BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-09)

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At home

Nostalgiawit

You’reinfora treat.BBCOnehasbrought

togethereightoftheverybestsequences

fromPlanetEarthIIandBluePlanetIIina

one-offspecial.Withfreshnarrationfrom

DavidAttenboroughanda newmusical

scorefromHansZimmer,performedby

theBBCConcertOrchestraandfeaturing

therapperDaveonkeys,theBBC’saimis

“toliftviewers’spiritsduringa timeof

internationaluncertainty.”

Fromtheopeningshotsofsurfing

bottlenosedolphinsrevellinginthewaves

offthecoastofSouthAfrica,I couldn’thelp

butsmile.“Asfaraswecantell,theydoso

forthesheerjoyofit,”saysAttenborough.

Othercreaturesmanagetosurviveinthe

faceofoverwhelmingadversity.Sparea

thoughtforthesnowleopardsthatspend

almostalltheirlivesaloneonthefreezing

peaksoftheHimalayas:theultimatesocial

distancers.It certainlyputssomeofour

currentworriesinperspective.

Thecameraworkandstoriesarejustas

captivatingasI remembered.Myheartwas

inmymouthduringtheBAFTA-winning

scenewherea bravemarineiguana

hatchlingsprintsawayfroma mobofracer

snakes(below) ontheGalápagosIslands.A

welcomeescape,thisone-hourvisualand

musicalfeastis utterlymesmerising.

CatherineSmalleyNaturewriter

PLANETEARTH:A CELEBRATION

BBCONE,COMINGSOON

OUR WILD WORLD

TV

choice

Revisit the dramatic stories, with new narration and music.

Sir David: Sarah Dunn/BBC; snakes: NHU/BBC

David Attenborough

has recorded a new

narration for this

special Planet Earth

compilation.