BBC America Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day From April 20th to 23rd

BBC AMERICA CELEBRATES 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY FROM APRIL 20^TH TO 23^RD

Four-Day Event Includes New Premieres

She Walks With Apes Narrated by Sandra Oh and Best Of Seven Worlds, One Planet From BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Marathons Of Groundbreaking Series Planet Earth, Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II, Dynasties and Seven Worlds, One Planet

Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day in the United States, BBC AMERICA will air a 24-hours per day, four-day event showcasing the very best nature programming television has to offer.

“Now, more than ever, many of us have come to appreciate the extraordinary beauty and deep benefits of the natural world,”said Courtney Thomasma, Executive Director of BBC AMERICA. “So at a time when we’re all staying at home, we wanted to give viewers a chance to escape into the wonders of nature as we celebrate the 50^th Anniversay of Earth Day, with landmark favorites from BBC Studios and brand new documentary specials.”

The Earth Day Celebration line-up includes:

• Marathon of the original Planet Earth series , Beginning Monday, April 20^th at 1pm/12c and ending Tuesday, April 21^st at 11am/10c

Filmed over four years across 64 different countries, Emmy® winner Sir David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on Earth.

• Blue Planet II Marathon , Beginning Tuesday, April 21^st at 3pm/2c

BBC AMERICA’s Blue Planet II takes viewers on a revelatory and magical journey into the mesmerizing world of our oceans , the most undiscovered place on our planet. Our oceans are by turn tempestuous and serene, exquisitely beautiful and bleakly forbidding. They cover 70% of the Earth’s surface and hold 97% of all the water in the world. There is more life in the deep sea than anywhere else on Earth. It is said we know more about the surface of Mars than the depths of our own planet. Our final frontier is the deep ocean , Earth’s “inner space.”Sir David Attenborough’s work on this series earned him his first Emmy^® Award for Outstanding Narrator.

*BBC AMERICA PREMIERE*

• Best of Seven Worlds, One Planet , Tuesday, April 21^st at 8pm/7c

The most spectacular moments from BBC AMERICA’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, the latest landmark series from the legendary BBC Studios Natural History Unit, that highlight the rich and wonderful diversity of life found on our planet’s seven unique continents. We witness the pioneering animals of North America, travel from the depths of the South American jungles to the frozen peaks of Asia, back toward the searing heat of Australia, and then to the frozen waters off Antarctica. Exploring the cities of Europe, so full of surprises, and completing our journey in the vast plains of Africa, Seven Worlds, One Planet features extraordinary animal behavior and untold wildlife stories from each continent. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

• Planet Earth II Marathon , Beginning Wednesday, April 22^nd at 3pm/2c

Captured in stunning Ultra-high definition detail, BBC AMERICA’s Emmy^®-winning series Planet Earth II is an immersive exploration of the islands, mountains, jungles, grasslands, deserts and cities of the world. Journey to the four corners of the globe to discover the extreme forces that shape life in each of these iconic landscapes and the remarkable ways animals manage to overcome the challenges of surviving in the wildest places on Earth. From eye-to-eye encounters with incredible creatures to epic journeys through breathtaking wildernesses, experience the wonder of the natural world as never before. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

*BBC AMERICA PREMIERE*

• She Walks with Apes , Wednesday, April 22^nd at 9pm/8c

Narrated by Killing Eve’s Golden Globe®-winning Sandra Oh, the documentary is the epic story of three women , Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas , who embarked on lifelong journeys to live with humanity’s closest living relatives, the Great Apes. Each of these trailblazers crossed the line from pure science to passionate advocacy, helping to launch the global environmental movement and transforming the possibilities for women in science.

• Dynasties 12-Hour Marathon , Beginning Thursday, April 23^rd at 6pm/5c

Hosted by world-renowned Emmy® winner Sir David Attenborough and executive produced by Emmy®-winner Mike Gunton (Planet Earth II), Dynasties follows five of the world’s most celebrated but endangered animals, as they do whatever it takes to survive and protect the next generation. Focusing on one particular family from each species per episode, Dynasties focuses in never-before-seen detail as each family plays politics, fights battles, makes alliances, launches take-overs, battles rivals, and wins family feuds.

Additionally available on BBC America digital and on demand platforms:

• Selection of free nature documentaries on BBCAmerica.com and the BBCA App for the month of April, including First Steps, New England, Hidden World, and Attenborough and the Giant Elephant.
• Expanded offering of nature series on demand, including the celebrated Planet Earth collection.
• Watch the cutest (or happiest, or most soothing) nature and animal video clips on WonderstruckTV.com, where you can search by mood, animal, or location.

About BBC AMERICA:

BBC AMERICA is a hub of innovative, culturally contagious programming including the Peabody Award-winning series Killing Eve starring Golden Globe^® and SAG^® Award-winner Sandra Oh and Emmy^® Award-winner Jodie Comer. The network is the definitive home and co-producer of the most iconic natural history programming including Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II, Dynasties, Seven Worlds, One Planet and the return of the Emmy^®-winning series Frozen Planet II and Planet Earth III , all a part of the new nature television destination, Wonderstruck. A joint venture between AMC Networks and BBC Studios (the commercial arm of the BBC), BBCA’s influential shows such as Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Luther and Broadchurch, among many others, have attracted critical acclaim and earned Emmy^® Awards, Peabody Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, TCA Awards, NAACP Image Awards, an IDA Documentary Award, a Gotham Award and Golden Globes®. Created in 1998, the irrepressible network has garnered one of cable’s most curious, educated and affluent audiences, with many properties boasting super-fan levels of engagement. Its unscripted slate includes the iconic car show Top Gear, buzzy and hilarious The Graham Norton Show and the world’s biggest darts championships. Get caught up, BBCA offers full episodes On Demand across all major digital platforms, BBC AMERICA app and bbcamerica.com.

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