| South Pacific | |
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| Also known as | Wild Pacific |
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Narrated by | Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC) Mike Rowe (Discovery) |
| Composer | David Mitcham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Fiona Pitcher |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Natural History Unit Discovery Channel |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 May – 14 June 2009 |
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South Pacific (Wild Pacific in the US) is a British nature documentary series from the BBC Natural History Unit, which began airing on BBC Two on 10 May 2009. The six-part series surveys the natural history of the islands of the South Pacific region, including many of the coral atolls and New Zealand. It was filmed entirely in high-definition. South Pacific was co-produced by the Discovery Channel and the series producer was Huw Cordey.[1] It is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Filming took place over 18 months in a variety of remote locations around the Pacific including: Anuta (Solomon Islands), Banks Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Papua New Guinea, Palmyra, Kingman Reef, Tuvalu, Palau, Caroline Islands, Tuamotus and Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
On 6 May 2009, BBC Worldwide released a short clip of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom surfing in slow motion, high-definition footage as a preview of the series, attracting extremely positive reactions on YouTube.[2]
The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 15 June 2009. At the end of each fifty-minute episode, a ten-minute featurette takes a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of filming the series.
The series was released by Discovery International in the USA under the title Wild Pacific, with narration provided by Mike Rowe.
The series forms part of the Natural History Unit's "Continents" strand. It was preceded by Wild China in 2008 and followed by Madagascar in 2011.
- ^ "BBC Showcase 2009 - Natural History". BBC Worldwide. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "HD: Super Slo-mo Surfer! - South Pacific - BBC Two". BBC Worldwide via Youtube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2009.