Beneath the planet's waves grows perhaps its greatest untapped resource: a constantly renewed wonder crop with potential to feed the world, regenerate agriculture, replace plastic, absorb carbon and clean our environment. Why don't we know more about seaweed?
6 episodes
Seaweed
Featuring
Narrator: Dan Stevens
Writer: Vincent Doumeizel
Narrator: Dan Stevens
Writer: Vincent Doumeizel
Episode 1
Waterworld
Born in the ancient deep time of our planet, seaweed is our eldest neighbour on earth. The blue depths where it thrives hold valuable lessons for our changing world.
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Episode 2
The Zombies
In the freezing waters off Norway, ecosystems levelled by uncanny zombie predators are beginning to come back from the brink.
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Episode 3
In the Weeds
On the rocky coast of Brittany scientists work to crack the wondrous secrets of the seaweed lifecycle, showing a path to a future free from hunger.
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Episode 4
Kelp Is Coming
In the fertile waters off Namibia, new seaweed forests are flipping the script on offshore farming.
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Episode 5
Wrapper's Delight
Plastic throngs our waters and suffuses our ecosystems. But as the environmental clock ticks down, a new solution is emerging - from seaweed.
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Episode 6
Golden Tides
Summer tides of sargassum are the Caribbean's curse. Could they also be the key to a regenerative future?
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