Frozen PLANET II
Exploring the world’s coldest landscapes
NATURE 8PM, BBC1
Sir David Attenborough transports us to more intriguing worlds in this gorgeous sequel to 2011’s award-winning Frozen Planet. The opener, which highlights diverse snowy landscapes across the globe, features a terrifying confrontation between a hungry grizzly bear and musk ox calves and stunning footage of a Siberian tiger stalking a black bear. We also meet determined polar bears, savvy killer whales, plucky emperor penguin chicks and the grumpy Pallas’s cat! But there are also reminders of the impact that climate change is having on these spellbinding domains, with the awe-inspiring but worrying sight of melting glaciers - known as ‘ice calving’ - in Greenland… ★★★★★ CC
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