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Human planet : the complete series / BBC Productions Bristol/Wales ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/France Television co-production ; producers, Nicholas Brown, Tom Hugh-Jones, Tuppence Stone, and others ; executive producer, Brian Leith ; series producer, Dale Templar.

Leith, Brian. (Added Author). Templar, Dale. (Added Author). Brown, Nicholas. (Added Author). Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (Added Author). Sawhney, Nitin, 1964- (Added Author). BBC National Orchestra of Wales. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Discovery Channel (Firm) (Added Author). France télévision. (Added Author).

Summary:

Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780780671751
  • ISBN: 0780671759
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [Blu-ray version, Widescreen format].
  • Publisher: [United States] : BBC Worldwide ; ©2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: 'Making of' featurettes.
Originally produced in 2010.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc one (ca. 150 min.): Oceans : into the blue ; Deserts : life in the furnace ; Arctic : life in the deep freeze -- Disc 2 (ca. 150 min.). Jungles : people in the trees ; Mountains : life in thin air ; Grasslands : the roots of power -- Disc 3 (ca. 100 min.). Rivers : friend and foe ; Cities : surviving the urban jungle ; Extras.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, Robin Cox, Jonathan Clay, Peter Fuszard, and others ; film editors, Dave Pearce, Angela Maddick, Jason Savage, and others ; music, Nitin Sawhney with BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, John Hurt.
System Details Note:
Blu-ray; DTS-HD 5.1; 1080i High Definition.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
BD Live features require an Internet connection.
Language Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Subject: Human ecology.
Ecology.
Habitat (Ecology)
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Nature television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.


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