Series synopsis
Planet Earth is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC One on March 5, 2006. It ended on December 10, 2006. It stars David Attenborough.
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
Premise
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Attenborough as Self - Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 24 | March 5, 2006 | March 26, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 11 | March 5, 2006 | December 10, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Diaries - Eye in the Sky Using the unique overhead heli-gimble camera the crew set out to film a pack of African wild dogs hunting in the Okavango Delta. It came down to the final hour of the final day of filming before they got the shot they wanted. |
March 5, 2006 |
| 2 |
Diaries - Snow Leopard Quest Over the course of three years the Planet Earth team tried to film the elusive Snow Leopard deep in the mountains of Pakistan. Their patience was eventually rewarded with the world's first footage of a Snow Leopard hunting. |
March 12, 2006 |
| 3 |
Diaries - Diving with Piranhas Cameraman Peter Scoones is on a mission to film Piranha in the wetlands of Brazil. They are considered the most dangerous freshwater fish, but prove difficult to track down, until Peter finally finds himself immersed in a feeding frenzy. |
March 19, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
From Pole to Pole A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments. |
March 5, 2006 |
| 2 |
Mountains An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create. |
March 12, 2006 |
| 3 |
Fresh Water Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life. |
March 19, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 5, 2006 |
| Last aired | December 10, 2006 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |