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***Blue Planet II*** is a 2017 British nature documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Like its predecessor, *The Blue Planet* (2001), it is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough, while the main music score was composed by Hans Zimmer.

The series was debuted on 29 October 2017 and simulcast at BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Earth channel, making it the first natural history series to premiere on the same day in the United Kingdom, Nordic regions, European countries and in Asia.

## Background

The series was announced by the BBC in 2013 with the working title *Oceans*, but the title was later changed to *Blue Planet II* as it reveal on 19 February 2017. Filming took place over a course of more than four years; involving 125 expeditions across 39 countries and produced more than 6,000 hours of underwater dive footage from over an estimated 4000 dives.

## Music

Composer Hans Zimmer returned to score the series. In September 2017, the BBC announced that the English rock band Radiohead had collaborated with Zimmer to record a new version of "Bloom", a song from their 2011 album *The King of Limbs*. The new track, "(ocean) Bloom", was recorded alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. In a press release, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke said: "'Bloom' was inspired by the original *Blue Planet* series so it's great to be able to come full circle with the song."

## Broadcast

### British television

The premiere of the series took place at Bristol's Cinema de Lux on 11 October 2017, with special guest appearance by Attenborough alongside with the producers and wildlife experts. Bristol has been the global home of BBC's Natural History programme making for the past 60 years. The series was first broadcast on 29 October 2017 (from 20:00 GMT to 21:00 GMT) at BBC One and BBC One HD. The first six episodes included a 10-minute making-of documentary called *Into the Blue*. The previous week's episode was repeated in an earlier time slot the following Sunday.

### International

The BBC pre-sold the series to several overseas broadcasters, including Canada (Blue Ant Media’s licensed channel for BBC Earth), Australia (Channel Nine) and New Zealand (TVNZ), to Europe with Denmark (DR), Netherlands (NPO), Sweden (SVT), Spain (Telefonica’s BBC Earth block), Discovery Channel for Latin America and co-production partnerships with BBC America, Germany’s WDR, France Télévisions and China's Tencent. The series was eventually sold to more than 30 countries.

The series is currently broadcast internationally on BBC Earth channel, and also commercial television channels in various countries, besides. The series debuted in Nordic regions and other European countries on 29 October 2017. In Asia, the series began to premiere on each early Monday (from 04:05 SGT to 05:05 SGT) starting from 30 October 2017, the episode was then repeated on following each Tuesday evening (from 20:00 SGT). In Poland, it premiered on 16 November 2017.

In China, the premiere took place at Shanghai's East China Normal University on 27 October 2017, with guest appearance by the producer Orla Doherty and Mike Gunton, the executive producer of Planet Earth II. The series is streaming broadcast at Tencent's QQLive from 30 October 2017, with episodes updating every Monday at 18:00 CST. It would also be broadcast on the state owned China Central Television’s documentary channel, CCTV-9, with episodes airing each Monday from 6 November 2017 at 21:00 CST.

In the Netherlands, the series is airing on the Dutch channel NPO 1, with episodes airing each Thursday from 28 December 2017. In Belgium, it will be aired on the Flemish channel Canvas, with episodes airing each Saturday starting from 2 January 2018.

As for Australia, the series will be premiered at Nine Network in February 2018. In New Zealand, it premiered on 12 November 2017 at TVNZ 1.

## Episodes

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## Merchandise

### DVD and Blu-ray

The series will be released as a three-disc DVD and Blu-ray sets on 27 November 2017, while a six-disc 4K UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray sets will be released on 15 January 2018. It is distributed by BBC Worldwide in the UK.

### Book

An accompanying hardback book was written by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow, with foreword by David Attenborough. It was published by BBC Books (ISBN: 978-1849909679). The book was released on 19 October 2017 in the UK and is due for release on 1 January 2018 in the US.

### Open University poster

A free poster was made available through the Open University's OpenLearn website.

## Soundtrack

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The musical score and songs featured in the series were composed by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming for Bleeding Fingers Music. A digital soundtrack was released on 29 October 2017, while a single physical disc will be available on 1 December 2017 in the UK.

## References

1. ↑ Jackson, Jasper. "Sir David Attenborough to return for BBC's Blue Planet II". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Academy Award Winner Hans Zimmer & Bleeding Fingers Music To Create The Score For Blue Planet II". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
3. ↑ "BBC commissions Blue Planet follow up". BBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2013. Cite has empty unknown parameter: `|1=` (help)
4. ↑ "Sir David Attenborough to present Blue Planet II for BBC One". BBC Media Centre.
5. ↑ "Blue Planet II explores underwater realms, spotlights ocean's plight". CBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2017. Cite has empty unknown parameter: `|1=` (help)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Association, Press (14 September 2017). "The ultimate chill out song? Radiohead record new music for David Attenborough's Blue Planet 2". *The Telegraph*. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
7. ↑ "Blue Planet II: Preview Screening". BBC Shows & Tours.
8. ↑ "David Attenborough coming to Bristol for Blue Planet II premiere". Bristol 24/7. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
9. ↑ "Sir David Attenborough is hosting a screening of Blue Planet II in Bristol". Bristol Post. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
10. ↑ "How Hans Zimmer and Radiohead transformed "Bloom" for Blue Planet II". Vox Media. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
11. ↑ "Blue Planet II: 22 things to know about the new series". BBC News. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "BBC Worldwide makes waves with Blue Planet II sales". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "BBC Worldwide signs Blue Planet II co-production deal with Tencent in China". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
14. ↑ "Blue Planet II on BBC Earth Nordic" (in Finnish). Canal Digital. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
15. ↑ "FOTO. Planeta Albastra II va fi pe BBC Earth România, în același timp cu premiera mondială" (in Romanian). Pagina de media. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
16. ↑ "Blue Planet II on BBC Earth" (in Greek). Cosmote TV Official YouTube channel. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
17. ↑ "Blue Planet II" (in Bosnian). Crnogorski Telekom. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
18. ↑ "Movistar+ estrena 'Planeta Azul II': la historia de los oceános del mundo" (in Spanish). Ecoteuve.es. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
19. ↑ "TV Guide - 30-10-2017". BBC Asia.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "David Attenborough talks about the making of Blue Planet II, and the peril of plastic in our oceans". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
21. ↑ "Blue Planet II on BBC Earth Asia". StarHub Official YouTube channel. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
22. ↑ "Błękitna Planeta II niebawem w BBC Earth Polska" (in Polish). Geekweek. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
23. ↑ "《蓝色星球 2》要上线了，BBC 的口碑纪录片是怎么诞生的？" (in Chinese). Qdaily. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
24. ↑ "蓝色星球第2季" (in Chinese). 腾讯视频 (QQLive).
25. ↑ "纪录片《蓝色星球2》 10.30腾讯视频独家播出" (in Chinese). 腾讯娱乐 (QQ Entertainment). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
26. ↑ "BBC最美纪录片《蓝色星球》第二季回归" (in Chinese). 网易娱乐. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
27. ↑ "蓝色星球2播放预告" (in Chinese). CCTV-9 Official Sina Weibo Page.
28. ↑ "Blue Planet II in december op NPO 1" (in Dutch). TVGids. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
29. ↑ "Canvas zendt "Blue planet II" uit vanaf 2 januari, bekijk hier de trailer" (in Dutch). VRT News. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
30. ↑ "VIDEO: Giant trevally fish swallow birds whole in corker Planet Earth II teaser". Nine Network. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
31. ↑ "Blue Planet II". TVNZ.
32. ↑ "Blue Planet II Due Soon". ScreenScribe. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
33. ↑ "Blue Planet II (DVD)". Amazon.co.uk.
34. ↑ "Blue Planet II (Blu-Ray)". Amazon.co.uk.
35. ↑ "Blue Planet II (4K UHD Blu-Ray + Blu-Ray)". Amazon.co.uk.
36. ↑ "Blue Planet II (Hardback)". Amazon.co.uk.
37. ↑ "Blue Planet II (Hardback)". Penguin Books.
38. ↑ "Blue Planet II: A New World of Hidden Depths (Hardback)". Amazon.com.
39. ↑ "Blue Planet II - Order your free 'Oceans' poster". Open University. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
40. ↑ "Blue Planet II Soundtrack Announced". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
41. ↑ "Blue Planet II Soundtrack Release For Series Premiere October 29th". Silva Screen Records. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
42. ↑ "Blue Planet II Original Television Soundtrack". Hans Zimmer.
43. ↑ "Blue Planet II Original Soundtrack (Audio Disc)". Amazon.co.uk.

## External links

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* *Blue Planet II* at BBC Earth
* *Blue Planet II* at BBC Earth Asia
* *Blue Planet II* at BBC Media Centre
* *Blue Planet II* OpenLearn at The Open University
* *Blue Planet II* on IMDb

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