Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25061 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-12-04
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 9

Amazon.co.uk Review
Planet Earth: As befits the BBC’s reputation for producing some of the world’s best nature documentaries, Planet Earth is an epic travelogue, focussing on different ecologies and the unique animals that inhabit them. Once again, Sir David Attenborough provides the narration, as the cameras fly across the surface of the earth, zooming in to give us a bug’s eye view one minute, zooming out to give us an eagle’s perspective the next. The BBC’s cameramen filmed more than 200 locations, resulting in some truly spectacular footage, much of which has never before been seen--such as the rare sight of an endangered snow leopard hunting in the Himalayas, or great white sharks leaping from the water as they hunt. The creators of Planet Earth endured some of the world’s most hostile environments, from the deepest ocean depths to an Antarctic blizzard to a fetid, cockroach- and bat-infested cave, just to grab a few moments of film; it’s worth watching the "Making of" shorts that accompany each episode, in order to see just what lengths they had to go to. The three extra episodes here--Planet Earth: The Future--provide a sobering finale, as Sir David practically pleads with viewers to cherish the animals that we share this planet with, before it’s too late. --Ted Kord

Blue Planet: It’s hard to rain too many superlatives on Blue Planet, surely one of the finest and most fascinating nature documentaries ever made. But nonetheless, we’re going to try. Long in the making, the idea behind the show was to, using some cutting-edge technology, film previously unseen areas of the ocean, and to investigate life beneath the waves. And in doing so, it pretty much encompasses the full spectrum of creature size. From the staggering, gigantic whale of the first episode, through the miniscule life that’s documented as the programme progresses, it’s a jaw-dropping experience. It’s also a very, very accessible one. Thanks to a diligent, warm narrative from Sir David Attenborough, there’s plenty of fact married up to the sheer spectacle of Blue Planet, although in many ways the stunning photography almost needs no accompaniment. It’s timeless work, too, with immense rewatch value, uncovering both life that’s never been photographed previously while charting the habits of the more familiar. Icing Blue Planet’s cake is a series of short pieces documenting just how some of the incredible pictures were captured, and these are almost as interesting as the main feature. Enough of those superlatives, though. Because Blue Planet simply demands to be seen and enjoyed. Prepare, like many before you, to be mesmerised. --Simon Brew

Customer Reviews

Now you know.......
Whenever you feel like complaining about about the Licence Fee, watch Planet Earth and the Blue Planet and you'll wonder why. This is the BBC at its very best. Sheer genius, and a chance to see our planet as you've never seen it before! When you hear of the damage being done to the planet, and wonder why there are those who are trying to do something about it, just watch these documentaries and you'll know why.

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This is simply the best wildlife box set ever made ! Planet Earth is the most amazing looking program - due in the most part to the high quality photography which looks particularly astounding in hi def. Blue Planet was the prequel & is equally astounding with regard to its visual quality. David Attenborough adds his own unique dulcet tones to the groundbreaking footage on both shows. This is a box set to lose yourself to for a few hours on a dark winters night. Only seems to be available here so I suggest you snap one up.

Blue planet/Planet Earth Boxset Review
I was browsing round Amazons, wide ranging DVD titles, when I came across this double DVD boxset containing both series, at the time, which just so a happened to be my birthday, so I was lucky enough to receive the boxset as a gift.

Without doubt, I can associate myself with the comments of other reviewers here in particular Planet Earth. Which was for Me a ground breaking series from start to finish, the lengths the documentary makers went to achieve footage of a snow leopard was astounding. Not only the footage itself, but the lengths the filmmakers went to achieve this. At times putting themselves under a degree of personal risk to themselves.

The final disc relating to climate change, certainly left me with a lot to think about at the end, primarily because it was built on factual evidence of the potential consequences of climate change rather than just the raw emotion of the subject.

So far I've only watched the first disc of the blue planet, but plan to watch the other discs in the series.

Definitely a DVD box set for repeated viewings, I feel sure that when I watch, in particular planet Earth again I will learn something new that I didn't pick up first time round.

Comes highly recommended!!