From The Makers Of Planet Earth Comes Human Earth

What a week for British travel-related shows. First comes word of a Gervais-related travel show, then comes news of a Planet Earth sequel — excuse me, I’m trying to catch my breath as I type this — called Human Planet. For fans of the first installment, don’t worry, it’s all there. Authoritative British narration — check. Sweeping wide-angle shots of Central Asian plains — check. Concise, disyllabic, understated-as-only-the-English-can-do episode titles (Oceans, Deserts, Grasslands) — check.

Per the BBC, the show just started up this month in the U.K., but expect it to arrive later in the year on Discovery Channel.

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Matt Stabile