7 December 2011
Discovery Channel agrees to air ALL of Frozen Planet
Posted by Dan Satterfield
Me, beside one of the worlds best science communicators, and one of the world's top climate experts. John Cook of Skeptical Science (middle), and Dr. Ben Santer of Lawr. Livermore Nat.Laboratory (member of the Nat Academies of Science).
I received an email, here at the AGU in San Francisco today, that the Discovery Channel will air all 7 parts of Frozen Planet. This will include part 7 on climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic. Apparently, a petition with 80,000 signatures did the trick! (TV channels hate to be embarrassed by their decisions, both local affiliates and cable networks.)
Here at the AGU conference, I met Dr. Richard Alley today and ran into other friends. An amazing 20,000 science geeks in one city! I also finally met John Cook of Skeptical Science, along with several other talented science communicators. (Take my advice, and hang around with people smarter than you. Just keep your mouth shut!)
Dr. Ben Santer was there as well. More soon on his latest paper in Science and from the AGU meeting.
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.
Dan, This is Great …..it will be good to see you and the wonderful Antarctic. ! We all knew we would be seeing you on Tv soon !
I doubt seriously you will see me, but you will see some gorgeous HD video of what I saw. Have already seen most of the series. Best documentary Sir David has done. Kudos to the BBC for the camera work which was amazing. I also know how hard it is to shoot video there!
That’s good news. It also means Canada’s Discovery channel will follow suit.
Next year, AGU. Turns out I could have gone this year though. sigh.
Apparently, Alec Baldwin will narrate. I’m sure there’s a plane joke in there somewhere….
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57337714-10391698/alec-baldwin-to-narrate-frozen-planet/
Well of course, Americans could never understand that thick incomprehensible accent of Sir David Attenborough. (just in case, I’m being sarcastic).
It’s amazing how different the world seems if you go for 30 days with all your news and information (radio/tv etc.) coming from sources outside ones own country.
At least those who read this blog will know to ignore the americanised version and buy the DVD from the BBC and watch the original.