Small Screen Scenes: Whom You Know Highly Recommends BBC Earth's Frozen Planet Shown on the Discovery Channel in the USA

I have always enjoyed watching nature shows on the Discovery Channel; it doesn't take much to draw me in and before you know it, an hour has passed. Nothing could have prepared me for how much I would love BBC Earth's "Frozen Planet." I actually had to make myself stop watching it at night in order to go to bed! This seven part series features the Arctic and Antarctic. The scenery is stunning and the action is fascinating. This DVD series includes over 90 minutes not shown on television and over four hours of bonus materials! To witness polar bears, penguins and killer whales (among many others) in their own environments is absolutely captivating. It is hard to wrap your mind around the fact that everything captured on film is taking place right now...as I type this, as you grocery shop, as we sleep. "Frozen Planet" by BBC Earth is educational, inspiring and jaw-droppingly fabulous. Please check it out Sunday nights at 8pm on the Discovery Channel or purchase this DVD set and you can watch it anytime you please!

Usually when you learn about a new movie that is talking about the environment and the animal kingdom, you immediately think it will have a political agenda. But not the Frozen Planet. This is a beautifully produced video that is meant to inspire you about a place you may not be as aware of: the poles. Spectacular cinematography makes you really love and respect this planet. From penguins diving and flying through the air in sync to wolves hunting down their prey you will be amazed. Not only are you amazed by the beauty but you are entertained. Other storylines are developed helping you to understand the harsh and reality of both artic regions. I allowed my daughter to watch some of the video that was celebrating some of these incredible animals. She was in awe and really enjoyed learning about them as well as just enjoying the pure beauty. Bravo BBC this documentary is something that generations will be watching and never tire of! 

When I got home and saw that Frozen Planet had come in the mail, I was so excited. I absolutely enjoy watching shows that know how to showcase our planet. Plus, penguins are one of my favorite animals and seeing them always puts a smile on my face. This DVD got to me just in time, too! I teach 3rd and 4th grade and I have to teach my students how to pick out main ideas from informational text. After getting Frozen Planet, I knew right away what our topic would be. As an end to our research, I showed my students some of Frozen Planet. They loved it! Every Friday now, we are going to watch a little more. I am so happy with this DVD because it made my students more aware of animal life and where they live. It also got them to want to learn, which as a teacher, is always something I want to hear from them.

Frozen Planet DVD is such an adorable video to have. I think its such a wonderful video to have in any video collectors collection. Oh and it's prefect for those animal lovers! These beautiful animals are all over the movie and so cute!!! I love the beauty of nature. This DVD shoes all of the beauty of the arctic animals. We also get to see the beauty of the scenery - so breathtaking! To be honest this DVD also has the viewer feel like they are there with the animals. Beautiful is the best word that captures this video. I honestly could watch this over and over and over again. 

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Don't forget:

GO ON THE ULTIMATE POLAR BEAR ADVENTURE COURTESY OF BBC HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND TAUCK SWEEPSTAKES BEGIN MARCH 2, 2012 & CONCLUDES JULY 31, 2012 

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2012/03/go-on-ultimate-polar-bear-adventure.html 

Embark on a trip of a lifetime with BBC Home Entertainment, as the DVD and Blu-ray release of Frozen Planet glides onto shelves April 17, 2012. Following the Discovery Channel premiere in North America on March 18, 2012 and just in time for Earth Day, this astonishing and breathtaking seven part series is narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough, hailed by The Telegraph as “the father of natural history television.” Join Emmy® Award winning Executive Producer Alastair Fothergill and the team behind the groundbreaking series Planet Earth as they take you on the ultimate adventure into a breathtaking landscape. This is the Poles as you have never seen them, and may never see them again. 

A BBC/Discovery Channel co-production four years in the making, Frozen Planet is ambitious and epic in scale and provides the ultimate portrait of our earth’s Polar Regions, capturing the power of natural elements and the fragile, jaw-dropping beauty of scenery unlike anywhere else in the world. This landmark high definition series brings to the screen the frozen wilderness of the polar region for what could be the last time before they change forever. 

Featuring the incredible wildlife cinematography that made Planet Earth a worldwide success, Frozen Planet has taken new technology to the most extreme and remote parts of our planet capturing groundbreaking imagery above and below the ice. 

Encounter spectacles that few of us will ever witness first hand. Go deep under the sea-ice into a magical world of giants, plunge into the heart of an erupting polar volcano and fly to the South Pole across the Antarctic icecap – the largest concentration of ice on earth – retracing the steps of the great Polar explorers. 

Get closer than ever before to the lives of our best loved and most charismatic animal characters – polar bears, penguins, wolves and orcas, and witness the most extraordinary examples of survival against the odds that can be found anywhere on our planet. 

DVD and Blu-ray Bonus Features 

· Science at the Ends of the Earth – An examination of the remarkable scientific work being performed at the South Pole 

· Freeze Frame – A series of 7 10-minute “making of” featurettes, one for each episode. 

· Production Video Diaries - A set of 47 video shorts made by the Frozen Planet producers, directors, camera crew and more giving personal insights into this remarkable series. 

· Frozen Planet: The Epic Journey – The best moments from Frozen Planet compiled into one 60-minute highlights special 

· Music Only Viewing Options 

Tauck Sweepstakes for The Ultimate Polar Bear Adventure 

In support of the DVD/Blu-ray release of Frozen Planet, BBC Home Entertainment is partnering with Tauck, a world leader in premium guided natural history travel, for a Polar Bear Adventure Sweepstakes. Two pairs of winners (one in the U.S. and one in Canada) will receive a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe these magnificent, endangered animals up close as well as discover the rich human and natural history of Manitoba, Canada. The six-day grand prize includes round trip airfare to Winnipeg, Manitoba, private charter flights between Manitoba and Churchill, local sightseeing and two full-day excursions deep into polar bear country, plus a private cocktail party and dinner at the Manitoba Museum, a storytelling session with a First Nation resident, a dog sledding demonstration and much more. It will truly be the trip of a lifetime for the winners of the BBC Home Entertainment/Tauck Polar Bear Adventure Sweepstakes. 

Street Date: April 17, 2012 

Suggested Retail Price: DVD $39.98 ($49.98in Canada) 

Blu-ray $54.98 ($62.48 in Canada) 

Pre-Book Date: March 3, 2012 

Length: Approx. 300 minutes + bonus features/3 disc set 

About BBC Worldwide Americas: 

BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). BBC Worldwide Americas brings together all of BBC Worldwide businesses across North and South America. The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC’s assets for the benefit of the UK license payer, and invests in public service programming in return for rights. The company has seven core businesses: Channels, Sales and Distribution, Content and Production, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Magazines, and recently formed Brands, Consumers & New Ventures. Under these businesses fall two key brands in the US – digital cable channel BBC America and a bi-coastal production arm responsible for the smash hit Dancing with the Stars for ABC.