Spectacular Earth

I've given this show a 7 because the videography is great.

But the so-called "star" - this Kwame guy - completely spoils it. He should never be allowed near a microphone.

He has to be the most irritating narrator I've ever heard. He can't put more than 2 or 3 words together at a time, without ridiculous pauses in between.

Is it an English language thing? If so, then sorry, but get off the stage! A great series like this deserves a good narrator, and Kwame just doesn't measure up.

Now that I've got that rant out of my system, I can relax a little and talk about the great cinematography in this series. It really is good, and almost makes up for the atrocious narration. Yes, there's the usual, somewhat tropish (is that a word?) dragging out of each episode so that you don't get to see what you really came for until the very end. But if you're patient enough to go the distance, the finale at the end is probably worth it.

Possibly one of the most miss-titled documentaries under the BBC trademark.

Spectacular Earth (SE) may give you the impression that this is going to be another "BBC beauty" of a nature documentary - it is not. If it is "some of the earth's miracles" you are expecting to see - SE is going to offer you a VERY long, and mostly tedious ride.

In essence, SE is a documentary series about... making a documentary series - alongside some blatant bragging about how fantastic the work behind the scenes is. Said work is, as it happens, fantastic. Going on and on about self proclaimed greatness, less so.

If you want to spend the better part of an hour waiting to look at a few minutes of "great footage" of lightning, or waves - this may, just be the documentary for you.

The viewing experience resembles going to a, reasonable, restaurant only to have the waiter go on and on about; how great the food is, from where the ingredients were sourced, what exquisite treatment with which they were treated, how fantastic the wines are... On the off chance it may wet your appetite -more likely it will under-deliver on expectations and possibly kill it.

Stunning footage and engaging narration!

I've always loved documentaries, especially ones about our planet as they never to fail inspire and intrigue me, making my mind forever wonder!

The imagery showcased in this marvellous treat for the eyes, makes me want to catch flights to visit some of these breathtaking locations for myself!

The camera work is truly impressive, I'm always in awe of how its done and as time moves forward the way visuals are captured just gets better and better!

The narration is so engaging too, for it kept me listening intently whilst my vision feasted on what I was being shown, loved it!