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1999 Certificate Ex
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THE PLANETS uses state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space footage, and interviews with leading scientists to create the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space exploration ever made. This release includes all eight 50-minute episodes of the BBC series. Read more

Starring Samuel West, samuel west (pres/narr)
Director David McNab
Genres Television

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The Planets

THE PLANETS uses state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space footage, and interviews with leading scientists to create the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space exploration ever made. This release includes all eight 50-minute episodes of the BBC series.

Starring Samuel West, samuel west (pres/narr)
Director David McNab
Studio BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
Run time DVD: 6 hrs 40 mins
Certificate Certificate Ex
Genres Television
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 24 Jan 2000
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

The Planets (2 discs) (1999)

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  • 13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Documentary making at its best

    This is why we pay the BBC licence fee! This documentary is tightly focussed, informative and dramatic. It uses just the right level of visual effects to entertain the astronomically uninitiated while providing enough depth to keep those with some knowledge of the subject entertained.

    I would recommend this to anyone especially if you are a fan of other great documentaries such as the Blue Planet, The Civil War and Alien Empire.

      • Christopher Dalgarno-Platt from Lochgilphead, Scotland
      • Posted 19 May 2004 10:49

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Good, but highly speculative

    In this series I was expecting a description of each of the planets in turn, but unfortunately, much of the series is very speculative in terms of the formation of the planets, the moon, etc., and passing over more interesting facts that we do know from the missions. However, much of the historical footage was very interesting.

      • A customer from Thatham, England
      • Posted 19 Apr 2006 22:10

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