logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2024
43m 17s

Discovering the ocean's twilight zone wi...

THE TIMES
About this episode

The ocean's twilight zone is one of the most important marine areas you’ve most likely never heard of. Home to marine life yet to be discovered and integral to carbon sequestration, it is vital that we protect this layer of ocean that spans across the Earth. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by ocean explorer, Luiz Rocha, to learn more about his pioneering diving expeditions in the depths of our oceans and how he is safeguarding this area for the future of our planet.


This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. 


Series producer: Anya Pearce


This podcast is advertiser funded.




Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Nov 14
Rewilding Namibia – Andreia Pawel’s million-hectare conservation vision
Andreia Pawel is co-founder of the Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area, one of the world’s most ambitious rewilding projects. Spanning more than a million hectares in Namibia, and with the support of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, it aims to restore lost ecosystems, rein ... Show More
33m 2s
Nov 7
Steve Boyes on resilience, recovery, and Africa’s great rivers
Explorer and Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative partner Steve Boyes has spent decades navigating Africa’s wild rivers. He tells Adam Vaughan how illness and resilience has reshaped his outlook and why protecting rivers, landscapes and communities has become his life’s mission. Pla ... Show More
36m 37s
Oct 31
Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch on restoring movement after paralysis
In Lausanne, Switzerland, neuroscientist and Rolex Awards Laureate Grégoire Courtine and neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch have pioneered a “digital bridge” that translates brain signals into spinal stimulation, giving people with paralysis new ways to regain movement. They tell Tom Wh ... Show More
34m 43s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2024
Planet Hope: Discovering the ocean's twilight zone with Luiz Rocha
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by The Story as a bonus weekly series each Sunday. The ocean's twilight zone is one of the most important marine areas you’ve most likely never heard of. Home to ma ... Show More
43m 51s
Jun 2025
Ocean: David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth
<p dir="ltr">"Once you've truly seen the sea, you'll never look at Earth the same way again."</p> <p dir="ltr">David Attenborough has spent nearly a century on Earth, bringing the mysteries of nature to viewers around the world. In his latest film, Ocean, he shows how humans stil ... Show More
45m 58s
Oct 17
The Story presents: Planet Hope - Protecting Australia’s Ningaloo Coast
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays. Marine scientist Ben Fitzpatrick is fighting to protect the N ... Show More
30m 45s
Jul 2023
Introducing... Ocean Matters
How We're Wired season 1's final episode will be with you next week, but in the meantime, why not check out our sister podcast Ocean Matters? Our ocean is the earth's defining feature. But the blue of our blue planet is so much more than just a colour. It is rich with life and pl ... Show More
4m 36s
Sep 2024
How studying octopus nurseries can shape the future of our oceans
Watching documentaries about the Titanic inspired deep-sea microbiologist Beth Orcutt to study life at the bottom of the ocean - a world of ‘towering chimneys, weird shrimp and octopus nurseries’ that she has visited 35 times. But Orcutt says there is so much we still don't know ... Show More
31m 12s
Dec 2024
Deep sea explorers
Less than 0.001% of the deep ocean has been explored. Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two women from South Africa and the US who have dedicated their careers to finding out more about our planet's most uncharted depths.Dr Katy Croff Bell is an American ocean explorer and deep-sea techn ... Show More
26m 29s
Apr 2024
Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water
Now that The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice has come to an end, here's a clip from another podcast we think you'll like. It's called Oceans: Life Under Water, an immersive storytelling podcast about the oceans from Crowd Network and Greenpeace, hosted by wildlife ... Show More
11m 26s
Nov 2001
Oceanography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the science of Oceanography. In 1870 Jules Verne described the deep ocean in 2,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He wrote: “The sea is an immense desert where man is never alone for he feels life, quivering around him on every side.” This was actually clo ... Show More
28m 9s
Dec 2024
The Lost Continent of Lemuria
Lemuria, the land of Mu, was a continent in the Indian Ocean. It was said to have been the birthplace of humankind. However, around 84 million years ago, a cataclysmic event took place on Earth and Lemuria, along with Atlantis, supposedly sank to the bottom of the Ocean. Did this ... Show More
1h 4m
May 2025
Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water
We are partnering with Greenpeace and Crowd Network, so that we can continue to bring our listeners brilliant investigations. You can join Tortoise as a member to get early and ad-free access to new series and support our investigations at www.tortoisemedia.com/inviteWhat does it ... Show More
5m 39s