Watch Our Planet and other Netflix documentaries for free
For a limited time during COVID-19, Netflix is making some of its educational documentaries free to view for anyone on YouTube. This includes the hugely popular David Attenborough programme, Our Planet.
Whether you’re a teacher looking for something that can be screened remotely, or need something interesting for your book club, you’ll be able to watch a limited number of documentaries for free.
You can check out the full playlist on theNetflix US YouTube channel. The ten documentaries available to stream for free are:
In addition, if you’re looking for some practical materials to go alongside the videos, Los Gatos has provided some educational resources to accompany every documentary which you can find onNetflix media website. Currently you can only stream the documentaries in English, but Netflix are working on subtitles for all the programmes.
If you’re in need of some other educational inspiration, then check out our articles on thebest online learning services. Alternatively, head over to Netflix to wind down with our picks of thebest TV showsandmovieson the platform.
Author: Hannah Cowton-Barnes, Entertainment Editor, Tech Advisor
As Tech Advisor’s Entertainment Editor, Hannah is the resident expert in all things streaming, film and TV. Before joining Tech Advisor in 2019, she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds and created a website dedicated to geek culture and lifestyle. She’s also reviewed a whole range of gadgets including flagship smartphones, wearables and styling tools. Outside of Foundry, she’s written freelance pieces for Polygon, Metro and Den of Geek, and is proud to be a Women Techmakers Ambassador for Google.
