Frozen Planet Frozen Planet

Documentary · 2011 · 59 min iTunes
Available on BBC iPlayer

The team that produced the Emmy-winning `Planet Earth' series - the BBC Natural History Unit and Discovery Channel - combine forces once again for this sweeping seven-part documentary. Shot entirely in high-definition and featuring cutting-edge cinematography to capture undisturbed observations of animal behaviour, `Frozen Planet' chronicles the ecosystems and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic, where the filmmakers spent more than 2,300 days in the field and 18 months at sea to record unprecedented footage. Episodes track the lives of polar bears, wolves, killer whales and penguins from the spring through the winter, and there is also a `making of' episode that details the challenges faced by the "Frozen Planet" team. The series is narrated by Alec Baldwin; the seventh episode - a look at the effect global warming is having on not only the poles but also the rest of the planet - is hosted by British naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

Documentary · 2011 · 59 min
Starring Jamie Mcpherson , Helen Hobin , Bertie Gregory
Director Alastair Fothergill

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1

    The Ends of the Earth

    David Attenborough travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic to discover magical new ice worlds inhabited by the most extraordinary animal survivors on Earth.

    30 min · 26 Oct 2011
  • EPISODE 2

    Spring

    After months of darkness the sun returns. The landscape is dynamically transformed and millions of migrants join the hardy residents as they find mates and begin to breed.

    30 min · 2 Nov 2011
  • EPISODE 3

    Summer

    Summer creates a window of opportunity that attracts hordes of visitors who cram a lifetime of drama into a few short months as they feed, fight and rear their young.

    30 min · 9 Nov 2011
  • EPISODE 4

    Autumn

    Polar landscapes in autumn are transformed as the big freeze returns. In the Arctic, polar bears gather in large numbers on the coast to wait for the return of the ice. Off the coast 2,000 beluga whales head for a special estuary.

    30 min · 16 Nov 2011
  • EPISODE 5

    Winter

    Winter is the greatest test for life in the polar regions. In the Arctic, a female polar bear treks into the mountains to give birth. Out on the frozen ocean, the entire population of the world's spectacled eider ducks braves the winter.

    48 min · 23 Nov 2011
  • EPISODE 6

    The Last Frontier

    Humans have no natural protection against the cold of the polar regions so why have we been visiting these remote places for thousands of years and what keeps us going back today.

    30 min · 30 Nov 2011

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌M

    Jamie Mcpherson

    Self
  • H‌H

    Helen Hobin

    Self
  • Bertie Gregory

    Self
  • Mark Brownlow

    Self
  • David Attenborough

    Narrator
  • Alastair Fothergill

    Director
  • Alastair Fothergill

    Producer

About

Frozen Planet

Documentary

The team that produced the Emmy-winning `Planet Earth' series - the BBC Natural History Unit and Discovery Channel - combine forces once again for this sweeping seven-part documentary. Shot entirely in high-definition and featuring cutting-edge cinematography to capture undisturbed observations of animal behaviour, `Frozen Planet' chronicles the ecosystems and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic, where the filmmakers spent more than 2,300 days in the field and 18 months at sea to record unprecedented footage. Episodes track the lives of polar bears, wolves, killer whales and penguins from the spring through the winter, and there is also a `making of' episode that details the challenges faced by the "Frozen Planet" team. The series is narrated by Alec Baldwin; the seventh episode - a look at the effect global warming is having on not only the poles but also the rest of the planet - is hosted by British naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

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Studio
BBC One
Released
2011
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2011 BBC

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