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Planet Earth II
Brain won't shut up? Give it 10 minutes of David Attenborough and a sloth swimming to find love. 🌍
Who it's for
Planet Earth II pairs extraordinary footage with Attenborough's calm narration and a sweeping score, creating a strong, low-demand sense of awe.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Planet Earth II is a 2016 BBC Natural History Unit documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, with a main theme by Hans Zimmer and episode scores by Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe. Across six episodes (Islands, Mountains, Jungles, Deserts, Grasslands and Cities), it shows how animals survive in different habitats and how human activity affects them, ending with wildlife adapting to urban life.
Where to find it
BBC (UK; BBC iPlayer); aired on BBC America in the US. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Animal predation and bloody carcasses.
Age: TV-PG (Common Sense: 6+)
Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids to the eyes.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 24
