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This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Planet Earth II (Television program : 2016)
Main Author: Zimmer, Hans (Composer)
Other Authors: Attenborough, David, 1926- (Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [London, England?] : BBC Earth, [2017]
Subjects:
Natural history.
Animals.
Ecology.
Habitat (Ecology)
Biotic communities.
Desert ecology.
Cold regions.
Tropics.
Eastern Hemisphere.
Northern Hemisphere.
Southern Hemisphere.
Western Hemisphere.
Earth (Planet)
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Science television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nature television programs.
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Summary:This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
Item Description:Documentary.
Originally produced for television broadcast in 2016.
Bonus features: Planet earth diaries (one 10-minute segment following each episode showing how the program footage was captured).
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Awards:BAFTA Awards, 2017: Best Specialist Factual (Gunton, Hugh-Jones, White, Attenborough, BBC One); Virgin TV's Must-See Moment (BBC One); Best Photography: Factual (Aitchison, Whitworth, MacEwen, BBC One); Best Sound: Factual (Wild, Hopkins, Owens, BBC One).
Emmy Awards, 2017: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series (Gunton, Hugh-Jones, White); Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program (MacEwen, Williams, Jones, Willis, Wollocombe, McCowen, Sloss, Stewart, Frankowski, Shier, Fitz).
Production Credits:Music, Hans Zimmer.
ISBN:9786316806765
6316806760