Three disc region-free Blu-ray and Region 2+4 DVD box sets were released on 8 December 2011, and include the complete series as broadcast in the UK, [44] [45] although On Thin Ice is considered a special feature on the third disc. In North America, the Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD box sets were released on 17 April 2012, and unlike the Discovery broadcast version, retained David Attenborough's original narration. They also include extra features not present on the UK discs: Frozen Planet: The Epic Journey, an hour-long edited highlights, and Production Video Diaries, a series of 47 video shorts made by the crew as they filmed the series. [46] Book [ edit ] Venture to the bottom of the ocean where creatures beyond your wildest imagination live in the dark. Camila Cabello and Hans Zimmer collaborate on new song for Frozen Planet II". www.bbc.com . Retrieved 28 September 2022. Heading towards the continent of Antarctica, we traverse the roughest seas on earth - the Southern Ocean - where we find the rarely filmed Antarctic blue whale, the largest animal to have ever lived. At the edge of Antarctica, the sea is so cold that it freezes over, creating a vital ice platform for a mother Weddell seal to raise her precious pup. Still, she needs to protect him from aggressive males. Eleven years after the BBC Natural History Unit led by Alastair Fothergill and Vanessa Berlowitz capped its trilogy of documentary series on the wonders of our planet with the icy grandeurs of Frozen Planet, they return with a sequel – “To witness new wonders while there is still time to save them”. That’s Sir David Attenborough speaking. You knew that.

Bafta TV Awards 2012: The winners". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012 . Retrieved 4 February 2013. Rapid ice loss is also happening across the high mountains of the planet’s continents. Glaciologist Hamish Pritchard uses a sophisticated helicopter-strung radar system to try to quantify how much ice is left in the previously uncharted glaciers of the Himalayas. It’s important as, downstream, some 1.2 billion people rely on glacial meltwater as their primary source of fresh water. Television Awards Winners in 2012". 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012 . Retrieved 30 July 2016.a b c d e f g "Frozen Planet II - Filming locations, wildlife and behind the scenes secrets". www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 19 September 2022. BBC Studios partners with FRIDAY! for the BBC Planet franchise". www.bbc.com . Retrieved 1 September 2022. Uncertainty surrounded whether the series' seventh episode, which focuses on climate change, would air in the United States, where it is a politically sensitive issue. Midgley, Carol (11 September 2022). "Frozen Planet II review — life, death and love in a freezing climate". The Times . Retrieved 4 January 2023. 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.

Leaving Antarctica and travelling north, we discover frozen habitats that are created by altitude. The greatest of these is the Himalayas, the tallest mountain range on earth, which contains so much ice and snow it is known as the third pole. In the shadow of the Himalaya lies a vast frozen grassy plain that is home to the fluffiest cat in the world, Pallas’s cat. It may have extremely dense fur, but if it’s to survive the Mongolian winter, it needs to catch lots of gerbils and voles. Easier said than done when you only have short legs and paws that are sensitive to the cold. Exclusive 'BBC Earth Experiences' Rolling Out Across the Holland America Line Fleet". Holland America Blog. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021 . Retrieved 4 November 2021. The series saw its British television debut on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 11 September 2022 in the 8pm to 9pm timeslot. [5] International [ edit ] It was filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit. The production team, which includes executive producer Mark Brownlow and series producer Elizabeth White, was previously responsible for the award-winning series Blue Planet II (2017).Frozen Planet was broadcast on BBC One starting 26 October 2011. Each of the first six episodes comprises the main programme followed by a 10-minute featurette called Freeze Frame, which shows how some of the sequences were filmed. David Attenborough's principal role is to narrate the programmes, but he appears briefly on camera to give an introduction and a closing statement. For the seventh programme, "On Thin Ice", he serves as writer and presenter for what was billed by the BBC as a personal statement on the effects of climate change at the poles. A special programme called "Frozen Planet: The Epic Journey" featuring re-edited highlights from the series was broadcast on BBC One on 28 December 2011. The series took four and a half years to produce, and being filmed over ten years after its predecessor, Frozen Planet II took advantage of significant advances in camera, microphone and drone technology; using drones to capture live avalanches and disintegrating glaciers. [4] Each episode, except for the last, concludes with a segment entitled Out in the Cold that highlights how some of the sequences in each episode were made. Royal Television Society awards: the nominations". The Guardian. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016 . Retrieved 4 February 2013. BBC One – Frozen Planet – Episode guide". Bbc.co.uk. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011 . Retrieved 2 November 2011.

The waters surrounding Antarctica may be the richest of all, but they are also home to an exceptionally sophisticated predator, the killer whale. To reach their favoured prey, the Weddell seal, a family of killer whales have learnt to generate their own waves, washing the seals off their ice floes. It’s a technique that has been passed down over generations and is coordinated by the family matriarch, who can be over 100 years old. 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. Antarctica has no permanent human residents, but people visit the continent for various reasons. Tourists visit to see king penguins, biologists use robot submarines to discover new life forms, geologists study the active volcano Mount Erebus and its unique caves, and astronomers use balloons to study cosmic rays. Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is located exactly at the South Pole; it is named after the leaders of the first two expeditions to reach the Pole, Roald Amundsen (in 1911) and Robert Falcon Scott (in 1912). Published Thursday, 10 November 2011, 10:45 UTC (10 November 2011). " 'The Only Way Is Essex' series finale dazzles almost 1.4m – The Only Way Is Essex News – TV". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 . Retrieved 25 November 2011. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)Unlike billions of other worlds in the Milky Way, 71 per cent of our Blue Planet is covered by ocean. It's home to the greatest diversity of life on Earth but is our least explored habitat; we've better maps of Mars than of the ocean floor. Frozen Planet II has been licensed worldwide by various broadcasters including BBC America in North America, ZDF in Germany, France Télévisions in France, Migu Video in China, NHK in Japan, Friday! in Russia, [6] Mediaset in Italy, [7] KBS in South Korea, [8] and the Nine Network in Australia. [9] In this beautifully illustrated guide, you'll see our interconnected natural world as never before.