A Year On Planet Earth

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4. Autumn - Autumn signals change. For many, change brings opportunity, but also huge challenges. For some, like Monarch butterflies, it offers a chance to begin again or take a new path.

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Series 1

1. Winter

Stephen Fry explores the harshness of Northern winters - particularly for polar bears.

2. Spring

In the North, there's a baby boom - in the South, conditions are getting harsher.

3. Summer

In the Rockies, summers are short - pikas must harvest flowers to eat before snow returns.

4. Autumn

Autumn is the season of change - for Monarch butterflies, it's a chance to begin again.

5. Full Circle

See incredible strategies that animals like pikas and penguins use to cope with change.

6. A Year on My Planet Earth

These are the stories of the people who filmed this extraordinary series.