Earth
Also known asAncient Earth
Directed byTom Hewitson; Ben Wilson; James Tovell; Duncan Singh; David Briggs
Presented byChris Packham
ComposerPaul Saunderson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producersAndrew Cohen; Rob Liddell
Production companyBBC Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC TWO
Release17 July 2023 (2023-07-17)
NetworkPBS
Release5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)

Earth is a 2023 five episode miniseries presented by Chris Packham, produced by BBC Studios with NOVA and GBH Boston for the BBC and PBS, in partnership with the Open University.[1][2] Although a nature documentary, a significant part of the series is made with CGI featuring Chris Packman narrating with voiceovers. More than 200 leading palaeontologists, geologists, climatologists, and other specialists were consulted for the series.[3] It first aired on BBC Two on 17 July 2023.[4][5][6]

Episodes

  • 1. Inferno
  • 2. Snowball
  • 3. Green
  • 4. Atmosphere
  • 5. Human

Reception

The Guardian gave the show four stars.[7] The Daily Telegraph was less happy with the "doom laden" message presented in the show and gave it 3 stars.[8] The Irish Independent was also less than impressed, describing Packham's delivery as "self-righteous" and "annoying" to the extent it undermines the serious message of the show.[9] The Financial Times was more positive, praising the visuals and giving it 4 stars.[10]

Book

Chris Packham published a book with Andrew Cohen titled "Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making" which ties-in with the show.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC Two - Earth". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Earth: The astonishing 4.5-billion-year story of the place we call home". connect.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chris Packham on Earth - "One might argue that it's the greatest story ever told"". BBC. 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Leach, Noa. "Chris Packham on the mind-blowing science of new BBC Earth series, and his TV legacy: 'I'm not proud of anything!'". www.sciencefocus.com. BBC Science Focus. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Earth". BBC Earth.
  6. ↑ "Ancient Earth". NOVA. 4 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Seale, Jack (17 July 2023). "Earth review – Chris Packham steps confidently into David Attenborough's shoes". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Singh, Anita (17 July 2023). "Earth, review: Chris Packham's history of our planet ladles on the death, doom and rotten eggs". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Hourihane, Ann Marie (18 July 2023). "BBC Earth review: self-righteous Chris Packham ruins his own environmental message". Independent.ie. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Einav, Dan. "Earth, BBC2 — sit down and observe 4.5bn years of history". www.ft.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Law, Jackie (22 September 2023). "Book Review: Earth, Over 4 Billion Years in the Making". neverimitate. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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