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Planet Earth is a 2006 British television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Five years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC and also the first to be filmed in high definition.
Planet Earth premiered on 5 March 2006 in the United Kingdom on BBC One, and by June 2007 had been shown in 130 countries.
The series comprises eleven episodes, each of which features a global overview of a different biome or habitat on Earth. At the end of each fifty-minute episode, a ten-minute featurette takes a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of filming the series.
In 2001 the BBC broadcast The Blue Planet, a landmark series on the natural history of the world's oceans. It received critical acclaim, high viewing figures, audience appreciation ratings, and many awards. It also became a hugely profitable global brand, eventually being sold to 150 countries worldwide. Feedback showed that audiences particularly liked the epic scale, the scenes of new and unusual species and the cinematic quality of the series. Programme commissioners were keen for a follow-up, so Alastair Fothergill decided that the Natural History Unit should repeat the formula with a series looking at the whole planet. The idea for Planet Earth was born, and the series was commissioned by Lorraine Heggessey, then Controller of BBC One, in January 2002.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough /ˈætənbʌrə/ OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA Kt (born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and naturalist.
He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, and 3D.
Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain, although he himself does not like the term. In 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Attenborough was born in Isleworth, West London, but grew up in College House on the campus of the University College, Leicester, where his father, Frederick, was principal. He is the middle of three sons (his elder brother, Richard, became an actor and director and his younger brother, John, an executive at Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo). During World War II, through a British charitable programme known as Kindertransport, his parents also fostered two Jewish refugee girls from Europe.
10 years ago Planet Earth changed our view of the world. Now we take you closer than ever before. This is life in all its wonder. This is Planet Earth II. A decade ago, the landmark television series Planet Earth redefined natural history filmmaking, giving us the ultimate portrait of life on Earth. Planet Earth II, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, will reveal our planet from a completely new perspective, using significant advances in both filming technology and our understanding of the natural world. And if you are not excited enough already it features an original score by legendary composer Hans Zimmer. A BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Télévisions. Subscribe to the BBC Earth YouTube channel: http://www.youtube....
For more brilliant natural history shows, exclusive to YouTube, head over to our brand-new channel Earth Unplugged! http://www.youtube.com/earthunplugged In this harrowing clip from the award-winning BBC Planet Earth series, Sir David Attenborough explores the danger elephants face when sharing a water hole with desperate, starving lions. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
For the opening scene of Planet Earth II, Sir David Attenborough majestically flies over the Alps in a hot air balloon, but, it wasn't as peaceful as it first seems! Watch the Planet Earth II extended trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8aFc... Subscribe to Earth Unplugged - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=earthunpluggedtv Check out the BBC Earth website http://www.bbc.com/earth Join the Earth Unplugged community: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EarthUnplugged Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/earthunplugged Google+: http://goo.gl/RKq6q http://www.youtube.com/user/EarthUnpluggedTV http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=earthunpluggedtv This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes.
Programme website: http://bbc.in/2dB9Zth Planet Earth II, narrated by Sir David Attenborough coming soon to BBC One.
10 years ago Planet Earth changed our view of the world. Now we take you closer than ever before. This is life in all its wonder. This is Planet Earth II. Check out our Planet Earth II playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50KW6aT4UgzrIEk3rQjHCcHLayN1AbES A decade ago, the landmark television series Planet Earth redefined natural history filmmaking, giving us the ultimate portrait of life on Earth. Planet Earth II, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, will reveal our planet from a completely new perspective, using significant advances in both filming technology and our understanding of the natural world. And if you are not excited enough already it features an original score by legendary composer Hans Zimmer. A BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with B...
A spectacular slow-motion feast on helpless seals. From Planet Earth's first episode "From Pole to Pole", by the BBC's outstanding wildlife crews. Accompanied by Sir Attenborough's soothing commentary.
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Amazing images taken from the Arctic circle as a mother bear emerges from her winter long sleep with two new arrivals. With brilliant images of mother polar bear sledging down the slopes and cute cubs first taste of the Arctic air, this is a video you don't want to miss from BBC natural history masterpiece 'Planet Earth'.
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