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Human Planet is an 8-part British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC with co-production from Discovery and BBC Worldwide. It describes the human species and its relationship with the natural world by showing the remarkable ways humans have adapted to life in every environment on Earth. The show drew attention for alleged fakery and the BBC eventually acknowledged that a number of scenes were inaccurately depicted or misleading and withdrew the series from distribution.

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  • Human Planet ist eine achtteilige britisch-französische Dokumentationsserie. Sie entstand in Zusammenarbeit von Discovery Channel und France Télévisions. Human Planet beschreibt das Verhältnis von Mensch und Natur und zeigt die Auswirkungen der menschlichen Entwicklung auf seine Umwelt. Auf Servus TV lief die Serie unter dem eingedeutschten Titel Planet der Menschen, BBC Germany verwendet jedoch den englischen Originaltitel. Die ZDF-Reihe Terra X strahlte im August/September 2012 in drei Episoden Höhepunkte unter den Titeln Leben am Wasser, Leben im Dschungel sowie Leben in der Wüste aus, welche zuvor bereits auf ZDFneo liefen. (de)
  • Human Planet is an 8-part British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC with co-production from Discovery and BBC Worldwide. It describes the human species and its relationship with the natural world by showing the remarkable ways humans have adapted to life in every environment on Earth. The show drew attention for alleged fakery and the BBC eventually acknowledged that a number of scenes were inaccurately depicted or misleading and withdrew the series from distribution. Human Planet was originally screened in the UK on BBC One each Thursday at 8pm over eight weeks, starting from 13 January 2011. Domestic repeats have been seen on Eden, with all 8 episodes aired over one week in April 2012. BBC Worldwide has since announced they have sold the broadcast rights to 22 international markets. (en)
  • Planète des hommes (Human Planet) est une série documentaire en 8 épisodes de 52 minutes coproduite par la BBC, Discovery Channel et France Télévisions et diffusée à partir du 13 janvier 2011 sur BBC One. En France, la série est diffusée du 21 au 30 décembre 2011 sur France 5. (fr)
  • «Планета людей» (англ. Human Planet) — документальный фильм состоящий из восьми эпизодов, выпущенный компанией BBC и транслируемый на канале BBC One в течение января-февраля 2011 года. Сюжет повествует об удивительных историях людей, приспосабливающихся к жизни в разнообразнейших условиях, а также об их отношениях с окружающим миром. О начале работ над сериалом было объявлено в 2007 году. Съёмки заняли 2 года и проходили в 40 странах, было отснято больше 70 историй в разных уголках Земли. Создатели позиционируют фильм, как проект мирового класса. (ru)
  • 《天下為家》(英語:Human Planet)為英國廣播公司與探索頻道聯合製作的紀錄片,由約翰·赫特旁白,2011年1月13日起英國時間逢星期四晚8時於英國廣播公司第一台首播,共8集。本片為英國廣播公司首次以人類為主角的自然紀錄片,通過展示人類在地球不同生境的生活方式與適應力,從中闡述人類與大自然之間的微妙關係。 2007年,英國廣播公司宣佈開拍《天下為家》,並由及BBC威爾斯的製作團隊於約40個國家的偏遠地方拍攝,歷時3年,並記錄多達70個當地人物故事。本片8集內容分別集中講述不同自然環境的人類棲息地,包括海洋、沙漠、北極、叢林、高山、草原、河川和城市。 本片每集皆附上《天下為家鏡頭後》(Human Planet Behind the Lens)幕後製作花絮,講述攝製隊在拍攝過程遇到的種種困難及有趣見聞。 (zh)
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  • Series title card from the BBC broadcast (en)
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  • BBC One (en)
  • (en)
  • BBC HD (en)
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  • Pete Haynes, Matt Norman, Toby Strong, Robin Cox, Timothy Allen (en)
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  • BBC Cymru Wales (en)
  • Discovery Channel (en)
  • France Télévisions (en)
  • (en)
  • BBC Natural History Unit (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Brian Leith, Dale Templar (en)
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  • Nicolas Brown, Mark Flowers, Tom-Hugh Jones, Tuppence Stone (en)
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  • The final episode concludes the series with an exploration of humans attempts to control urban nature. Topics include: using falconry in Dubai to control the feral pigeon population; local police on Segway scooters controlling wild elk stags in Estes Park, Colorado; the dilemma of selling food in a rhesus macaque-infested market in Jaipur; catching rats and controlling other pests in New York City; dealing with a bedbug infestation in London with a sniffer dog; attracting feral pigeons in Fes in order to harvest droppings for leather tanning; living with and profiting from free-tailed bats in Austin, Texas; Bishnois rescuing and caring for orphaned fawns in Rajasthan; the availability of non-seasonal or non-local foods all over the world; scavenging on a landfill in Mombasa, Kenya; building the green city of Masdar in Abu Dhabi; and urban apiary in New York City. The "Behind the Lens" end-section explores on a range of filming experiences from all habitats. (en)
  • This show highlights the attraction of mountains for people, such as security or rare resource exploitation. Topics include: ethnic Kazakhs hunting with golden eagles in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia; cliff-farmers battling gelada monkeys in the Semien Mountains of Ethiopia; mining rock sulphur in the active Ijen crater on the Indonesian island of Java; Yangoru-boiken tribe members hunting giant bats in the New Guinea Highlands; avalanche control using dynamite on mountains near Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps; cataracts due to high-UV rates, and free eye surgery provided by Dr. Sanduk Ruit in remote areas of the Himalayas, Nepal; and a Tibetan sky burial using vultures high in the rural mountainside. The "Behind the Lens" end-section focus on the challenges of finding prey for the golden eagles. (en)
  • The third episode looks at the hunting season of some of the 4 million people eking out a living within the hostile Arctic Circle. Topics include: Inuit hunting Greenland sharks as food for their huskies; using a neap tide to gather mussels under sea ice in North-eastern Canada; hunting narwhals using traditional methods in Greenland; in July, using nets to harvest auks in Siorapaluk, Greenland; preparing kiviak, made by fermenting auks in a seal skin; in September, herding and driving of reindeer by Sami people on Arnøya in Norway; and in October, removing migrating polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba Canada. The "Behind the Lens" end-section reveals on the difficulties of locating narwhals on the unpredictable ice-floes. (en)
  • This episode documents people's attraction to the rich yet unpredictable river systems around the world. Topics include: fishermen traversing the Mekong's cataracts in Si Phan Don, Laos, during the monsoon floods; a 100 kilometre 6-day winter trek to school along the frozen Zanskar River in Ladakh, India; flood control through ice-breaking with dynamite along the Rideau River in Ottawa; moving houses threatened by a collapsing riverbank along the Ganges in Bangladesh; preparing for the annual flood on Brazil's Rio Negro by harvesting baby turtles; fishing in the rapids on the edge of Victoria Falls; Samburu camel herders tracking elephants to locate water below the dry Milgis riverbed in northern Kenya; plastering the mud-walled mosque of Djenné; and the natural living bridges of Meghalaya in northern India. The "Behind the Lens" end-section focus on the challenging conditions of the Mekong's Khone Falls. (en)
  • This episode examines how people survive in tropical forests, where there is often less protein available than in the deserts. Topics include: blowgun hunting canopy monkeys with the Matis in Brazil; hunting goliath tarantula with the Piaroa people in Venezuela; breastfeeding orphaned monkey pets by the Awá Guajá people of the eastern Amazon; hunting birds-of-paradise for plumage used to crown costumes at the Mount Hagen sing-sing in Papua New Guinea; gathering honeycomb with the Bayaka in the Congo jungle; logging timber using Asian elephants in Assam, India; gathering evidence of uncontacted peoples in Brazil; and building a tree house 35 metres high with the Korowai in West Papua, Indonesia. This was later revealed to have been faked. The "Behind the Lens" end-section follows the camera team's attempts on the challenges of filming in the trees. (en)
  • The second instalment deals with the lifestyles and adaptations of people existing in the unforgiving arid regions of the Earth. Topics include: cattle herders racing African elephants to Lake Banzena for scarce water resources in Mali; sacred Antogo fishing by the Dogon people in a drought shrunken Mali lake; Tubu women in Niger navigating their way across the Sahara with a camel caravan on the way to market; the struggle between wolves and camel and sheep herders in the wintry Gobi Desert; moisture farming for agriculture in the Atacama Desert; mining and networking underground aqueducts in rural Algeria; details of extravagant water usage in Las Vegas; and the annual Guérewol fertility dance of the Wodaabe Fula people in Niger. The "Behind the Lens" end-section the crew follow on Tubu women in Niger, and the challenges of filming them with a cinebulle. (en)
  • The sixth instalment shows humanity's reliance on grass species and the animals they support. Topics include: Dorobo people using guile to steal wildebeest meat from a lion pride in Kenya; bushmen tracking and ambushing kudu in the Kalahari; netting water snakes for food and for market in Cambodia's flooded Tonlé Sap grasslands; Maasai boys and a honeyguide working collaboratively to locate and then harvest African bee honey; protecting rice crops in Tanzania from massive swarms of quelea; mustering horses on the Mongolian steppe in order to make airag ; traditional Donga stick-fights of Ethiopia's Suri tribesmen; mustering beef cattle by helicopter in the northern Australian outback. The "Behind the Lens" end-section reveal on the difficulties and real-life dangers of stealing from a lion pride. (en)
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  • Arctic – Life in the Deep Freeze (en)
  • Cities – Surviving the Urban Jungle (en)
  • Deserts – Life in the Furnace (en)
  • Grasslands – Roots of Power (en)
  • Jungles – People of the Trees (en)
  • Mountains – Life in Thin Air (en)
  • Rivers – Friend and Foe (en)
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  • Planète des hommes (Human Planet) est une série documentaire en 8 épisodes de 52 minutes coproduite par la BBC, Discovery Channel et France Télévisions et diffusée à partir du 13 janvier 2011 sur BBC One. En France, la série est diffusée du 21 au 30 décembre 2011 sur France 5. (fr)
  • «Планета людей» (англ. Human Planet) — документальный фильм состоящий из восьми эпизодов, выпущенный компанией BBC и транслируемый на канале BBC One в течение января-февраля 2011 года. Сюжет повествует об удивительных историях людей, приспосабливающихся к жизни в разнообразнейших условиях, а также об их отношениях с окружающим миром. О начале работ над сериалом было объявлено в 2007 году. Съёмки заняли 2 года и проходили в 40 странах, было отснято больше 70 историй в разных уголках Земли. Создатели позиционируют фильм, как проект мирового класса. (ru)
  • 《天下為家》(英語:Human Planet)為英國廣播公司與探索頻道聯合製作的紀錄片,由約翰·赫特旁白,2011年1月13日起英國時間逢星期四晚8時於英國廣播公司第一台首播,共8集。本片為英國廣播公司首次以人類為主角的自然紀錄片,通過展示人類在地球不同生境的生活方式與適應力,從中闡述人類與大自然之間的微妙關係。 2007年,英國廣播公司宣佈開拍《天下為家》,並由及BBC威爾斯的製作團隊於約40個國家的偏遠地方拍攝,歷時3年,並記錄多達70個當地人物故事。本片8集內容分別集中講述不同自然環境的人類棲息地,包括海洋、沙漠、北極、叢林、高山、草原、河川和城市。 本片每集皆附上《天下為家鏡頭後》(Human Planet Behind the Lens)幕後製作花絮,講述攝製隊在拍攝過程遇到的種種困難及有趣見聞。 (zh)
  • Human Planet ist eine achtteilige britisch-französische Dokumentationsserie. Sie entstand in Zusammenarbeit von Discovery Channel und France Télévisions. Human Planet beschreibt das Verhältnis von Mensch und Natur und zeigt die Auswirkungen der menschlichen Entwicklung auf seine Umwelt. Auf Servus TV lief die Serie unter dem eingedeutschten Titel Planet der Menschen, BBC Germany verwendet jedoch den englischen Originaltitel. (de)
  • Human Planet is an 8-part British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC with co-production from Discovery and BBC Worldwide. It describes the human species and its relationship with the natural world by showing the remarkable ways humans have adapted to life in every environment on Earth. The show drew attention for alleged fakery and the BBC eventually acknowledged that a number of scenes were inaccurately depicted or misleading and withdrew the series from distribution. (en)
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  • Human Planet (de)
  • Human Planet (en)
  • Planète des hommes (fr)
  • Планета людей (мини-сериал) (ru)
  • 天下為家 (zh)
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