Frozen Planet

Frozen Planet
GenreNature documentary
Created byBBC Natural History Unit
Directed byRay Dal
Narrated by
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerAlastair Fothergill
Producers
  • Vanessa Berlowitz (Episode 1 & Special)
  • Mark Linfield (Episode 2)
  • Miles Barton (Episode 3 & 4)
  • Kathryn Jeffs (Episode 5)
  • Dan Rees (Episode 6 & 7)
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release26 October (2011-10-26) –
28 December 2011 (2011-12-28)
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Frozen Planet is a 2011 British nature documentary series, co-produced by the BBC ZDF and The Open University.[2] It was filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit. The production team, which includes executive producer Alastair Fothergill and series producer Vanessa Berlowitz, were previously responsible for the award-winning series The Blue Planet (2001) and Planet Earth (2006), and Frozen Planet is billed as a sequel of sorts.[citation needed] David Attenborough returns as narrator.[3] It is distributed under licence by the BBC in other countries, Discovery Channel for North America, ZDF for Germany, Antena 3 for Spain and Skai TV for Greece.[4]

The seven-part series focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic. The production team were keen to film a comprehensive record of the natural history of the polar regions because climate change is affecting landforms such as glaciers, ice shelves, and the extent of sea ice. The series was met with critical acclaim and holds a Metacritic score of 91/100.[5]

Whilst the series was broadcast in full in the UK, the BBC chose to make the series' seventh episode, which focuses on climate change, optional for syndication in order to aid sales of the show in countries where the issue is politically sensitive. The US Discovery Channel originally announced that they would air only the first six episodes of the show, but they later added the seventh episode to their schedule.[6][7]

In 2012, the US broadcast won four Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Nonfiction Series.[8] A sequel titled Frozen Planet II began aring in September 2022, which covers more frozen habitats than just the polar regions, while also emphasizing more on the threat of climate change.

  1. ^ "Discovery Channel Announces March 18 P… : Discovery Communications". Corporate.discovery.com. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Delve deeper into the Frozen Planet with The Open University". Press Release. The Open University. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (21 September 2007). "Attenborough is back – again". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Discovery, BBC Team Again for 'Frozen Planet' TV Event for 2012". Multichannel News. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Frozen Planet". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ Bloxham, Alex (15 November 2011). "BBC drops Frozen Planet's climate change episode". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Discovery Channel Announces March 18 Premiere Date for Frozen Planet : Discovery Channel". Dsc.discovery.com. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  8. ^ "'Games of Thrones' top creative arts Emmy winner". The Denver Post. Associated Press. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.[dead link]

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