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Programme Name: The Green Planet - TX: n/a - Episode: Deserts (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: *NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 00:01HRS, THURSDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 2021* Coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata), Utah, United States. When a tobacco leaf is attacked by a hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta) it produces nicotine. This toxin slows the caterpillars down but it also causes them to release a distinctive scent. The odour is detected by predators, including whiptail lizards, that protect the tobacco by eating the caterpillars. - (C) BBC Studios - Photographer: Paul Williams

The Green Planet review: Plants as you have never seen them before

5 January 2022

David Attenborough's latest BBC blockbuster, The Green Planet, reveals the surprisingly dramatic lives of plants
Diving Deep review: The amazing life of marine film-maker Mike deGruy

Diving Deep review: The amazing life of marine film-maker Mike deGruy

20 January 2021

The late Mike deGruy filmed iconic underwater footage that wowed audiences, drawing the admiration of David Attenborough and James Cameron. A fond documentary by his wife reveals the real man

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