Jonathan Bird's Blue World is an educational television program about the underwater world. The show is hosted by underwater cinematographer Jonathan Bird. This series airs on PBS 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 second season contained 7 half-hour programs shot in high-definition. The second season won four New England Emmy Awards. The pilot episode from season 1 won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. Season three consists of 9 half-hour programs in HD and will be released August 29, 2011. The program is magazine format with each television episode consisting of 2-3 segments. These segments appear individually on the Blue World website as webisodes.
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Episode 1: Blue Shark Adventure, Underwater Cavern, Giants of the Depths
Episode 2: Swimming with Jaws, The Bandana Game, The Shark and the Whale
Episode 3: A Sharkwreck Mystery, Sea Cows, The Shark with the Long Tail
Episode 4: Wilma the Whale, The Prinz Eugen, The Mysterious Hammerhead
Episode 5: Airplane Graveyard, Killer Clams, The Shark and the Lamprey
Episode 1: Aquarist for a Day, Mandarinfish, Whale sharks of Holbox
Episode 2: Manta Rays of Yap, Tropical Fish Rescue, Tiger Sharks
Episode 3: Sea Turtles, Mangroves, Wolffish
Episode 4: Cenotes of Mexico, Venomous Fish, Greenland Sharks
Episode 5: Sea Stars, The Real Nemo, Shark Feeding Frenzy
Episode 6: Lobsters, Remoras, Cayman Stingrays
Episode 7: Antarctic Adventure
Episode 1: Blue Holes and the Georgia Aquarium
Episode 2: Goliath Groupers, Coral and Camouflage
Episode 3: Sully the Pilot Whale and Cleaning Stations
Episode 4: Sea Lions and Humpback Whales
Episode 5: Jake Learns to Dive and Curaçao Dolphins
Episode 6: Sea Snakes, Symbiosis and Coral Spawning
Episode 7: Yucatan Sinkhole, Shark Biology and Ocean Defenses
Episode 8: Blind Cavefish, Coral Reefs, Bottom-dwelling Sharks
Episode 9: Sailfish, Potato Cod and Diver Ed