Natural History Films and Stock Footage Library

Secrets of the Ocean Realm

Note: In 2007 Secrets of the Ocean Realm was repackaged by Readers Digest and renamed:
"Wondrous Secrets of the Ocean Realm.” It is available on Amazon.com under that title.

 


© Howard Hall

Secrets of the Ocean Realm is, a series of films, about marine life produced for PBS. Originally intended as ten half-hour shows, PBS elected to pair the programs and air the series as five one-hour specials. Titles of the five paired programs are:

Venom and The Creatures of Darkness

About venomous marine life and nocturnal marine life
Sharks and the Great Whales
About sharks and whales
Cathedral in the Sea and Survival in the Sea
About the marine life of kelp forests and ocean predators
City in the Sea and Star Gardens
About coral reefs and cold water reefs
Mountain in the Sea and Filming Secrets

About the marine life of Cocos Island and the "making of" Secrets of the Ocean Realm

 

Howard and Michele also authored a companion coffee table book, also titled Secrets of the Ocean Realm. The book is hard bound and illustrated with over 140 color images. The text covers many of the Hall's experiences in diving during the last thirty years.

Secrets of the Ocean Realm, both the hardcover book and the 5 VHS one hour home videos, are available via:

Amazon.Com Video Series

PBS.org book and or video

For more information about Secrets of the Ocean Realm contact the PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/