South Pacific (TV series)
| South Pacific | |
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Series title card from UK broadcast
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| Also known as | 'Wild Pacific' |
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Narrated by |
Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC) Mike Rowe (Discovery) |
| Composer(s) | David Mitcham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Fiona Pitcher |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
BBC Natural History Unit Discovery Channel |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format |
SD: 576i HD: 1080i / 1080p |
| Audio format | SD: Stereo HD: DTS 5.1 |
| Original release | 10 May – 14 June 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Wild China |
| Followed by | Madagascar |
| External links | |
| Website | |
South Pacific (Wild Pacific in the US) is a British nature documentary series from the BBC Natural History Unit, which began airing on BBC Two on 10 May 2009. The six-part series surveys the natural history of the islands of the South Pacific region, including many of the coral atolls and New Zealand. It was filmed entirely in high-definition. South Pacific was co-produced by the Discovery Channel and the series producer was Huw Cordey. It is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Filming took place over 18 months in a variety of remote locations around the Pacific including: Anuta (Solomon Islands), Banks Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Papua New Guinea, Palmyra, Kingman Reef, Tuvalu, Palau, Caroline Islands, Tuamotus and Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
On 6 May 2009, BBC Worldwide released a short clip of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom surfing in slow motion, high-definition footage as a preview of the series, attracting extremely positive reactions on the video sharing website YouTube.
The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 15 June 2009. At the end of each fifty-minute episode, a ten-minute featurette takes a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of filming the series.
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