![]() Filmed over the course of five immensely challenging years, it remains a fascinating eight-episode exploration of the world's oceans, beautiful underwater expanses and coastal vistas, and rich, diverse sealife, with narration from David Attenborough and music composed by five-time Academy Award nominee George Fenton. One of those pre- Planet Earth series is executive producer Alastair Fothergill's The Blue Planet: Seas of Life. Along with renowned naturalist (and British national treasure) Sir David Attenborough, who joined the BBC in 1952, the BBC Natural History Unit has made dramatic strides in the field, eliminating the once unbridgeable chasm between viewers around the world and some of the most amazing sights on Earth, above the waves and below. ![]() Established in 1957, the BBC Natural History Unit has been on the front lines with many a landmark series. But the BBC has been producing outstanding programming for the better part of seven decades, from radio broadcasts like The Naturalist in the 1940s to groundbreaking television like Life on Earth in the late '70s to, most recently, stunning, riveting shows like Africa. Unconverted standard definition video all but sinks the ship.įor some, natural history documentaries and series begin and end with Planet Earth and its 21st century progeny. ![]() The Blue Planet: Seas of Life Blu-ray Review ![]()
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