. >> ocean conservationist philippe cousteau saw what was happening. on the surface.e oil flowed, he took a dive to find out what was happening under water. >> i don't want to have to be here. and if i was, i wouldn't want to be free diving off of one of these rigs. >> we were in vul, vul dr anized dry suits. the oil is a toxicant and the dispersant is a toxicant as well. >> the whole purpose was to help the world recognize that there is not just the oil at the surface, but there is a lot more going on beneath the surface. and seeing that oily mess just descending from the surface down for as far as i could see, dead jelly fish covered in oil, algae, fish, everywhere you looked, there was just devastation. >> once that oil hit shore, we lost the narrative. >> when it hit, marshes were blackened, birds and fish were dying. the government couldn't contain the disaster or control the message. >> it is hard to look at these heartbreaking new pictures coming in from the gulf coast. >> we lost the narrative with cnn. it was -- it was an oil piligan every single day. we knew

. - welcome to "awesome planet," i'm philippe cousteau.ceans cover 71 percent of our planet, and contain countless species. but perhaps what's most incredible is that human beings have explored less than five percent of the oceans, leaving one to wonder what kinds of incredible discoveries are yet to be made. so this week we'll be looking at different types of ocean exploration and spending time with some of the scientists working tirelessly to uncover just a few of her many mysteries. in this episode we'll explore the deep sea and catch some massive waves. now we get a chance to get in the water. what can we expect down there? join me, philippe cousteau, as we discover our magnificent oceans on "awesome planet."

i'm philippe cousteau. this week, we'll be looking at a fascinating subject that most of us take for granted. to do so, i'll be hiking through forests and kayaking on lakes, and even venturing into scientific laboratories, all to explore the amazing world of plants. (light rock music) in this episode, there are close to 300,000 types of plants, small ones, tall ones, tasty ones, and poisonous ones. touch one of these leaves? - sure. - okay. whoa! the whole thing just folded up like a deck of cards. join me, philippe cousteau as we explore some really wild plants on awesome planet. (light rock music)

. - welcome to awesome planet, i'm philippe cousteau. earth is constantly changing and evolving. over millions of years plants and animals and even humans have had to adapt to those changes. and so this week, we're taking a deeper look at our evolving earth. (upbeat music) in this episode, dinosaur tracks give us insight into our planets past, and reveal how much our landscape has changed. this is truly walking in the steps of dinosaurs. join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore how planet earth is constantly evolving on awesome planet. once upon a time, our planet was dominated

join me, philippe cousteau as we explore extreme weather on "awesome planet". (upbeat music) as the sun heats planet earth the air closest to the surface rises. as warm air rises, cooler air rushes in to fill the space. this creates what we call wind. in extreme cases high winds can create

join me, philippe cousteau as we explore fire and ice on awesome planet. on planet earth, fire and ice co-exist in complex and interconnected systems often having a significant impact on one another even across long distances. for instance, when massive forest fires blaze out of control the resulting pollution in the atmosphere

. >> legendary undersea explorer jaques cousteau once called the gulf of california the "aquarium of the world". it stretches along one thousand kilometers and is home to a vast variety of fish species, invertebrates and marine mammals. this spectacular biodiversity is the result of sustained conservation efforts. in 1995, cabo pulmo at the southern tip of mexico's baja california peninsula was made a national marine park. >> this area used to be heavily fished. but that stopped when it was made a national park. in the last 20 years loss of biodiversity has been massively reversed. biomass has grown by 400%. >> it was the fishermen themselves who appealed for help. their catches had been suffering badly. one of them was mario castro. today he works in the tourist industry, as do his neighbours. >> it's become much easier. as soon as you take the boat out, you have an income. not like with fishing sometimes you'd come back empty-handed but you'd still have to pay for fuel and ice for the fish and so on. now you take tourists out and you earnings are safe without risk. and most importa

fabien cousteau reports. -- harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: another day at the keyboard. skill and enthusiasm for this 8-year-old shines through. >> 40 million are learning the piano, a graze in part to the lang-lang effect. >> i've been to one of his concerts. when i was young mum said "lang-lang is so good, plays so wall", and she said it over and over. >> reporter: one of the greatest stars, lang-lang arrived on the scene as the middle class-one-child families looked at ways to invest in those children's futures. the result where competition for places means children need to have private lessons just to get in. >> reporter: a few families get together and socialise. many have pianos, if you place, play parents think look, great. i have a kid who is well behaved, doesn't run around. >> reporter: on the island where the school is located, it has a long influence of european. piano ownership is predicted to grow by a third in 2020. >> reporter: all that demand requires supply. it is the biggest market and manufacturer thanks to operations like this one. a mixture of machi

i'm philippe cousteau. this week, we'll be looking at a fascinating subject that most of us take for granted. to do so, i'll be hiking through forests, and kayaking on lakes, and even venturing into scientific laboratories, all to explore the amazing world of plants. (light rock music) in this episode, there are close to 300,000 types of plants, small ones, tall ones, tasty ones, and poisonous ones. touch one of these leaves? - sure. - okay. whoa! the whole thing just folded up like a deck of cards. join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore some really wild plants, on awesome planet. (light rock music) a simple plant is actually quite complex,

. - welcome to awesome planet, i'm philippe cousteau. the earth is constantly changing and evolving. over millions of years plants and animals and even humans have had to adapt to those changes. and so this week, we're taking a deeper look at our evolving earth. (upbeat music) in this episode, dinosaur tracks give us insight into our planets past, and reveal how much our landscape has changed. this is truly walking in the steps of dinosaurs. join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore how planet earth is constantly evolving on awesome planet. once upon a time, our planet was dominated by giant creatures which we called dinosaurs.

this is fell leap cousteau. >> stay away from the hazardous material.e. >> the hazardous material turned out to be bp's oil, 90-foot long, 30,000 tarmac. we had a small tar ball tested and it matched the oil from the spill. >> the fact is, five year later, there is still oil, oil in big enough clumps that it needs to be dug up by a crew like this. digging down 30 inches trying to take it and remove it. >> the pockets of tar mats that still exist are in areas that are known to us, but which were deemed by the federal government to be better to leave alone there and let them be naturally exposed to -- through erosion and then for us to clean them. as they appear, we are finding them and removing them. but none of them poses a threat to human or aquatic life. >> is this going to go on for years and years. >> however long it goes on the company is committed to cleaning up that is which is exposed and ma conda oil. >> they still appear. there's still oil. drew griffin joins us now. what are the people who live there on the coast tell you about this? >> they'

this is philippe cousteau? >> stay away from the hazardous material.the hazardous material turned out to be bp's oil. a 90-foot long 30,000-pound tar ball. we tested one and it matched the oil from the spill. five years later, there is still oil. oil in big enough clumps that it needs to be dug up by a crew like this digging down 30 inches trying to take it and remove it. >> the pockets of tar mats that exist are in areas known to us but which were deemed by the federal government to be better to leave alone there and let them be naturally exposed to -- through erosion and then for us to clean them. so as they appear, we are finding and removing them. none of them poses a threat to human or aquatic life. >> is this going to go on for years and years? >> however long it goes, on the company is committed to cleaning up that which is exposed and oil. >> okay. dry griffin is-- drew griffin has more on the piece. i remember standing in waders in the oil five years ago. flash forward now. how much of the area has been able to recover? >> the recovery may sur

join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore extreme weather on "awesome planet".) as the sun heats planet earth the air closest to the surface rises. as warm air rises, cooler air rushes in to fill the space. this creates what we call wind. in extreme cases high winds can create hurricanes and tornadoes. and their path of destruction can be devastating.

join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore fire and ice on awesome planet.planet earth, fire and ice co-exist in complex and interconnected systems, often having a significant impact on one another even across long distances. for instance, when massive forest fires blaze out of control, the resulting pollution in the atmosphere can contribute to melting ice caps. so for now, let's look at these mega forest fires,