Main content

Patterned Planet

Earth from Space Series 1
Episode 2 of 4

From space, Earth's surface is covered in wonderful shapes. Wombats dig burrows across the Australian outback, and elephants in the Congo clear an opening in the forest.

Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. Earth’s surface is covered in weird and wonderful patterns. The Australian outback is covered in pale spots, the work of wombats; a clearing in the endless green canopy of the Congo rainforest has been created by an incredible elephant gathering; and the twists and turns of the Amazon make a home for rehabilitated manatees. This is our home, as we’ve never seen it before.

Available now

58 minutes

Last on

Tue 22 Oct 2024 02:55
BBC Four

More episodes

Previous

A New PerspectiveSeries 1

Next

Colourful PlanetSeries 1

See all episodes from Earth from Space

Clips

See all clips from Patterned Planet (5)

Credits

Narrator Chiwetel Ejiofor
Executive Producer Jo Shinner
Series Producer Chloe Sarosh
Producer Paul Thompson

Broadcasts

  • Wed 24 Apr 2019 21:00
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Wed 24 Apr 2019 23:05
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Fri 10 May 2019 00:25
    BBC Two
  • Mon 14 Oct 2019 20:00
    BBC Scotland
  • Thu 17 Oct 2019 19:00
    BBC Scotland
  • Wed 13 Nov 2019 00:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Wed 13 Nov 2019 00:55
    BBC One Wales, Wales HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Wed 13 Nov 2019 01:25
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Thu 21 May 2020 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 22 May 2020 02:20
    BBC Four
  • Mon 17 May 2021 20:00
    BBC Scotland
  • Tue 18 May 2021 19:00
    BBC Scotland
  • Mon 24 May 2021 14:30
    BBC Scotland
  • Wed 4 Aug 2021 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 5 Aug 2021 01:40
    BBC Four
  • Mon 16 May 2022 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 17 May 2022 01:30
    BBC Four
  • Sun 16 Jul 2023 18:35
    BBC Persian TV
  • Mon 17 Jul 2023 08:30
    BBC Persian TV
  • Wed 19 Jul 2023 16:05
    BBC Persian TV
  • Thu 20 Jul 2023 06:30
    BBC Persian TV
  • Thu 20 Jul 2023 13:30
    BBC Persian TV
  • Fri 21 Jul 2023 03:30
    BBC Persian TV
  • Sat 22 Jul 2023 12:00
    BBC Persian TV
  • Wed 29 Nov 2023 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 1 Dec 2023 03:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 21 Oct 2024 23:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 22 Oct 2024 02:55
    BBC Four

Download your FREE Open University poster and find out more about our dynamic Earth from space

Download your FREE Open University poster and find out more about our dynamic Earth from space

Visit OpenLearn and find out more about our incredible planet.

Capturing Earth from Space - Read 'behind the scenes' articles and watch web exclusive clips from location.

Capturing Earth from Space - Read 'behind the scenes' articles and watch web exclusive clips from location.

Look further into the making of Earth from Space