The History of the Oceans - Voyage through the Past, Present and Future of the Seas

Eine 3-part documentary series based on Frank Schätzing’s bestseller

They cover two thirds of the earth’s surface and yet we know less about the Oceans than about distant planets; it takes an immense technical effort just to reach their depths. But right now scientists all over the world are organizing a vast joint initiative to decipher the secrets of the Oceans. We will be there with spectacular underwater images as the secrets of the origins of life and of the role of the Oceans are revealed.

Did life really begin in the oceans billions of years ago?

What unknown species still remain in the darkest depths?

How are humans changing the seas?

How can we make use of the riches of the oceans without destroying them in the process?

The History of the Oceans presents the very latest state of our knowledge.

3 x 52’ / 3 x 45’, HD

ZDF, ARTE, National Geographic Channel US