. As the film uncovers how nectar, memory, migration, and survival push these birds to the edge of what is possible, each scene deepens your understanding of one of nature's most remarkable lives.

Slow-motion cameras reveal the secret physics of Earth's tiniest aerial athletes.

In this award-winning film, David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before.

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers

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Enter the spectacular world of bioluminescence guided by Sir David Attenborough, and expert filmmaker Martin Dohrn. Get an exclusive look at the state-of-the-art technology, that has allowed us to witness for the first time ever the magnificent world that lights up at night across our globe.

Go behind the scenes with Sir David Attenborough and filmmaker Martin Dohrn as they capture bioluminescence in ways cameras could not before. From glowing worms and beetles to underwater ostracods and dolphins moving through flashing seas, this film shows how new imaging techniques uncover behavior, environments, and scientific insights that were once out of reach.

See how new cameras reveal Earth’s hidden world of living light.

Enter the spectacular world of bioluminescence guided by Sir David Attenborough, and expert filmmaker Martin Dohrn.

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David Attenborough's Light On Earth

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers

The Making Of David Attenborough's Light On Earth