"Planet Earth" (2006) TV series

User Rating:

9.8/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

27 February 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Nature Earth

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	8:00 PM	DSC	Ice Worlds	#1.6
Mon. Nov. 9	9:00 PM	DSC	Great Plains	#1.7

Cast

David Attenborough	...	Narrator / ... (11 episodes, 2006)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Narrator - US Version (11 episodes, 2006)

Series Directed by
Alastair Fothergill		(11 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
David Attenborough		(5 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Maureen Lemire	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2006)
Shannon C. Malone	....	producer (11 episodes, 2006)
Kera Rennert	....	producer: promo (11 episodes, 2006)
Vanessa Berlowitz	....	producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Alastair Fothergill	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
George Fenton		(11 episodes, 2006)
Sam Watts		(9 episodes, 2006)

Series Cinematography by
Michael Kelem		(5 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Shillabeer		(3 episodes, 2006)
Peter Kragh		(2 episodes, 2006)
Mike Madden		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Thom Sulek		(11 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Frank Scheuring	....	sound post-production (11 episodes, 2006)
Kate Hopkins	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Wilson	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 2006)
Tim Owens	....	sound editor (5 episodes, 2006)
Graham Wild	....	dubbing mixer (5 episodes, 2006)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial cinematographer (8 episodes, 2006)
Paul Atkins	....	additional cinematographer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Robert Houston	....	assistant scoring engineer (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Jason Roberts	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Thanks
Matthew Swarbrick	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2006)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
• Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (2006) (Germany) (all media)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2007) (Greece) (DVD)
• BBC Warner (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Discovery Channel (2007) (USA) (TV)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Hellenic Radio & Television (ERT) (2007) (Greece) (TV)
• M1 (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• NHK (2006-2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Polyband (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• HeliNM  helicopter aerial sequence
• NPI Production Services  crew payroll

Runtime:

Germany:44 min | 60 min (11 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Finland:K-3 (DVD) (2007) | Australia:G (some episodes)

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Sigourney Weaver provides the narration for the US version.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Earth (2007)

An amazing trip around our beautiful planet.

I have seen many nature documentaries in my life and none have left me in such amazement of our planet as this series. The sheer work that went into its making alone is impressive. The shots that are captured on film are like none ever seen and remind us of both the power of mother nature and her fragility. I highly recommend this series to people of all ages as there is something for everyone. If you do watch any of the episodes, do watch "Pole to Pole". It is a great all-encompassing view of many animals and their habitats. David Attenborough does a great job as narrator. If you enjoy this series also check out "The Blue Planet", a series by the BBC on oceans (also narrated by Attenborough).