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26 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

David Attenborough: A Life On Air | Unreported World | We Are Family | Comedy Showcase

David Attenborough: A Life On Air

7pm, Eden

In this repeat, national institution Attenborough – the closest the BBC has to a living saint – looks back at his 50 years in broadcasting. Talking to another national treasure, Michael Palin, Attenborough reveals how he was turned down by BBC radio, only to go on to land a job with the fledgling TV service. Though he rose to become the director of programmes, he's best known for fronting classic wildlife series such as Life On Earth and The Blue Planet. Also showing are examples from his oeuvre including The Life of Birds and Planet Earth, looking at wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. 

Unreported World

7.30pm, Channel 4

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27 August 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The director of this amazing new documentary takes us through the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray

On the big screen, Disneynature's Earth has proven to be one of the most amazing cinematic experiences of this, or any recent year. The film harkens back to Walt Disney's nature documentaries from the 60s and 70s, while utilizing a whole new set of cinematic rules and technology to bring us closer to nature then we could ever get on our own. Both the Blu-ray and the DVD are set to hit store shelves on September 1st, and the film looks even more amazing in Hi-Def. To help celebrate the home release of this groundbreaking work of cinematic beauty, director Alastair Fothergill held a virtual junket in the intimate world of cyberspace to offer a behind the scenes look at his amazing film.

Fothergill and his crew were also responsible for the award-winning BBC miniseries Planet Earth, »

3 August 2009 4:45 AM, PDT | The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news »

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]

If you haven’t yet seen The BBC’s incredible and ground breaking series ‘Planet Earth’, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, you should take advantage of this offer or pick it up a similarly decent price on DVD or Blu-ray.

From Amazon: As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds you’ll ever experience from the comforts of home. The premiere episode, “From Pole to Pole,” serves as »

- Ryan Petty

3 articles from 2009