BBC Earth (Firm)
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles. Breakthroughs in filmmaking technology bring you up close with a cast of unforgettable characters. Told with humor, intimacy and a jaw-dropping sense of cinematic splendor.
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements, the weather, the rough ocean and the ice, is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. tells the compelling story of animals such as the wandering albatross, the adelie penguin and the polar bear, and paints a portrait that will take your breath away, at a moment when, melting fast, the frozen regions of our planet...
Author
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"It's time for the Pachyrhinosaurus herd to move from their summer home to the Winter Ground. As the great migration begins, three young Pachyrhinosaurus-Patchi, Scowler, and Juniper--discover great wonders and terrible dangers when they're separated from their families along the way. Will these three friends survive the journey and find their way home?"--Back cover.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct...
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
One of the most ambitious landmark series allows us to experience the world from the viewpoint of the animals themselves. Traveling through jungles, deserts, mountains, islands, grasslands, and cities, this series explores the unique characteristics of Earth₂s most iconic habitats and the extraordinary ways animals survive within them. New technology has allowed individual stories to be captured in an unparalleled level of detail.
8) The planets
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Among the stars in the night sky wander the eight-plus worlds of the solar system, each home to truly awe-inspiring sights. Volcanoes are three times higher than Everest, geysers erupting with icy plumes, cyclones larger than Earth lasting hundreds of years. Each of our celestial neighbors has a distinct personality and a unique story. In this five-part series, Nova will explore the awesome beauty including Saturn₂s 175,000-mile-wide rings, Mars₂...
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
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.).
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
In 2011, Frozen Planet gave viewers an unprecedented insight into life in the Poles. Now, 11 years later, Sir David Attenborough returns to the Arctic and Antarctic to observe the amazing species that thrive there. But it also explores life beyond by witnessing the wildlife dramas that play out in the high mountains, frozen grasslands, snowbound forests and ice-cold oceans. The last true wildernesses on earth, so challenging only a heroic cast of...
11) Life
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Global warming is revealing some strange secrets about our planet's past inhabitants. Long buried under frozen ground, as the Siberian permafrost melts, woolly mammoth remains - from bones to complete bodies - are being exposed. Scientists around the world are using these remains to uncover astonishing new information about this extinct giant's physiology, behavior and environment. Woolly Mammoth - Secrets from the Ice brings these groundbreaking...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Yellowstone is home to North America's most iconic wildlife, and every year these animals must survive the Thaw-one of the harshest seasonal changes on Earth when temperatures can swing from minus 40°F in winter to almost 100°F in summer. Learn how animals cope with this range, and witness the impact on individual families of wolves, grizzly bears, beavers, and great gray owls.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A film that seamlessly blends mission audio from Apollo 11's historic journey featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive, and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.
16) Life story
Publisher
BBC Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The makers of the Emmy Award(r)-winning series Life take viewers deeper than ever into the perilous and exhilarating drama humans share with every other animal on the planet, from the circumstances of birth and the struggle to reach adulthood, secure a home and find a mate, to the unpredictable challenges thrust on all creatures by the environment, enemies and even families.
18) Blue planet II
Series
Blue planet volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
19) Wild metropolis
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Examine the world's most extraordinary wildlife living in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet - cities. The innovative three-part series features a diverse cast of animals that are adjusting to this new world better than predicted, not only applying their natural born skills and abilities to life in the city, but also making amazing physical or behavioral adaptations.
Publisher
Evergreen Studios
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
For the first time in movie history, audiences will truly see and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Meet dinosaurs more real than anyone has ever seen and take off on a thrilling prehistoric adventure, where Patchi, an underdog dinosaur, triumphs against all odds to become a hero for the ages.