Attenborough's Life That Glows

May. 09,2016

Rating：

8.3

Genre：

Documentary TV Movie

Keywords：

Nature Bioluminescence

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Luminous beings, creatures with their own internal light, enchant and astonish us. Anyone who has seen a firefly or a glow-worm cannot help but fall under their spell. The sea at night sparkles as millions of luminous plankton reveal the shapes of dolphins in a truly magical light show. Join Sir David Attenborough and a team of the world's leading scientists and deep sea explorers on a quest to reveal the secrets of living lights.

David Attenborough as Self - Presenter

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