Celebrate Earth Day with BBC Natural History Unit and Nature Documentary Icon Sir David Attenborough

Celebrate Earth Day with BBC Natural History Unit and Nature Documentary Icon Sir David Attenborough

BBC Video(TM) Brings to DVD Some of the Most Impressive Natural History Productions of All Time

NEW YORK, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, celebrate Earth Day with some of the most spectacular and informative programs about our planet from the world-renowned BBC Natural History Unit.

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Taking viewers on explorations of every aspect of our world and its most fascinating plants and wildlife, The BBC Natural History Collection Featuring Planet Earth, Echo and Other Elephants, and David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials utilize cutting-edge technologies, innovative filming techniques and the trademark narration of Sir David Attenborough.

Each release is now available at retail in advance of Earth Day, April 22. Additionally, for the first time, Planet Earth will be available on individual DVDs, with the first two volumes available April 8, just two weeks prior to Earth Day. For more information on BBC Video's Earth Day DVD releases and to learn more about our planet, visit www.loveearth.com.

   -- The BBC Natural History Collection Featuring Planet Earth      Features Planet Earth: The Complete Series, The Blue Planet: Seas of      Life 5-Disc Special Edition, The Life of Mammals and The Life of      Birds, totaling over 33 hours of programming presented by Sir David      Attenborough (US/CA SRP: $199.92/$210.00).    -- David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials      Journey with natural history icon, Sir David Attenborough, on six      expeditions to explore the habitats of some of the world's most amazing      animals in this two-disc set. Additionally, the release includes two      Attenborough specials -- Great Natural Wonders of the World and The      Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (US/CA SRP: $29.98/$37.48).    -- Echo and Other Elephants      Echo and her famous elephant family stampede onto DVD in this two-disc      set. Researcher Cynthia Moss has followed the charismatic Echo and her      herd for over 30 years at their home in Kenya's Amboseli National Park.      The resulting documentaries have become world-renowned for their      touching portrait of this famous elephant and her brood.  The set      includes the original three Echo of the Elephants specials plus an      additional five programs (US/CA SRP: $29.98/$37.48).    -- Planet Earth: Volume One - From Pole to Pole/Mountains/Fresh Water      Planet Earth: Volume Two - Caves/Deserts/Ice Worlds      The acclaimed series is now available in single-disc volumes. Each DVD      contains three episodes including exclusive 10-minute "making of"      featurettes for each episode. The first volume contains "From Pole to      Pole," "Mountains," and "Fresh Water." The second volume features      "Caves," "Deserts," and "Ice Worlds." (US/CA SRP: $19.98/$24.98 each).  

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CONTACT: Shannon Swaggerty, shannon_swaggerty@bhimpact.com, or Marissa
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NOTE TO EDITORS: Artwork for all titles is available on www.whvdirect.com. For more information, contact Shannon Swaggerty or Marissa Weinstein at 212-689-6360 or shannon_swaggerty@bhimpact.com or marissa_weinstein@bhimpact.com

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