Earth from Space

Stunning...but....did....the....narrator....need....to...speak....so....slow! It was so annoying I eventually watched with the sound off and subtitles on! We're not complete idiots!

Amazing show about the detailed views of Earth from satellites orbiting above. The show studies the changing shapes, colours and patterns of our planet and understands what is causing them, to ascertain the impact animals, weather, water but particularly humans, are having on the planet's surface.

The show further investigates these views in more detail by also using cameras on the ground and in the air.

Some jaw-dropping footage, well-researched, fascinating insights and amazing facts and stories about our natural world.

The show highlights the frankly alarming impact humans are actually having on our planet e.g. More than half of the planet's land surface now has signs of human activity (agriculture, industrial or habitation).

Overall, a new tool offering a new perspective on our view of the planet. This modern technology is used to improve our understanding of the changing world and to emphasise the threats we face in the future as we continue to accelerate these changes.

Shows like this is why I am content in paying my tv licence. Very informative and, more importantly, inspiring to those who question how can we help understand and tackle the issue of change.

Combining satellite imagery and camera footage, this programme goes beyond the usual nature genre by giving an in depth view to what happens to our planet. Some really good footage and full of useful knowledge, highly recommended viewing.

Both awe-inspiring & relaxing to watch documentary on various observations made via satellites. The theme of the series is to showcase interesting places around the Earth, focusing on animals & various environments, while highlighting at times the impact humans can have on this fragile balance.

Personally I learned quite a few things each episode, thanks to the dynamic structure of the series - each episode showed multiple places around the world. That structure also helps to keep episode highly entertaining (as opposed to some other documentaries which focus on a certain theme for too long and tend to be a bit boring).

The narration is spot-on, it's not intrusive at all and let's you enjoy the imagery. After watching recently Chiwetel's directorial debut in "The boy who harnessed the wind" I developed great admiration for him, so I am glad he took part of this project.

My personal favorite thing about the series is the music & sound editing. They're both simply outstanding. As with the narration and cinematography, the music supplement the whole idea of the series with a more relaxing tone but yet very noticeable impact.

Looking forward to more projects from the same team who produced the series. They did an amazing job.