Planet Earth

Planet Earth is a ground-breaking series narrated by David Attenborough, filmed over four years and across sixty-four countries, making it the BBC’s most expensive nature series ever. It celebrates the fascinating diversity of the natural world, showcasing different ecosystems and their unique inhabitants.

Each of Planet Earth’s eleven episodes is dedicated to a different biome or habitat, ranging from the Earth’s cold poles to hot deserts, and from towering mountains to deep rivers. The series captures, in intricate detail, the creatures living in each habitat and describes the challenges they face. Among the breathtaking scenes are rare footage of the endangered snow leopard traversing the Himalayas and a great white shark leaping from the water. The final ten minutes of each episode describe the lengths the filming crew had to go to in order to capture the footage, including enduring hostile weather, locating animals to film, and securing permission from local authorities.

A sequel, Planet Earth II, was released in 2016.