Mediterranean: Life under Siege

A loggerhead turtle crosses the Mediterranean from France to Greece to lay its eggs on the beach where it was born. Bluefin tuna make an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn in their birthplace. A young male stork crosses the Sahara and the Strait of Gibraltar for the first time to start a family in Spain. For a family of dolphins, the matriarch is the cornerstone of the pod. So, when her cognitive abilities decline, the balance of the group is upset. But it is Posidonia, a sea grass, which breaks all records with one individual whose age has been estimated at 100,000 years, the oldest living organism in the world. These are some of the remarkable stories on the natural wonders of the Mediterranean world.
Filmed over the course of two years in 12 different countries and drawing on the expertise of 50 scientists from across the world, a documentary saga on a scale never-before-seen that breathes life into the challenges facing an endangered paradise on the brink.