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2022PGdocumentary

Frozen Planet II

2022PGdocumentary

Explore the breathtaking wildlife and harsh realities of Earth's frozen frontiers.

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Alex Lanchester,

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Explore the breathtaking wildlife and harsh realities of Earth's frozen frontiers.

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Alex Lanchesterdirector

Jane Atkinsdirector

Rachel Scottdirector

James Reed

James Reeddirector

Orla Dohertydirector

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Ten years on from the original Frozen Planet, this documentary series takes audiences back to the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica and tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s locked in ice and blanketed in snow.

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