If you’re looking for landmark natural history programming, you will be looking forward to the addition of the BBC Earth programming block coming to BBC America beginning Tuesday, March 11th. Each Tuesday, a three-hour block will be devoted to such acclaimed series as The Blue Planet, LIFE, Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan and the new two-part special, 24 Hours on Earth.
Follow the jump for dates, times and series descriptions.
BBC AMERICA’S NEW BBC EARTH PROGRAMMING BLOCK
Tuesdays from 8:00-11:00pm ET – Starting March 11, 2014
BBC AMERICA’s new BBC Earth programming block is the home of landmark natural history programs. The lineup includes new two-parter, 24 Hours on Earth, from the BBC Natural History Unit and narrated by Matthew MacFayden (Ripper Street), season two of hit adventure series Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan, new two-part special, Wildest Things with Dominic Monaghan, and iconic natural history programs – The Blue Planet and LIFE.
THE BLUE PLANET
Tuesday, March 11, 8:00pm ET
BBC AMERICA will air The Blue Planet, the award-winning program from series producer Alastair Fothergill and narrated by David Attenborough. One of the most breathtaking searches of the world’s oceans ever, the eight-part series used advances in underwater photography to open up new, hidden territories and previously unreached depths. The Blue Planet is the definitive exploration of the marine world.
24 HOURS ON EARTH – US PREMIERE
Tuesday, March 11, 9:00pm ET
Tuesday, March 18, 9:00pm ET
In this epic spectacular, the BBC Natural History Unit uses a brand new approach to delve deep into the natural world and explore its most critical dimension – time. Narrated by Matthew MacFayden (Ripper Street), 24 Hours on Earth travels moment by moment through a virtual day and celebrates the most extraordinary and spectacular examples of how animals and plants are adapted to exploit specific moments in the 24-hour cycle. The two-part series, a BBC and BBC AMERICA co-production from executive producer James Honeyborne (Africa), features returnable characters that show the huge highs and desperate lows they face across a single day in the wild. It celebrates the most extraordinary and mind-blowing adaptations that life uses to exploit tiny windows of time. Available to watch now in BBC AMERICA’s new online press screening room.
WILDEST THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN – WORLD PREMIERE
Tuesday, March 11, 10:00pm ET
Tuesday, March 18, 10:00pm ET
Dominic Monaghan looks back at his favorite adventures from season one and shares behind-the-scenes stories and memories from his travels. The two specials highlight season one’s most intense and fun moments with the animals and people he encountered along the way.
LIFE
Tuesday, March 25, 9:00pm ET
BBC AMERICA airs LIFE, from executive producer Mike Gunton and narrated by David Attenborough. Packed with excitement, revelation and stunning screen “firsts,” the ten-part blockbuster LIFE, brings 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world. Deploying cutting edge cinematic techniques to capture unprecedented and astonishingly beautiful sequences, the series showcases the glorious variety of life on Earth.
WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN – WORLD PREMIERE
Tuesday, March 25, 10:00pm ET
Giant spitting cobras that can kill 20 men with one bite, massive six-ton charging elephants and vipers with two-inch fangs are animals most people run from – but actor and wildlife enthusiast, Dominic Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings), charges straight towards them. A true nature lover, Dominic with his courageous cameraman Frank, travel across four continents to far-flung countries in search of even more of the largest, weirdest and most intense creatures alive – all in an attempt to ease fears of these often misunderstood animals. Crawling through dark caves, sailing the Amazon River, surfing the Costa Rican coast, and immersing himself in local culture, customs and cuisine makes for an adrenaline pumping, wildly adventurous season. Available to watch now in BBC AMERICA’s new online press screening room.
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