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Great BBC Docs

 

The BBC is renound for it's beautifuly filmed documentaries about the earth and its inhabitants. The photograpy and drama in these DVDs never ceases to amaze me with every viewing whether swimming with whales under the ocean or flying above the earth with pink flocks of flamingos.

BBC Planet Earth Documentary 

Planet Earth is by most accounts 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.

bbc planet earth photoAccompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton, every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive (and so perfectly photographed by the BBC's tenacious high-definition camera crews) that you'll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all. You'll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark; swimming macaques in the Ganges delta; massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands; an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant; the Colugo (or "flying lemur"--not really a lemur!) of the Philippines; a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesia's magnificent coral reef; the bioluminescent "vampire squid" of the deep oceans... these are just a few of countless highlights

With so many of Earth's natural wonders on display, it's only fitting that the bonus disc in the five-DVD set is devoted to Planet Earth: The Future, a separate three-part series in which a global array of experts is assembled to discuss issues of conservation, protection of delicate ecosystems, and the socio-economic benefits of understanding nature as a commodity that returns trillions of dollars in value at no cost to Earth's human population.

Buy BBC Planet Earth 

For the first time this amazing series is available on Blu-Ray and HD DVD.

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

Amazon Price: $59.99 (as of 07/08/2008)

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]

Amazon Price: $64.95 (as of 07/08/2008)

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]

Amazon Price: $64.95 (as of 07/08/2008)

Planet Earth Resources 

Planet Earth Screensavers
Two screensavers which offer snapshots of some of the animals and extraordinary places featured in the Planet Earth series.
Planet Earth Wallpapers
Nine new images of animals and places featured in the second part of the Planet Earth series to download on to your computer desktop.
Planet Earth on the IMDB
Internet Movie Database listing.

BBC The Blue Planet - Seas of Life 

Covering 70% of the planet, the ocean is truly a dominating force, yet we know less about our oceans than we do about the surface of the moon. Five years in the making, with a budget of over $10 million, The Blue Planet: Seas of Life is the most comprehensive underwater documentaries ever.

bbc blue planet sharksExtraordinary footage and eloquent narration by David Attenborough highlight the BBC's remarkable wildlife series The Blue Planet: Seas of Life. "Ocean World" begins with astonishing views of a gigantic blue whale--the elusive Holy Grail of undersea photography--and the marvels continue to demonstrate the power, diversity, and profound ecological influence of Earth's oceans. "Frozen Seas" examines whales, walruses, penguins, and other creatures under the extreme conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. The next two episodes are even better. "Open Ocean" travels thousands of miles into the vast "liquid desert," where currents determine how the ocean's diverse life forms will assume their places in the food chain. More amazing, "The Deep" descends with a state-of-the-art submersible to the ocean's abyssal plain and beyond, filming such bizarre creatures as the fangtooth, bioluminescent jellies, transparent squid, the giant-mouthed gulper eel, and the never-before-seen hairy angler fish.

There isn't a moment in these four DVD's that won't have you gazing in wonder and admiration at the effort and amazing footage captured in this series.

Buy The Blue Planet Boxed Set 

Galapagos - The Islands That Changed the World 

BBC Documentary

bbc galapagos islands docThe inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galapagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals. As the western islands rise up from the sea offering a chance of life, the eastern islands sink back beneath the waves guaranteeing only death. Between the two are the middle islands; fertile, lush land in its prime that contains an incredible diversity of life. Nowhere else on the Earth are the twin processes of creation and extinction of species so starkly apparent... see it all unfold before your eyes in this stunning series filmed entirely in high definition from the BBC and the National Geographic Channel.

Buy Galapagos - The Islands That Changed the World 

This stunning BBC and National Geographic co-production is now available on Blu-Ray and HD DVD.

Galapagos

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 07/08/2008)

Galapagos [Blu-ray]

Amazon Price: $18.95 (as of 07/08/2008)

Galapagos [HD DVD]

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 07/08/2008)

Life in the Undergrowth 

BBC Insect Documentary

By getting up close and personal with Life in the Undergrowth, this extraordinary BBC series sets a new standard of excellence in wildlife cinematography. Hosted by veteran nature expert David Attenborough and utilizing the latest advances in macrophotography, the five-part series is dedicated to bugs of all shapes and sizes, from microscopic gnats to cave-dwelling millipedes so large they can capture bats in mid-flight and feast for hours thereafter!

Life in the Undergrowth

Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 07/08/2008)

The Life of Birds 

BBC Birds Documentary

Like the albatross glimpsed in the beginning of this 10-part, 5-volume series, The Life of Birds quickly takes flight. Sir David Attenborough hosts this unprecedented and extraordinary global look at the magnificent and often curious winged species with which we share our planet. Like the best wildlife shows, The Life of Birds offers a fresh and accessible view of creatures we may take for granted (didn't Alfred Hitchcock warn us about that?). The focus of this series is not on the different bird species, but on bird behavior. Remarkable and awe-inspiring footage preserves the wide range of tools and techniques with which birds fly, hunt for food, attract a mate, hatch their chicks, and defend themselves against predators.

The Life of Birds

Amazon Price: $36.99 (as of 07/08/2008)

Civilisation: The Complete Series 

Lucid, engaging, and comprehensive does not adequately describe Sir Kenneth Clark's magnificent survey into Western Civilization. For a series over 40 years old, the audio is remastered, the transfers are remarkably clean, and the content and opinions of the host hardly seem dated. Clark effectively interweaves music, art, science and architecture into a broad sweeping portrait that defines Western thought.

Civilisation, A Personal View by Lord Clark, may be the definitive documentary series of the past 50 years. Aired in 1969, this ambitious British undertaking which spanned an "80,000 mile journey visiting 13 countries, 117 locations, 18 libraries, and 118 museums," not only reconfigured the public view of documentary style, but also cemented BBC Two and its new Controller, David Attenborough, in history. In watching this thirteen-episode series, one clearly sees how Attenborough, as well as narrator Kenneth Clark, pioneered the direct-gaze speaking style of the narrator along with the concept of placing the narrator in the setting he refers to. In episode one, The Skin of Our Teeth, Clark stands in front of Notre Dame to question first, if civilization worth preserving, and secondly, what the difference between art and culture is. Heavy. In subsequent episodes, cultural history is viewed through an art historical lens. Especially wonderful is The Worship of Nature, discussing 18th century England's obsession with landscape painting in relation to religious beliefs of the period. Deep philosophy colors each 50-minute segment. This DVD set includes an interview with Attenborough. Undeniably educational, Civilisation feels eternally significant, and improves with repeated viewing. --Trinie Dalton

DVD Features:
* Available Subtitles: English
* The complete series on four discs
* Sir David Attenborough remembers the making of Civilisation
* Photo gallery of behind-the-scenes stills
* Specially written 36-page illustrated booklet

Civilisation: The Complete Series

Amazon Price: $60.99 (as of 07/08/2008)

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