Earthflight
Earthflight
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Earthflight

6.7 / 10
2011
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Earthflight is a British nature documentary that shows a flight from the view of the wings of birds across six continents, showing some of the world's greatest natural spectacles from a bird's-eye view. it was created by the BBC and the first episode, narrated by David Tennant, aired on BBC One on 29 December 2011. A two-hour subset of Earthflight was aired in October 2012 by the Discovery Channel in the US as Winged Planet. The entire first series aired on PBS, beginning in September 2013, under the title Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation.

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Seasons

  • North America

    1.North America

    7.0
    29-12-201160m

    Take off in a ‘snowstorm’ of geese and glide under San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge with pelicans. This is the world on the wing – a world with secrets known only to the birds....

  • Africa

    2.Africa

    4.5
    05-01-201260m

    On the second leg of this world trip, head north over Africa. Plunge into the great sardine run with thousands of Cape gannets, explore the Great Rift with fish eagles and vultures...

  • Europe

    3.Europe

    7.0
    12-01-201260m

    Rome, Venice, London … Earthflight departs on its grand European tour, and takes filming to new heights. Using a host of extraordinary techniques that include filming imprinted bir...

  • South America

    4.South America

    7.0
    19-01-201260m

    In this bird’s-eye view of South America, condors soar along the Andes, scarlet macaws explore the heart of the Amazon and hummingbirds and vultures show us the continent’s greates...

  • Asia & Australia

    5.Asia & Australia

    7.0
    26-01-201260m

    In this bird’s-eye view of two continents, demoiselle cranes negotiate a dangerous Himalayan pass on their way to India while high-flying bar-headed geese take the fast track 5 mil...

  • Flying High

    6.Flying High

    29-01-201260m

    To fly like a bird, Earthflight not only captured remarkable images of wild flocks but also relied on some extraordinary relationships between people and birds. Filmed over four ye...

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