BBC Earth partners with Gardens by the Bay to launch Seven Worlds, One Planet

BANGKOK,Oct. 11,2019 -- From the iconic snake vs iguana scene in Planet Earth II to the bird-eating giant trevally fish in Blue Planet II,BBC Studios' Natural History Unit has been captivating audiences across the world with its premium landmark natural history series. This year,BBC Earth in Asia is partnering with Singapore's Gardens by the Bay to launch its latest landmark title,Seven Worlds,One Planet.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough,One Planet tells the story of our seven spectacular continents and how they shape the extraordinary animal behaviour and biodiversity we see today. From the depths of the South American jungles to the frozen peaks of Asia,and from the cities of Europe to the vast plains of Africa - Seven Worlds,One Planet features extraordinary animal behaviour and untold wildlife stories from each continent.

BBC Earth and Gardens by the Bay will be hosting an Asia Launch Event on Saturday 2 November,kicking off the series with a free public preview of the first episode 'Antarctica' from Seven Worlds,One Planet at the iconic Supertree Grove. Series Producer Scott Alexander will be in attendance to take audiences behind the scenes,revealing the trials and joys of filming such award-winning documentaries.

Date: 2 November 2019

Time: 7.30pm - 9pm (local time in Singapore)

Venue: Gardens by the Bay's Supertree Grove

Entry is free. For more details,please visit www.bbcasia.com/sevenworldsoneplanet

The BBC Earth Asia premiere of Seven Worlds,One Planet is on Monday,4 November 2019,at 8pm Bangkok time (GMT+7). In Thailand,BBC Earth is on TrueVisions channel 568.

In Asia,the BBC Earth channel is available in regions -- Hong Kong,Indonesia,Malaysia,Mongolia,Myanmar,Philippines,Singapore,South Korea,Taiwan,Thailand and Vietnam. It is available as a block in Japan on WOWOW,and as joint-venture channel Sony BBC Earth in India.

For more information,please contact:

Jessie Lim

BBC Studios

+65-6849-5295

Email: Jessie.Lim@bbc.com

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios,a global content company with British creativity at its heart,is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen,it spans content financing,development,production,sales,branded services,and ancillaries from both its own productions and programmes and formats made by high-quality UK independents. Award-winning British programmes made by the business are internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms,including factual,drama,entertainment and comedy. BBC Studios has offices in 22 markets globally,including six production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The company,which makes around 2,500 hours of content a year,is a champion for British creativity around the world and a committed partner for the UK's independent sector. Created in April 2018 by the merger of two existing commercial subsidiaries,BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios,the company has revenue of around £1.4bn. In the year to March 2019,it returned £243m to the BBC Group,complementing the BBC's licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences.

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About BBC Earth

BBC Earth is a global factual brand which seeks to inspire audiences in the UK and worldwide with the most incredible sights,stories and characters from the natural world. Commercially and internationally the brand is managed by BBC Studios,the commercial arm of the BBC. Since launch the brand has grown across multiple platforms including branded blocks on television,live events,social media,visitor attractions,theatrical releases for cinema and giant screen films and online on BBC.com. From 2015 the BBC Earth brand will launch new channels internationally that will be dedicated to bringing audiences premium factual content.

About Seven Worlds,One Planet

Millions of years ago incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust creating seven extraordinary continents. Seven Worlds,One Planet presented by Sir David Attenborough,will reveal how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there. This series will feature remarkable,new animal behaviour from all the continents including the baking plains of Africa and the frozen waters off Antarctica. In Asia,the biggest of all continents,we will showcase life at the extremes,whilst in Europe we will reveal surprising wildlife dramas hidden right alongside us.

The series will celebrate the diversity of life on each of these continents,but also the many challenges faced by animals in a modern world dominated by humanity. By telling unknown,unseen and unexpected wildlife stories,we will uncover the fundamental truth about what makes each one of our seven worlds unique.

Seven Worlds,One Planet is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production,co-produced with BBC America,Tencent Penguin Pictures,ZDF,France Télévisions and China Media Group CCTV9.

About Gardens by the Bay

An integral part of Singapore's "City in a Garden" vision,Gardens by the Bay is a national garden and premier horticultural attraction that showcases the best of garden and floral artistry for all to enjoy. Spanning 101 hectares in the heart of Singapore's downtown Marina Bay,it comprises three waterfront gardens – Bay South,Bay East,and Bay Central. Bay South,the largest at 54 hectares,officially opened on 29 June 2012.

Guided by the vision to be a world of gardens for all to own,enjoy and cherish,the Gardens' extensive plant collection,ever-changing floral displays,and myriad of engaging programmes have captured the imagination of many,while its Gift of Gardens community initiative,with President of the Republic of Singapore Madam Halimah Yacob as Patron,reaches out to people from all walks of life.

Since opening,Gardens by the Bay has welcomed more than 50 million visitors and garnered numerous international awards including Best Attraction Experience in the Singapore Tourism Awards 2019 and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award presented by ASEAN Tourism in 2018. The Gardens continues to refresh and refine its offerings,to be a place that everyone can enjoy – a garden where wonder blooms.

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