Reef Live: Coral spawning comes to TV, like the spectacle of a live grand final

Can you cover nature’s wonder as if it was a sporting grand final? The ABC believes so. Broadcast live from multiple sites on the Great Barrier Reef over two December nights, Reef Live is an unprecedented attempt to capture and put into context one of the planet’s most remarkable events: the annual mass coral spawning that literally changes the colour of the ocean as it replenishes the vast reef system.