Planet Earth, Sunday 9pm on BBC1

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's gonna be re-run on Saturday nights at 6.30pm - for 'da kids', according to the continiuity man.

On BBC2

 

[wiskey]

cool well if derv failed to record it i'll watch it on saturday we've just downloaded Winged Migration which is cool.

and woflie - if you dont like him TURN THE SOUND DOWN he's not presenting it, just talking over it.

 

[Juice Terry]

Was that the BBC one? If so it was excellent as I recall. I would however still say that the footage last night, although brief, was superior. It was a shame it was hard to get a proper sense of scale though.

Can't remember who made it but it was the one where they towed a seal shaped surfboard behind a boat at Dyer Island, which had a down facing camera mounted on it, so they actually got film of the shark attack from a seals view point, mad

 

[corporate whore]

There's nothing like a BBC wildlife doc at the end of a wide-eyed weekend.

I was slack-jawed.

 

[Space Girl]

O_O

*Hopes this will be available in Hi-Def for download somewhere*

I doubt it the bbc have been producing stuff for ages in HD but they don't transmit HD so I can't imagin that it would be available elsewhere in HD


I have recorded this, it is suitable for the children to watch or should they watch the saturday BBC2 version?

 

[beeboo]

I don't remember when I've had such a range of emotions just watching the TV - was laughing, gasping, shrieking, welling up (the elephant going the wrong way! ). The wild dog/impala wolf/caribou chases had my heart in my mouth all the way.

Being cynical the concept did seem a bit of an excuse for a wildlife doc 'greatest hits' but I do think they pulled it all together into something coherent and the global scale of events was really awe-inspiring.

I wish I'd videoed it cos I want to watch it again tonight!

If that were the only thing I watched all year, the licence fee was well worth it.

I want to pack in my job and go film wild dogs for a living.

 

[steamin]

I agree that the Diaries bit is ever so slightly annoying. I'm only guessing but I would imagine they tack on that ten minute slot at the end because they probably sell this off to every TV station in the world, all the rest of which will have ad breaks. The Diary bit just stretches the Beeb version out to a convenient hour-long slot, while it naturally lasts an hour everywhere else without it.

 

[beeboo]

I have recorded this, it is suitable for the children to watch or should they watch the saturday BBC2 version?

It didn't specfically say the BBC2 version would be edited, just that it would be repeated earlier (I think ).

Wasn't particularly graphic (only one bit with an animal being torn apart as I recall, and we hadn't seen that particular animal jumping around looking cute earlier ). However, lots of sad/scary bits.

 

[wiskey]

O_O

*Hopes this will be available in Hi-Def for download somewhere*

if all goes to plan we can burn you a copy of the series when its finished if you want.

 

[lighterthief]

Can't remember who made it but it was the one where they towed a seal shaped surfboard behind a boat at Dyer Island, which had a down facing camera mounted on it, so they actually got film of the shark attack from a seals view point, mad

Yup, that sounds like the one. IIRC all the sharks filmed were in a protected area of the ocean so hadn't been interfered with through fishing or cage dives etc, ie exhibited totally natural behaviour. Those sharks were huge

 

[Wolfie]

anyone know if its repeated? it's gotta be worth watching

Wolfie: i can't believe you are forsaking amazing wildlife footage because the bloke presenting it annoys you. grow up man!

but I don't like "amazing" wild life footage - amazing is just so over done, there's only so much amazement I can take - it's TV for blokes in cardigans so they can go down the pub and bore everyone witless "did you know the great african shark can eat a polar bear in one gulp ..." or whatever

I don't like amazing wildlife footage any more than I like amazing special effects stuff of US cities getting wiped out by aliens or blokes in black leather coats hovering about

as for growing up ...

 

[Crispy]

if all goes to plan we can burn you a copy of the series when its finished if you want.

No worries, we're downloading this too, but getting it in hi-def would be nicer - I'm still on that BBC Interactive Media Player trial. They might have it (Then I just have to figure out how to rip it out of the Microsoft copy protection )

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

"did you know the great african shark can eat a polar bear in one gulp ..." or whatever

What's an African shark doing in polar bear land?















Joke

 

[maximilian ping]

Wolfie: there's only so much amazement I can take



ok, you have a point with 'amazing'. but lets say its 'very interesting' - isn't DA just a sideshow to loads of visual stuff being done by weird animals in parts of the world you've never been to?

 

[Louloubelle]

but I don't like "amazing" wild life footage - amazing is just so over done, there's only so much amazement I can take - it's TV for blokes in cardigans so they can go down the pub and bore everyone witless "did you know the great african shark can eat a polar bear in one gulp ..." or whatever

I don't like amazing wildlife footage any more than I like amazing special effects stuff of US cities getting wiped out by aliens or blokes in black leather coats hovering about

You forgot to mention that soul music just isn't as good as it used to be

for Wolfie

 

[Wolfie]

You forgot to mention that soul music just isn't as good as it used to be
.....

I'm hoping Martha Redbone is going to prove me wrong ...

 

[Crispy]

*Scrams off Wolfie's porch*

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

for Wolfie

Grumpy old Wolfie

 

[mhwfc]

I agree that the Diaries bit is ever so slightly annoying. I'm only guessing but I would imagine they tack on that ten minute slot at the end because they probably sell this off to every TV station in the world, all the rest of which will have ad breaks. The Diary bit just stretches the Beeb version out to a convenient hour-long slot, while it naturally lasts an hour everywhere else without it.

You're right, it's a co-production with the Discovery Channel and NHK (AFAIK the Japanese state broadcaster) so it's made as a 48 minute programme so they can fit ad breaks in, and also to make it easier to sell it to other overseas broadcasters, and for repeats on pay TV over here.The Diaries are basically there on BBC1 to fill time between the programme and the Ten O'Clock News.

Amazing programme

 

[oryx]

On a bit of a tangent

Probably the first natural history documentary I saw that really inspired me was about an african wild dog puppy called Solo.

Solos mother IMMIC had been the alpha female but was challenged and ousted by another female called Jezebel.

Solo's mum then became the omega dog (the one the other dogs take out their agression on) and Jezebel set about killing of solo's siblings one by one, either through direct agressive attacks or through preventing them from suckling from their mother and also preventing the other dogs from looking after them.

A really sad and harrowing film, but amazing because Solo survived through all the dramas. Sort of like a famale version of the lion king only with dogs.

Anyone else remember it?

Yes! Yes! It's my favourite wildlife doc of all time & my mum picked up the book second-hand a few years ago.

I wish I'd called my kitten Solo now as she has a funny little grizzled face like Solo.

I didn't see the programme last night but my partner has recorded it.

 

[Louloubelle]

Yes! Yes! It's my favourite wildlife doc of all time & my mum picked up the book second-hand a few years ago.

I wish I'd called my kitten Solo now as she has a funny little grizzled face like Solo.

I didn't see the programme last night but my partner has recorded it.

Oh I'm so pleased I'm not the only one to remember it
I saw it as a kid and it helped to inspire a lifetime's interest in wildlife
I'd love to see it again
You'd need to keep a big box of tissues handy though, bit of a tear jerker when the Jezabel dog keeps killing the puppies
On reflection the film maker must have just filmed what happened and put the story together afterwards with the only surviving puppy as the star. Still an awesome film though

aw bless

 

[jasoon]

Lighten up wolfie, you dont have to go against the grain on this one Watch it next week yeh

 

[kyser_soze]

Leaving aside the truly outstanding footage of the Impala hunt and shark, for me the most beautful bits were the shots of earth from space, especially the African section, and that's what this series is about - DA said that it's not a wildlife doc, it's a documentary about the whole planet and the forces that shape it.

Next week's is on mountains..I can't wait. Just wish I could see it in HD - I'm lucky enough to have a widescreen TV so actually got to see the Impala jumping in the lake on my home TV (watched it again last night on a normal TV and you loose bits in the 4:3 ratoi screen)

As for the diaries...well you don't have to watch them and I found it really interesting, esp the heli-gimball used to film the hunt.

 

[oryx]

Finally saw this tonight - it was magnificent and so well-shot.

And the impala got away, which was

 

[wiskey]

currently watching it (for the first time) on acid.

wow.

 

[Snorkelboy]

Can't remember who made it but it was the one where they towed a seal shaped surfboard behind a boat at Dyer Island, which had a down facing camera mounted on it, so they actually got film of the shark attack from a seals view point, mad

I've seen that one many times, and though it's basically the same shot the difference is the new one is in high definition. The quality is 10 times better believe me.

Edit: Oh - and there's a world of a difference between watching them mash up a surfboard and a real seal.

 

[Louloubelle]

OMG

That snow leopard hunting, that was incredible
What a magnificent animal, and that terrain was so bleak and dream like
I just watched it entranced
And how on earth did they get those shots of the panda nursing her cub? I anted to know more about that
Worth the license fee all on its own IMO

 

[treefrog]

Good show tonight, just lacked the "fucking hell!" shots of last week (the shark thing for example). The music seemed a bit less OTT tonight as well, which was good.

 

[T & P]

Agree, no 'money shot' in yesterday's episode though there was some breathtaking footage of the mountain tops, and of course of the snow leopard.

I'm also growing on the 'Diaries' section at the end. I wasn't sure it was the right idea when I first saw it last week but I was already looking forward to see how they had come about to shoot the snow leopard (figured out it'd be about that since it was the first time ever they had been recorded properly on camera).

Really looking forward to the 'caves' episode, which is said to have some astonishing images.

 

[Louloubelle]

For me the footage of the snow leopards was the highlight of the series so far

They are hihgly endangered and could become extinct in the wild unless conservation efforts succeed

That footage of the leopard hunting was just incredible and worth slow mo 1,000 shark shots, remarkable though they are

http://www.ameinfo.com/27824.html

It's hard to believe, but someone listed a snow leopard pelt for auction on ebay a couple of months ago