"South Pacific" Ocean of Volcanoes (2009)

Director:

Chiara Bellati

Writers:

TV Series:

"South Pacific" (2009)

Original Air Date:

31 May 2009 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Many if the countless island in the South Pacific are neither broken off continental shells nor made by corals...

Plot Keywords:

Ocean | Pacific | Explosion | Volcano | Fire

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Himself - Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carolina Larrea Angermeyer	...	Herself
Richard Wollocombe	...	Himself

Runtime:

UK:60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

This film contains the first HD footage of an underwater volcano in the Solomon exploding; Kingman Reef, one of the most remote and pristine reefs in the world; and the secret Jellyfish lakes of Palau.

After "Planet Earth", another BBC masterpiece

I'm usually not a big fan of documentaries, but "South Pacific BBC" is an exception. This 6-part BBC mini-series of the South Pacific shows not only clichéd postcard-style images, but also the south pacific's diverse wildlife, people, history and its condition today.

Interesting stories alternate with amazing images from the air as well as in the water. At the end of every Episode, the "South Pacific Diaries" show the difficulties the team experienced while filming and the high-tech material they used.

As the BBC is not only ad-driven, they were able to invest a huge amount of money, which pays off: top-notch direction, sound, narrating and image quality (check the blu-ray!). I see no big flaws, only the wildlife parts are in a few cases a bit boring.