Kingdom of Plants 3D
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Release | 26 May 9 June 2012 | –
Kingdom of Plants 3D is a natural history documentary series written and presented by
The series premiered on 26 May 2012 on the
cinema release is also planned.Each of the three episodes explores a different aspect of plant life. "Life in the Wet Zone" explains how plants first colonised wet and humid environments, "Solving the Secrets" explores plant reproductive techniques and "Survival" shows how plants continually adapt to their environments. The series also goes behind the scenes of Kew's
The series makes use of multiple camera formats and employs live action, time-lapse, high-speed, infrared, macro and micro photography to bring its subjects to life. Some of these techniques were pioneered in 3D for this series.
Kingdom of Plants 3D is Attenborough's first 3D television series, and follows his two earlier films in the format;
A companion iPad app to the series was released on 23 May 2012, using video and imagery from the series to provide a virtual tour of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Of the app, Attenborough commented "You can swipe your finger across the tablet to make a plant flower and, not only that, put it back again; it’s quite fun."
Episodes
No. | Title | Original air date (UK) |
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1 | "Life in the Wet Zone" | 26 May 2012 |
2 | "Solving the Secrets" | 2 June 2012 |
3 | "Survival" | 9 June 2012 |
References
- ^ Godwin, Richard (18 May 2012). "David Attenborough: The BBC has lost confidence in programming - and women are key to the planet's future". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Kingdom of Plants 3D premieres". Today3D. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
- Official Sky website for Kingdom of Plants 3D
- Kew Gardens press release
- Kingdom of Plants 3D at IMDb