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''Ice Age Giants'' is a British television documentary series created and produced by the
BBC Natural History Unit The BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of BBC Studios that produces television, radio and online content with a natural history or wildlife theme. It is best known for its highly regarded nature documentaries, including '' ...
, first shown in the UK on
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and
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on 19 May 2013. The series steps back to 20,000 years in time and follows the trail of the prehistoric mammals in the ice age on North America and European region that lived through it to life by using the latest scientific knowledge and a little graphic wizardry. The series was presented by Dr.
Alice Roberts Alice May Roberts (born 19 May 1973) is an English biological anthropologist, biologist, television presenter and author. Since 2012 she has been Professor of the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. She was President ...
and composed by David Mitcham.


Broadcast


British television

''Ice Age Giants'' debuted on British television on 19 May 2013, broadcast on
BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
and
BBC Two HD BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
, which consisted of total three episodes.


International

The series premiered in Australia on
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on 24 June 2015.


Episodes


Merchandise


DVDs

In United States and Canada (Region 1), a single DVD was released by BBC Warner on 13 January 2015. As for Australia and New Zealand (Region 4), it was released by ABC DVD/Village Roadshow on 6 August 2014.


See also

* ''
Wild New World ''Wild New World'' (also known as ''Prehistoric America'') is a six-part BBC documentary series about Ice Age America that describes the prehistory, landscape and wildlife of the continent from the arrival of humans to the welcome of the Ice Age. ...
'' * ''
Planet Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surface ...
'' * ''
The Blue Planet ''The Blue Planet'' is a British nature documentary series created and produced by the BBC. It premiered on 12 September 2001 in the United Kingdom. It is narrated by David Attenborough. Described as "the first ever comprehensive series on the ...
'' * ''
Frozen Planet ''Frozen Planet'' is a 2011 British nature documentary series, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University. It was filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit. The production team, which includes executive producer Alastair Fothergill and series p ...
''


References

First episode of Ice Age Giants documentary proves a hit – Thame Gazette
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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ice Age Giants 2013 British television series debuts 2013 British television series endings 2010s British documentary television series 2010s British television miniseries BBC high definition shows BBC television documentaries BBC television miniseries English-language television shows Nature educational television series Documentary films about prehistoric life