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| Miracle Planet | |
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| Starring | Christopher Plummer (narrator) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original languages | Japanese, English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 300 minutes (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Science Channel |
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Miracle Planet is a six-part documentary series, co-produced by Japan's NHK and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), narrated by Christopher Plummer (Seiko Nakajo in the original Japanese), which tells the 4.6-billion-year-old story of how life has evolved from its humble beginnings to the diversity of living creatures today. It is a remake of the 1989 series produced by NHK and KCTS.
Filmed around the world and based upon the most recent scientific findings, Miracle Planet combines location footage and interviews with leading scientists, along with computer animation, to depict the cataclysmic events that have shaped our planet and all of the life-forms within it.
The five standard episodes depict the evolution of life on Earth in perspective with our place in the universe - from the simplest microbes to the complexity and diversity that is found on the planet today. The entire 5-hour series Miracle Planet aired on Discovery Channel in Canada on April 22, 2005 as an Earth Day special. The music was composed by Daniel Toussaint, and orchestrated by Daniel Toussaint.