Discover the mysteries of the atlantic ocean in all its moods, from its darkest depths to its coastline and islands, with this stunning bbc natural history series. The atlantic is an ocean everyone thinks they know, but what we see from the shore is only a fraction of the story. This beautiful and dramatic series takes viewers on a mind blowing journey from north to south, from africa to brazil, carried by the currents and blown by the wind for hundreds of thousands of miles, touching countless nations and reaching crushing depths of over 8,000 metres. The series captures all the romance, raw power and spectacular beauty of the atlantic as in each episode it explores the character, qualities and ecology of its three different zones the north, the tropics and the south and reveals the captivating stories of those intimately connected to it. New technology reveals this vast ocean in breathtaking grandeur and stunning detail, covering the north atlantic, the tropical atlantic and the southern atlantic.