Planet Earth, Sunday 9pm on BBC1

[T & P]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/.../preview?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1

Is anyone else really looking forward to this?

It's said to have breathtaking new footage and camera work, as well as never-before-filmed events in the animal kingdom.

This clip shows a polar bear mother coming just out of hibernation and toboganing on the snow.

Can't wait to watch it. This is Auntie Beeb at its best

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yep, been looking forward to that.

Can't view clip but they showed it on BBC Breakfast this morning.

In case you miss it, it's showing again on Saturday evenings at 7.00pm on BBC2

 

[starfish]

Absolutely. The Beebs probably the best in the world at these programmes.

 

[jasoon]

Ye looks extraordinary, for ince, we're getting a good-looking doc.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ye looks extraordinary, for ince, we're getting a good-looking doc.

What do you mean "for ince "? The Beeb are brilliant at nature docs

 

[jasoon]

For once I meant, they are good, but they seem few and far between. To many repeats and not enough investment in new ideas and talent

 

[Crispy]

Do you have any idea how much money and time it takes to make one of these series? Other channels might beat the BBC on quantity of nature docs, but they are beaten soundly on quality. No other channel could afford to do Blue Planet for example.

 

[wiskey]

this is what i pay my license fee for!

i've had several chats with people about this and it sounds the bees knees, i cant wait.

having watched the March of the Penguins with the Morgan Freeman drawl narrating its shown me that anybody but attenbrough is just wrong!

 

[wiskey]

For once I meant, they are good, but they seem few and far between. To many repeats and not enough investment in new ideas and talent

i think perhaps you should try sitting halfway up a very cold mountain for two years trying to get footage of something people arent even sure exist. nature docs dont just grow on trees, there isnt a rare animal being cute under every rock you know

 

[vogonity]

This programme looks wicked - I'm well up for it...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

this is what i pay my license fee for!

i've had several chats with people about this and it sounds the bees knees, i cant wait.

having watched the March of the Penguins with the Morgan Freeman drawl narrating its shown me that anybody but attenbrough is just wrong!

There's a lot of people that absolutely hate Attenborough

Heard some people in the pub watching an Attenborough documentary once and saying that the programme would be alright if it wasn't for Attenborough

 

[Crispy]

All filmed in High Definition too, so super-quality versions should be available at some point. Attenborough is fantastic. Treefrog's got nearly all the Life... box sets and they're all great. After this, he's got Life Of Reptiles & Amphibians to do, then he's quitting.

 

[starfish]

There's a lot of people that absolutely hate Attenborough

There must be something not quite right with these people.
He's a legend.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

All filmed in High Definition too, so super-quality versions should be available at some point. Attenborough is fantastic. Treefrog's got nearly all the Life... box sets and they're all great. After this, he's got Life Of Reptiles & Amphibians to do, then he's quitting.

I've had Life of Mammals in my basket on Amazon for months. It went down to £21.99 and then right before Christmas it went up to around £37

Keeps going up and down. Went up again recently (probably on the back of this new series or something)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There must be something not quite right with these people.
He's a legend.

I know. Strange people. I think maybe they didn't like his voice or something, I've heard a few people go on about that.

Weirdos

What do they expect him to do? Shout and scare all the wildlife away

 

[wiskey]

I know. Strange people. I think maybe they didn't like his voice or something, I've heard a few people go on about that.

Weirdos

What do they expect him to do? Shout and scare all the wildlife away

have you seen the penguins one???? i sat there all absorbed in the prettyness of it when suddenly my peace was shattered by MORGAN FREEMAN! thats just not right

 

[Crispy]

have you seen the penguins one???? i sat there all absorbed in the prettyness of it when suddenly my peace was shattered by MORGAN FREEMAN! thats just not right

Just thank your stars you didn't see the original French version. It's narrated in the first person, from the penguin's point of view. Even though we didn't have subtitles, you could tell they were being incredibly twee. Little squeaky voices for the chicks. And "Weeeee! J'aime l'eau!" as they plop into the water. Yuck.

 

[wiskey]

fair play

sounds excrutiating!

 

[cuppa_tea]

There's a lot of people that absolutely hate Attenborough

What!! I've met him and honestly he's a lovely bloke, very polite, easy to talk to.

Looking forward to seeing planet earth, it looks really good.

 

[DexterTCN]

Attenborough has amazed me since Life On Earth (1979 btw).

He has shown me worlds that are pretty much beyond my wildest dreams with his BBC shows, balls of steel and uncommon patience. Of course his crews deserve the same respect.

And thank god we're now in the digital age and can see so much more.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What!! I've met him and honestly he's a lovely bloke, very polite, easy to talk to.

Looking forward to seeing planet earth, it looks really good.

Yeah, I know. I was stunned when I saw these two guys in the pub complaining about him

 

[wiskey]

i'm going to miss this tomight, which is a bit pants. but i'm hoping derv will record it for me you'll all have to tell me how great it is.

 

[El Sueno]

I've been talking this show up all week, recommending and demanding thet people watch it - like I've already seen a preview or something.

Attingboroughs is God.

 

[Dubversion]

fu
cking

HELL!!!!

 

[Wolfie]

There's a lot of people that absolutely hate Attenborough

Heard some people in the pub watching an Attenborough documentary once and saying that the programme wouldn't be alright if it wasn't for Attenborough

I loathe the whispering condescending chuff-monkey

I shall be avoiding this programme like the plague

 

[ricbake]

You wouldn't want to get in the way of one of those sharks!!!!!!!!!

 

[ivebeenhigh]

its time like this that i wish i had a big tv.

C

 

[Wolfie]

You wouldn't want to get in the way of one of those sharks!!!!!!!!!

please tell me one of them has eaten that twat attenborough

 

[WouldBe]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/.../preview?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1It's said to have breathtaking new footage and camera work,

Those avalance scenes in the clips appear identical to the ones in the film "trapped: burried alive" that was on the other week.

 

[magneze]

It was pretty good until they started talking about helicopters and cameras. Save that for the DVD extras and get back to the animals!