Saving Planet Earth is a season of nature documentaries with a conservation theme, screened on BBC Television in 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of its specialist factual department, the BBC Natural History Unit.
The series featured films contributed by a number of celebrities on the plight of various endangered species, and coincided with the launch of the BBC Wildlife Fund, a charitable organisation which distributes money to conservation projects around the world. The television series culminated in a live fundraising telethon on BBC Two, hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, which raised over £1 million for the charity.
The BBC broadcast a second live telethon in 2010. Wild Night In was presented by Kate Humble, Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games and featured conservation projects which had benefited from the support of the BBC Wildlife Fund. This helped to raise a further £1 million.
Contents * 1 Background * 2 Episodes * 2.1 1. Sharing Planet Earth * 2.2 2. Saving Gorillas * 2.3 3. Saving Tigers * 2.4 4. Saving Crocodiles * 2.5 5. Saving Albatross * 2.6 6. Saving Rhinos * 2.7 7. Saving Wolves * 2.8 8. Saving Elephants * 2.9 9. Saving Turtles * 2.10 10. Saving Orangutans * 2.11 11. Saving Planet Earth - Live * 3 External links * 4 References |
Background
The format of Saving Planet Earth was something of a departure for the Unit, using celebrities not normally associated with natural history programmes rather than selecting a familiar face from its pool of specialists.
The season began with a special hour-long programme on BBC One entitled "Sharing Planet Earth", a clarion call for action to conserve nature, presented by David Attenborough. It was followed by nine documentaries broadcast nightly over the course of a fortnight, in which celebrities investigated the plight of endangered species. Each programme was introduced by Alan Titchmarsh and featured a short narration by Attenborough to provide... [continues]
The series featured films contributed by a number of celebrities on the plight of various endangered species, and coincided with the launch of the BBC Wildlife Fund, a charitable organisation which distributes money to conservation projects around the world. The television series culminated in a live fundraising telethon on BBC Two, hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, which raised over £1 million for the charity.
The BBC broadcast a second live telethon in 2010. Wild Night In was presented by Kate Humble, Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games and featured conservation projects which had benefited from the support of the BBC Wildlife Fund. This helped to raise a further £1 million.
Contents * 1 Background * 2 Episodes * 2.1 1. Sharing Planet Earth * 2.2 2. Saving Gorillas * 2.3 3. Saving Tigers * 2.4 4. Saving Crocodiles * 2.5 5. Saving Albatross * 2.6 6. Saving Rhinos * 2.7 7. Saving Wolves * 2.8 8. Saving Elephants * 2.9 9. Saving Turtles * 2.10 10. Saving Orangutans * 2.11 11. Saving Planet Earth - Live * 3 External links * 4 References |
Background
The format of Saving Planet Earth was something of a departure for the Unit, using celebrities not normally associated with natural history programmes rather than selecting a familiar face from its pool of specialists.
The season began with a special hour-long programme on BBC One entitled "Sharing Planet Earth", a clarion call for action to conserve nature, presented by David Attenborough. It was followed by nine documentaries broadcast nightly over the course of a fortnight, in which celebrities investigated the plight of endangered species. Each programme was introduced by Alan Titchmarsh and featured a short narration by Attenborough to provide... [continues]
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