Simply Great
Amazing facts about the earth. Seamless animation and real photographs. A must for a family with young learning children.Only thing the commentary could have been a bit better.

Great Production
I really like these type DVDs, especially Blu-ray. Some of the shots are just incredible. I highly recommend this DVD.

On a brink of a final revelation
Passionately delivered DVD stories of terrestrial constituents (Earth, atmosphere, water, ice, volcanos etc) provide a priceless information on a data collated meticulously by a presenter and producer Dr Iain Stewart travelling around, beneath and atop a globe to share his priceless information.

A viewer feels being instantly kept on a brink of a final revelation this enticingly-educative doco to present as a Tribe (see, for instance, in Amazon its part Living with the Kombai Tribe ) creator had at the end done by baring it all.

Nevertheless something an unforgettable author leaves for his future movies (including some few contradicting each other conclusions as a reviewer got it), it is highly recommended for a really comprehensive set of an amazing data sometimes repeatedly deployed in different segments of this beautiful, clever, attractive documentary testifying explicitly to an inextricable inter-linkage of natural events and occurrences of at first glance different, but in reality the same origin.

THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE AMAZING PLANET EARTH
Subtitled 'The Story of Our World', this is the BBC documentary on the make up of our planet; how it works, what sustains it and why our planet is unique in our solar system and probably in the universe (at least so far). There are five episodes: VOLCANOES, ICE, ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS & THE UNIQUENESS OF PLANET EARTH THAT ALLOWS FOR LIFE. If you're really into science there may not be any revelations here but at the very least this is a reminder of the incredible planet that we inhabit and the amazing way that it sustains itself and how unique and precise everything has to be to sustain life. Being a typical non-scientist, I can say there were things that I learned, especially about how important volcanoes are to sustaining life and how the atmosphere works. It also reinforces the mysteries that surround the origins of and life on planet earth. The BBC, in my opinion, has no peers in producing documentaries about nature. They are education and entertainment of the highest level. The host is Iain Stewart, an entertaining and energetic daredevil. The five episodes were seen on the National Geographic Channel in one hour shows. Planet Earth is truly amazing. Enjoy!

Good series but lay off on the global warming
I really enjoyed this series. The information was well orgnaized and presented, the videography was beautiful, the computer-generated graphics were helpful and well assembled, and the background music was beautiful. The show presented concepts of how the Earth works in ways I could easily and clearly understand. I really enjoyed the series. My one gripe would be that they harped too much on global warming. I understand that it is happening and that it presents a danger to our planet in its current state. But the presenter kept putting it in the audiences face over and over again. When the show had my rapt attention, he'd hit on it again and ruin my wonderment.

Regardless, if you are considering buying it, do it