By Adam Wakefield

media update were among a select group to be invited to Multichoice City in Randburg, where the audience was treated to a cinema viewing of episode six of Planet Earth II, titled Cities.

Prior to the screening, vice president and general manager for BBC Worldwide Africa Joel Churcher gave a brief introduction about the work that had gone into Planet Earth II. According to Churcher, it “really tested the natural history unit of the BBC”, taking over four years to make. Like Planet Earth, Sir David Attenborough narrates Planet Earth II.

A total of 117 different trips were taken to 40 countries, with 2 089 shooting days needed for the series. Filmed entirely in high definition 4K, 400 hours of footage were recorded for every hour of final product, and like its predecessor, several firsts were caught on camera, such as the iguana versus snake clip, which has garnered millions of views on social media.

What media update will say following the viewing is that Planet Earth II is unique compared to any other natural history series you might have seen.    

Planet Earth II will be broadcast on South African screens from Sunday, 5 February, on BBC Earth on the DStv platform.

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