Frozen Planet
TV Show · 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.

2011 · 48m
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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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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© 2011 BBC

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BBC One
Released
2011
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
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