Deep Blue Details

Filmed over three years in dozens of locations, including Antarctica, the Maldives, Cayman Islands and Azores, this off-shoot of David Attenborough's BBC television series, The Blue Planet, provides a visually striking and occasionally harrowing insight into the staggering diversity of marine life that populates the oceans. A sense of ever-present danger pervades the footage of dolphins, penguins, seals and baby whales, even when they are engaged in play, but it's the bizarre inhabitants of the seemingly more tranquil world 5000 metres below the surface that really catch the eye. It's a shame, therefore, that Michael Gambon's commentary couldn't have been more informative, especially as some of the more ethereal ocean-floor species had never been seen before, let alone photographed.

Setting aside The Blue Planet TV series from which this awestruck feature compilation is culled, this... read more on Time Out