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The Resource Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Work
Publication
Extent
5 videodiscs (823 min.)
Note
  • Presented by BBC and 2 Entertain. A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC
  • Originally produced as a television series. DVD version has added special features
  • Special features: 110 min. of behind-the-scenes footage (one 10-min. behind the scenes program for each episode); 3-part documentary, Planet Earth, the future
Contents
  • Disc 1: From pole to pole (59 min.) ; Mountains (58 min.) ; Fresh water (59 min.)
  • Disc 2: Caves (58 min.) ; Deserts (58 min.) ; Ice worlds (59 min.)
  • Disc 3: Great plains (59 min.) ; Jungles (59 min.) ; Shallow seas (59 min.)
  • Disc 4: Seasonal forests (59 min.) ; Ocean deep (59 min.)
  • Disc 5: Planet Earth, the future: Saving species (59 min.) ; Into the wilderness (59 min.) ; Living together (59 min.)
Isbn
9781419849367
Instance
Label
Planet Earth
Title
Planet Earth
Title variation
  • Planet Earth, the complete series
  • Planet Earth, the complete BBC series
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
An 11-part series on Planet Earth. Visits places and creatures all over the earth, from the highest mountains to the deepest rivers. Five years in the making
Related
Cataloging source
MOU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Series producer: Alastair Fothergill ; producers, Penny Allen, Vanessa Berlowitz, Mark Brownlow, Andy Byatt, Huw Cordey, Jenny Keeling, Mark LInfield, Fergus Breeley ; music, George Fenton
Language note
In English with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PerformerNote
Narrator, David Attenborough ; music performed by BBC Concert Orchestra
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1926-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Attenborough, David
  • Fothergill, Alastair
  • Fenton, George
  • BBC Video (Firm)
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • 2 Entertain (Firm)
  • Discovery Channel (Firm)
  • Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai
Runtime
823
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ecology
  • Physical geography
  • Earth sciences
  • Animals
  • Marine animals
  • Habitat (Ecology)
  • Biotic communities
  • Endangered species
  • Desert ecology
  • Mountains
  • Caves
  • Deserts
  • Forests and forestry
  • Jungles
  • Ocean
  • Earth (Planet)
  • Cold regions
  • North Pole
  • South Pole
  • Tropics
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Planet Earth
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Presented by BBC and 2 Entertain. A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC
  • Originally produced as a television series. DVD version has added special features
  • Special features: 110 min. of behind-the-scenes footage (one 10-min. behind the scenes program for each episode); 3-part documentary, Planet Earth, the future
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: From pole to pole (59 min.) ; Mountains (58 min.) ; Fresh water (59 min.) -- Disc 2: Caves (58 min.) ; Deserts (58 min.) ; Ice worlds (59 min.) -- Disc 3: Great plains (59 min.) ; Jungles (59 min.) ; Shallow seas (59 min.) -- Disc 4: Seasonal forests (59 min.) ; Ocean deep (59 min.) -- Disc 5: Planet Earth, the future: Saving species (59 min.) ; Into the wilderness (59 min.) ; Living together (59 min.)
Control code
177202576
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
5 videodiscs (823 min.)
Isbn
9781419849367
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
794051293824
Other physical details
sound, color with black and white sequences
Publisher number
E2938
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format. Region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital surround, dual-layer, DVD-9
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Planet Earth
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Presented by BBC and 2 Entertain. A BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC
  • Originally produced as a television series. DVD version has added special features
  • Special features: 110 min. of behind-the-scenes footage (one 10-min. behind the scenes program for each episode); 3-part documentary, Planet Earth, the future
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1: From pole to pole (59 min.) ; Mountains (58 min.) ; Fresh water (59 min.) -- Disc 2: Caves (58 min.) ; Deserts (58 min.) ; Ice worlds (59 min.) -- Disc 3: Great plains (59 min.) ; Jungles (59 min.) ; Shallow seas (59 min.) -- Disc 4: Seasonal forests (59 min.) ; Ocean deep (59 min.) -- Disc 5: Planet Earth, the future: Saving species (59 min.) ; Into the wilderness (59 min.) ; Living together (59 min.)
Control code
177202576
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
5 videodiscs (823 min.)
Isbn
9781419849367
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
794051293824
Other physical details
sound, color with black and white sequences
Publisher number
E2938
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format. Region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital surround, dual-layer, DVD-9
Video recording format
DVD

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