• 2011
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
Frozen Planet

Summary Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic. View more details

  • 2011
  • TV-PG
  • 1h

Frozen Planet

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Alec Baldwin David Attenborough Chadden Hunter Michael Kelem

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 25, 2011

Countries of origin : United States Canada Germany United Kingdom Spain Greece

Official sites : British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)

Language : English Russian

Filming locations : North Pole, Arctic

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Antena 3 Televisión Discovery Channel

Summary Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 25, 2011

Countries of origin : United States Canada Germany United Kingdom Spain Greece

Official sites : British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)

Language : English Russian

Filming locations : North Pole, Arctic

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Antena 3 Televisión Discovery Channel

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 25, 2011
To the Ends of the Earth
David Attenborough travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic to discover magical new ice worlds inhabited by the most extraordinary animal survivors on Earth.
Episode 2 • Nov 01, 2011
Spring
Each spring, massive sweet water thawing rapidly transforms the polar regions and the surrounding seas, where broken-off ice floats to. This is crucial in the life cycle of many species, sometimes extremely elaborate. Many colonies (re)unite to mate, hatch and/or start raising offspring, especially in 'temperate' parts, such as South Georgia island.
Episode 3 • Nov 08, 2011
Summer
In Summer, the non-stop sunlight fires an unrelenting thaw, transforming much of the polar regions into fertile land and open sea, while immense masses of melted sweet water pour into the oceans. Many species profit from the relatively benign conditions to mate, breed and raise their young. However for some, such as ice-bears, the lack of ice also causes major troubles in foraging and just moving around.
Episode 4 • Nov 15, 2011
Autumn
After non-stop summer months, the polar regions have expanded maximally, abundant food turns even the bears sociable. However the shortening of days soon starts reversing the process as frost expands the ice again. So many seasonal migrations turn too, mainly leaving for warmer regions. A stunning exception are the 'giant' emperor penguins, who arrive to mate, lay and raise their eggs in heroic defiance of the planet's harshest conditions.
Episode 5 • Nov 22, 2011
Winter
The polar struggle to survive is even harder in winter, missing a single rare prey can be lethal. Well-adapted anatomy is crucial, but also tricks such as isolation with snow or preys' fur. The Antarctic is nearly deserted, except for seals and emperor penguins, even the slightly milder Artic is left by most species, failing to do so is a gamble which can exterminate entire populations.
Episode 6 • Nov 29, 2011
The Last Frontier
The polar regions are earth's least hospitable environment, yet people live in the Arctic regions. Modern urbanized life is possibly even there thanks to technology, but some (often tribal) communities still practice traditional methods, dependent on specific fauna, such as reindeer herding, dog sleds, hunting seals and collecting bird eggs. Some of those are even used by modern patrols in mineral-rich parts, e.g. in Greenland. The even harsher Antartic, were territorial claims are frozen, remains off-limits for exploitation, except controlled eco-friendly tourism and scientific research.
Episode 7 • Apr 21, 2012
On Thin Ice
David Attenborough journeys to both polar regions to investigate what rising temperatures will mean for the people and wildlife that live there.
Episode 8 • Dec 27, 2011
The Epic Journey
Features the best highlights of the series spanning the entire polar year - from the depths of winter to the melting world of the polar summer.
Episode 9 • Apr 07, 2012
Science at the End of the Earth
During the filming of Frozen Planet, the team got unprecedented access to film the story of the South Pole Station - the most extreme and remote scientific research base on earth. This film traces the history of the base, which began unwittingly with early explorers like Scott and Amundsen and their quest to be the first humans to reach the South Pole, dragging tools and supplies behind them. Today, modern scientists have access to much more hi-tech instruments and we meet a team working on one of the most extreme scientific projects on earth.
Episode 10 • Apr 07, 2012
The Making of 'Frozen Planet'
A behind-the-scenes special which follows the Frozen Planet film crews braving the elements.
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