Jonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)

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Jonathan Bird's Blue World is a family-friendly underwater science/adventure television program. The program is hosted by underwater cinematographer Jonathan Bird. This series airs on public television stations in the US. The program is designed for family viewing, and each segment finds Bird trying to unravel a mystery, witness an animal behavior or explore an underwater environment. The first season consisted of 5 half-hour programs filmed in standard definition, and the subsequent seasons were all shot in high-definition. The second and third seasons each won four New England Emmy Awards. The fourth season was nominated for a 2013 National Daytime Emmy Award. The pilot episode from season 1 won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. The program is magazine format with each television episode consisting of 2-3 segments. These segments appear individually on YouTube and the Blue World website as webisodes. There are currently 6 seasons.

Original Release

05/17/2008 on PBS

US Release

05/17/2008

Cast

Name

Character

Self - Host

Narrator

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Manta Ray Feeding Frenzy and Sea Snakes of Bird Island	Saturday, 15 February 2014
2	Bull Sharks and Inner Space at NASA	Saturday, 15 February 2014
3	Hawaiian Monk Seals, Wounded Warriors, and Counting Fish	Saturday, 22 February 2014
4	Artificial Reefs and Free Diving with Karol Meyer	Saturday, 22 February 2014
5	Saving the Sturgeon and Carol Farming in Key Largo	Saturday, 01 March 2014
6	Belugas, Cousteau's Blue Hole, and Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins	Saturday, 01 March 2014
7	Aquarius Reef Base and Skates & Rays	Saturday, 08 March 2014
8	Stargate Blue Hole and Sponges	Saturday, 08 March 2014
9	Whitetip Reef Sharks, the Kelp Forest, and River of Wrecks	Saturday, 15 March 2014
10	Queen Anne's Revenge: Blackbeard's Shipwreck, and Night of the Mantas	Saturday, 15 March 2014
11	Invasive Species and the Deepest Dive	Saturday, 22 March 2014