Planet Earth / Earth - The Biography Collection (2008)

Synopsis: PLANET EARTH: With both impressive scope and incredible detail, PLANET EARTH explores the entire world using high-definition cinematography. Boasting a budget of over $25 million, this... PLANET EARTH: With both impressive scope and incredible detail, PLANET EARTH explores the entire world using high-definition cinematography. Boasting a budget of over $25 million, this BBC/Discovery Channel co-production exposes the beauty of Earth and its animal inhabitants--from a cuddly panda cub to an attacking shark. David Attenborough narrates as the vivid documentary takes to the sea, mountains, caves, deserts, jungles, and more. With 40 cameramen traveling to 200 locations, this is an epic series that can't be missed. This set contains every episode: "Living Planet," "Mountains," "Fresh Water," "Caves," "Deserts," "Frozen Worlds," "The Great Plains," "Forests," "Jungles," "The Shallow Seas," "Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep," and "Planet Earth - The Future." EARTH - THE BIOGRAPHY: If Earth could tell its own story, what would it say? And what advice would it give us about the future? This BBC documentary explores the history of the blue planet and the central forces that continue to shape its destiny: the atmosphere, oceans, volcanoes, ice, and the universe around it. Exquisite computer graphics help bring to life this fascinating science program that illuminates the planet's past, present, and uncertain future in the cosmos. [More]