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Planet Earth II
GenreNature documentary
Presented bySir David Attenborough
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersMike Gunton, Tom Hugh-Jones, Nick Debono
ProducersJustin Anderson, Liz White, Emma Napper, Chadden Hunter, Fredi Devas, Ed Charles
Production locationGlobal
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) –
present

Planet Earth II is a 2016 British nature documentary series produced by the BBC as a sequel to the highly successful Planet Earth television series, which aired a decade earlier, in 2006.[1] The series is presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough with the score composed by Hans Zimmer.[2]

The first trailer was released on 9 October 2016, and the series premiered on 6 November 2016 in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC One HD.[3] Planet Earth II marks the first television series that the BBC have produced in Ultra-high-definition (4K).[4][5]

Production

The series was announced by the BBC in 2013 with the working title One Planet, but the title was later changed to Planet Earth II.[6][7][8]

The BBC trailer for the series used the same music featured in the trailer for the original Planet Earth, "Hoppípolla" by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.[9]

The original Planet Earth, airing in 2006, was one of the first natural documentary series to be made in high definition (HD) and Planet Earth II will utilise new technologies developed over the past decade including ultra high definition (4K), improved camera stabilisation, remote recording and aerial drone technology.[8]

Broadcast

British television

Planet Earth II debuted on British television on 6 November 2016 8pm to 9pm (UK time), being broadcast on BBC One and BBC One HD, and consists of six episodes.

International

The series will broadcast internationally on BBC Earth, while there will be a few exceptions for some countries.

The series will be aired in the United States each Saturday, starting from 28 January 2017 on BBC America.[10]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Islands"6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)[11]~9m
This episode explores how animals adapt to the challenges of island life.
2"Mountains"13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)[12]N/A
3"Jungles"20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)[13]N/A
4"Deserts"27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)N/A
5"Grasslands"4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)N/A
6"Cities"11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)N/A

Merchandise

DVD and Blu-ray

The series will be released in the UK as Region 2, two-disc DVD[14] and Blu-ray Disc box sets[15] by 2 Entertain on 5 December 2016.

Books

In United Kingdom, an accompanying hardback book was written by Steven Moss with a foreword by David Attenborough. It was released on 6 October 2016 and published by BBC Books (ISBN 9781849909655).[16]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The musical score and songs featured in the series were composed by Hans Zimmer, with original music written by Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe for Bleeding Fingers Music. It will be released digitally on 11 November 2016[17][18][19], while a two-disc soundtrack will be released on 25 November 2016 in the UK.[20]

Disc 1

No.TitleEpisode TitleLength
1."Planet Earth II Suite" 4:31
2."The Sloth""Islands"3:40
3."Home to Dragons""Islands"5:00
4."Albatross Dance""Islands"4:00
5."Razor Snakes vs. Iguanas""Islands"4:59
6."Chinstrap Penguins""Islands"3:20
7."Singing Indri""Jungles"2:41
8."Competing Hummingbirds""Jungles"3:11
9."Life in the Canopy""Jungles"2:41
10."Jungle Weather""Jungles"1:40
11."Night Crawlers""Jungles"1:59
12."World of Bioluminescence""Jungles"2:50
13."Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise""Jungles"3:28
14."Something Worth Protecting""Jungles"2:16
15."Life Without Water""Deserts"2:39
16."Monsoon Deserts - Canyonlands""Deserts"3:19
17."Lion vs. Giraffe""Deserts"3:30
18."The Butcher Bird""Deserts"1:07
19."Wild Horses""Deserts"2:44
20."Desert Nightlife - Golden Mole""Deserts"3:39
21."Long-Eared Bat vs. Scorpion""Deserts"3:12
22."Early Morning Fog""Deserts"2:53
Total length:69:19

Disc 2

No.TitleEpisode TitleLength
1."Roof of the World""Mountains"0:52
2."Peaks of North America""Mountains"1:59
3."The Ibex""Mountains"1:40
4."The Himalayas""Mountains"2:16
5."Flight Over Alps""Mountains"2:17
6."Ice Skating Flamingos""Mountains"1:18
7."Dancing Bears""Mountains"1:38
8."Tenacious Bobcat""Mountains"1:54
9."Garden of Ice""Mountains"2:04
10."Snow Leopards""Mountains"5:14
11."Savage Beauty""Mountains"1:43
12."Normadic Life""Grasslands"1:57
13."Hunting Buffalo Herds""Grasslands"4;16
14."The Okavango""Grasslands"1:39
15."Carmine Bee Eaters""Grasslands"2:40
16."Industrious Insects""Grasslands"3:38
17."The Great Migration""Grasslands"5:45
18."The Unnatural Habitat""Cities"1:16
19."Langurs of Jodhpur""Cities"2:35
20."Temple Gardens""Cities"2:10
21."Market Thieves""Cities"3:10
22."Illuminated""Cities"1:31
23."City Skylines""Cities"1:27
24."Starlings""Cities"1:52
25."Toronto Raccoons""Cities"2:52
26."We are the Designers""Cities"2:48
27."Epilogue""Cities"1:19
Total length:63:50

See also

References

  1. ^ Hurley, Laura (22 February 2016). "Planet Earth 2 Is Happening, Here's What We Know". CinemaBlend.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ Barra, Leo (22 February 2016). "David Attenborough to Narrate BBC Documentary Series 'Planet Earth II'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Planet Earth II - Islands". BBC Media Centre.
  4. ^ "BBC captures nature in 4K for 'Planet Earth II'". engadget.co.uk. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Planet Earth 2 from BBC will debut in 2016 in beautiful 4K UHD video quality". 4k.com. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ^ "BBC commissions Blue Planet follow up". BBC News.
  7. ^ "MIPTV '14: ZDF to coproduce BBC series 'One Planet'". Realscreen.
  8. ^ a b "Sir David Attenborough to present brand new landmark natural history series for BBC One". BBC Media Centre.
  9. ^ "Sigur Rós rework Hoppipolla for the BBC's Planet Earth II trailer". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ "BBC AMERICA Announces Planet Earth II Will Premiere January 28". BBC America Press Room. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. ^ "BBC One - Planet Earth II, Islands". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ^ "BBC One - Planet Earth II, Mountains". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Planet Earth II - Jungles". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Planet Earth II (DVD)". Amazon.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Planet Earth II (Blu-Ray)". Amazon.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Planet Earth II (Hardback)". Amazon.co.uk.
  17. ^ "'Planet Earth II' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Planet Earth II (Digital Music Soundtrack)". Amazon.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Planet Earth II (Original Television Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer". iTunes Store US.
  20. ^ "Planet Earth II (Soundtrack)". Amazon.co.uk.
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