BBC Earth

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Launches 10 October

Worldwide TV phenomenons Planet Earth II , Blue Planet II , Frozen Planet II and The Hunt come to Foxtel and streaming On Demand on Foxtel, Foxtel Go and Foxtel Now

Foxtel today announced that its new channel BBC Earth will launch for the first time in Australia on Foxtel on Thursday October 10.

Foxtel customers can explore new worlds and escape with BBC Earth in a new High Definition channel connecting viewers with the incredible natural world around them exploring wild landscapes, remote locations, and getting up close and personal with all creatures great and small.

BBC Earth is home to world-class factual programming and documentaries showcasing the best of Sir David Attenborough from BBC Studio’s acclaimed Natural History Unit, alongside science programming, adventure series and human stories from inspiring and passionate experts including Louis Theroux, Michael Mosley, Kate Humble and Professor Brian Cox.

Foxtel CEO, Patrick Delany said: “The October debut of BBC Earth on Foxtel will form part of a larger announcement at the launch event of Foxtel Media, the media sales company formerly known as Multi Channel Network (MCN), in Sydney, where we will unveil a wholesale repositioning and renewal of Foxtel’s entertainment and Lifestyle channels.

“With BBC Earth, Foxtel viewers will have access to the best of the BBC’s world-class documentaries made using the latest technology to record and share the extraordinary world around us. The dedicated BBC Earth channel and the dramatically expanded on demand catalogue of BBC natural history shows are a great proof point that Foxtel provides the best of TV and on demand all in one place.

“BBC Earth is one element of Foxtel’s long-term relationship with BBC Studios, which cements our position as the go to destination for premium British drama, entertainment, documentaries, natural history, children’s programming and news.”

New programs launching on BBC Earth from the first week include Sir David Attenborough’s much-loved series Blue Planet II , Frozen Planet , Planet Earth II , The Hunt , and Attenborough: The Sea Dragon , in addition to Tribes, Animals and Me , Rituals , Expedition Volcano , and Wild Mexico .

Many popular series from BBC Knowledge will be migrating across to the new BBC Earth channel including Africa with Ade Adepitan , Building Giants , Dangerous Earth , Tribal Bootcamp , Where the Wild Men Are , Weird Wonders of the World , World’s Busiest Cities , as well as documentaries from Ben Fogle, Brian Cox, Levison Wood, Louis Theroux, Michael Mosley, Simon Reeve, and Steve Backshall.

BBC Earth will replace the existing channel BBC Knowledge (CH 614) with many more hours of programming available to view in an enhanced On Demand offering in stunning High Definition.

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The newly restored version of Zoo Quest premieres tonight at 8.30pm AEDT and continues on Mondays.
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Sir David Attenborough Month

January

Join BBC Earth the whole month of January as we look at some of Sir David Attenborough’s best work. Titles include his call to action Climate Change: The Facts , Seven Worlds One Planet, Blue Planet II, Frozen Planet, Planet arth II, Dynasties and more.

Life Below Zero: Series 7

Australian Premiere

From January 16 20x60

Follow the further icy adventures of Life Below Zero ’s resilient characters as the series charts their day-to-day lives in Alaska.

In an increasingly unpredictable Arctic climate, they must quickly adapt to the changing landscape in their quest for freedom and survival. Sue is preparing herself for an increasingly uncertain future. Jessie and his dog team are getting ready for their second 1,000-mile Iditarod sled race. Meanwhile, unusual weather conditions are hampering the Hailstones’ harvest of vital resources. Andy continues to teach Denise essential bush survival skills. And Ricko shows his children the importance of carrying on the Athabaskan way of life.

Where the Wild Men Are: Revisited Series 2

Australian Premiere

Coming 2021 6x60

Adventurer Ben Fogle revisits people around the world who turned their backs on the rat-race to set up home in some of Earth’s most remote locations.

How have things panned out for the former war correspondent who became a grizzly bear guide in the Canadian wilderness? Or the former city fat cat turned jungle Tarzan in the swamplands of Georgia, USA? And what about the man whose tragic accident prompted a move to Australia’s notorious Tornado Alley? Ben finds out what’s changed for these compelling characters as he learns about the challenges they’ve faced since he first spent time with them. Is life in the wild still their ultimate dream?

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I’ve noticed that this channel (and the other doco channels) are suddenly available to me. I don’t have the doco pack. Is this some sort of promotion and if so does anyone know how long for? I’ve already found some really good stuff on this channel.

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Docos and kids available for free until Feb 21.

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Awesome it has a lot of interesting stuff on there and was thinking it might disappear at the end of the month. Good to know.

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Feb 21 is also the last day of the Aust Open so I’m wondering if it’s deliberate.

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Why?

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Why what?

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What does the Australian Open have to do with this?

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Competitors often offer their content for free during big events on other channels.

Such as FOX8 airing the animations straight for two weeks during every Olympics and Nickelodeon airing Spongebob for 2 weeks.

It’s to give people who don’t like tennis an opportunity to view their programs and hopefully subscribe after they’re hooked.

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is this isn’t the first time Foxtel has offered free packs to people who don’t have that particular pack

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WILDERNESS WEEK COMING TO BBC EARTH THIS OCTOBER

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BBC Earth is pleased to announce Wilderness Week, a special line up of programming that explores and celebrates our wild and rugged landscapes and the people that immerse themselves within it, is coming to BBC Earth this October. Screening each evening at 7.20pm from Monday October 24, viewers will venture into the wild with a week of gritty documentaries that explore our passion for adventure.

The week kicks off with Steve Backshall’s Extreme River Challenge, as adventurer Steve Backshall takes on the toughest challenge of his career: a complete descent of the Baliem, a wild waterway of epic rapids. This is extreme nature – an adrenalized adventure where anything could happen. No outside support. No shortcuts. No limits.

On Tuesday we journey with Levison Wood as he sets himself the most ambitious of challenges, to walk the length of the Himalaya from Afghanistan to Bhutan. A four month journey over 2,735 kilometres, this gruelling trek brings him into contact with monks, soldiers and nomadic tribes in some of the most isolated and beautiful valleys and mountain passes on Earth. Four episodes of Walking the Himalayas airing on Tuesday night.

Wednesday is the territory premiere of Our Wildest Dreams. This powerful observational documentary follows four British families as they leave the UK and start a new life from scratch in some of the most extraordinary places on the planet. Tracking every step of their different journeys over the course of a year, from their final days in Britain to their arrival, and the start of their new life, we witness the highs and lows as ordinary families attempt to build new homes and new lives in the wild.

Thursday we wander into a legendary land known for its scorching hot deserts, red rock canyon lands, giant snow-capped mountains and rugged shorelines in Wild West. Home to a vibrant cast of tricksters, pioneers and outlaws, from the shrewd coyote to the feisty hummingbird, the mighty blue whale to the spirited mustang. The series explores this fascinating area of North America: the canyon lands, the high country and the shores.

On Friday we celebrate 10 seasons of Ben Fogle with the territory premiere of Where the Wild Men Are, where the world-known explorer meets more people who’ve turned their back on the rat race and set up home in some of the most remote and inhospitable parts of the world. In this series Ben meets Alex, a retail whizz-kid who left the UK for his own remote Portuguese mountain, he joins Georg and Bettina, a European couple who’ve found solace in the Irish wilderness, and also Sandy, who’s swapped a career in the tourist industry to rescue animals on a Greek Island.

Saturday we’re back with Steve Backshall as he takes on one of the most notorious and deadly mountain climbs in the world – the north face of the Eiger in Steve Backshall Vs The Vertical Mile. After months of gruelling training, Steve and his elite climbing team arrive in Switzerland for their attempt to climb the mountain dubbed ‘the ogre’.

Levison Wood wraps up Wilderness Week on Sunday with Levison Wood: From Russia to Iran as he takes on a new expedition in this four-part series: to cross the mighty Caucasus mountain range that lies between Russia and Iran. And as well as a new region of the world, Levison is taking a new approach to exploring: making his way by any means necessary. Travelling with the locals and living as they do, Levison’s epic 2,600-mile journey takes him through five countries, crossing the wild lands on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia, visiting some of the most fascinating and diverse people on earth.

Wilderness Week premieres all week at 7.20pm weekdays and 6.10pm on the weekends during the week commencing October 24th.

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BBC EARTH marks earth day with week long stunt

This April, BBC Earth is marking Earth Day with a week of documentaries celebrating the natural world. Admire the masterpiece that is our beautiful home, the science behind some of nature’s fascinating behaviours and the people dedicated to preserving it. Earth Week features a fast range of programming including Sir David Attenborough’s The Green Planet, Spectacular Earth, Exploration Volcano, The Age of Nature , A Perfect Planet plus much more.

Screening each evening at 7.30pm from Monday, April 17, the week kicks off with The Green Planet, as we step into a magical hidden world full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes. Presented by Sir David Attenborough, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world, showcasing over two decades of new discoveries. Specialist cameras capture the amazing secret lives of plants.

On Tuesday and Wednesday we get closer than ever before to some of the world’s most stunning natural phenomena with double episode of Spectacular Earth, premiering in Australia for the first time*.* Breakthrough scientific knowledge and cutting-edge filming techniques mean it is now possible to get thrillingly close to some of the world’s most beautiful spectacles. Specialist jet-ski cameras ride giant waves in Portugal, drones fly into one of Guatemala’s most explosive volcanoes and ultra-slow-motion footage captures thousand-foot-long lightning bolts in Arizona. Experts and scientists reveal the science beneath the spectacle. The explanations are fascinating – but our planet is home to such incredible phenomena that sometimes you have to see it to believe it.

Thursday is all about volcanoes with the Australian premiere of Exploration Volcano. In this series Chris Horsley, a volcano specialist, explorer and all round daredevil drags a group of reluctant documentary filmmakers all over the globe, responding to volcanic eruptions as they wreak havoc and threaten communities. His expeditions span the rebel-held jungles of Congo to the lava-scorched towns of the Canary Islands; from Iceland’s unmistakable glacial plains to Italy’s smoking archipelagos. In each episode, the team must tackle unique but volatile terrain. Chris and the gang stop at nothing to complete each mission; whether it’s collecting molten lava straight from the source or installing cutting-edge monitoring systems. Each experience is essential to gaining a deeper understanding of the behaviours of these merciless natural giants.

Saturday we take a fresh look at our relationship with nature, our impact on it, how it works, and how we can begin to restore the balance for life on Earth with The Age of Nature.

Finish the week marveling at nature’s epic and powerful forces as A Perfect Planet reveals how perfectly our planet is set up to nurture life. Presented by Sir David Attenborough, this series shows how animals of all shapes and sizes are perfectly adapted to whatever the environment throws at them.

The rest of the week is filled with your favourite BBC Earth series including Blue Planet I, The Secret Life of the Sun, Earth’s Natural Wonders, Reef Rescue and Climate Change: The Facts.

Earth Week premieres all week from 7.30pm weekdays and 6pm over the weekend. The week kicks off on Monday, April 17. Episodes are also available to stream On Demand after premiere.

Earth Week will feature on our BBC Earth channel which is available through Foxtel and Fetch.

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The BBC Earth Experience opens at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from October 27. It will feature footage from the BBC Studios Natural History television series Seven Worlds, One Planet.

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BBC EARTH

THE WINDOW TO THE WORLD

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BBC Earth opens “The Window to the World” with new creative rebrand

BBC Studios Creative team behind bold new look and feel for the accoladed brand

BBC Earth on Foxtel and Fetch has got a new on-air look as part of a global rebrand with a new suite of channel branding elements.

BBC Earth shares and celebrates the incredible wonders of our universe, taking you on a thrilling journey of discovery - from the smallest creature under the microscope to the limitless expanses of space. BBC Earth brings you face to face with heart-pounding action, mind-blowing ideas and the sheer wonder of this extraordinary planet we call home.

The new creative refresh, developed by the award-winning BBC Studios Creative team, celebrates the premium brand and reflects on some of the stunning content that has been created and broadcast globally, including Blue Planet II, Frozen Planet II and The Green Planet.

This suite of brand-new logos and assets reference a circular device that captures spectacular content and amazing stories, representing the “Window to the World” and transporting viewers out of their surroundings into realms of infinite wonder. The bold new look will start to roll out globally across all platforms from the 14th September.

BBC Studios Creative team is headed up by Executive Creative Director, Nick Meikle, who said: “We wanted to elevate the heritage of the circular device within the current brand, to give it real purpose and dimension. The core brand idea is a “Window to the World”. A circular window that represents the Earth and the infinite wonder it has to offer. It is a visual mechanic that seeks to relentlessly discover immersive moments, bringing spectacular stories into the homes of our audience, creating an emotional connection to our planet, and connecting them to the world at large. The brand refresh also gave us the opportunity to unify the visual language across all touch points from this central idea, as the brand has evolved significantly since its original TV launch over eight years ago.”

The BBC Earth brand has grown across the globe and on multiple platforms. It is renowned for its pioneering spirit and leadership in innovation with the storytelling and technology that runs through its unparalleled TV and online content, immersive live events including the recently announced BBC Earth Experience opening in Melbourne on October 27, major cinema releases as well as licensing partnerships across publishing, merchandise and gaming. Documentaries such as Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II have been watched by more than a billion people globally and are featured in the Top 10 highest rated shows of all time on IMDb.

BBC Earth offers clients a range of unique sponsorship opportunities including alignment with dedicated programming stunts that explore the beauty of earth including Attenborough Month, Earth Week, Oceans Week and Wilderness Week. BBC Earth continues to increase its share of 25-54 year olds, up 50% year on year.

More information on the BBC Earth brand can be found at https://www.bbcearth.com/

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