Jack Bootle: Last News

EASTENDERS will air a one-off special tribute to Frozen Planet II in the closing moments of an upcoming episode. Viewers of the BBC soap will notice a significant change to the typical EastEnders ending.

Sir David Attenborough unearths the skull of a ferocious Jurassic predator in a new BBC film. With a working title of Attenborough And The Giant Sea Monster, the hour-long programme will see the 96-year-old broadcaster and naturalist explore the history of prehistoric marine reptile the pliosaur.

EastEnders fans praised the BBC One soap on Wednesday night as it aired a closing credits twist to highlight climate change. To promote the final episode of critically acclaimed series Frozen Planet II, a new take of the iconic Walford map highlighted the challenges the planet’s frozen regions are facing due to a warming climate.The new end credits saw London’s East End transformed to show the river Thames bursting its banks with parts of the capital under water in a hypothetical scenario of what London could look like in the future.

Blue Planet III and Gladiators are coming to the BBC. The Junior Eurovision Song Contest will also air on the network for the first time.

K.J. Yossman Sir David Attenborough is set to host a new nature series for the BBC tentatively titled “Wild Isles.”The five-part series will introduce viewers to fauna and flora across Britain and Ireland, focusing on four main areas: woodlands, grasslands, freshwater and marine.   Produced by Silverback Films and co-produced by The Open University, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the World Wildlife Fund, the series has been filmed over a period of three years in 4k with cutting edge technology including motion controlled time-lapse photography, low-light cameras and macro photography.Among the highlights viewers will see are Britain’s ancient oak trees, sea eagles, killer whales, wild horses and even a broomstick-riding bee.

Sir David Attenborough’s latest BBC natural history landmark is Wild Isles (working title), aiming to “do for the wildlife of Britain what the Planet Earth series has done for the wildlife of the world.”

Naman Ramachandran BBC Factual has commissioned “Zuckerberg” (working title), a three-part BBC Two and BBC iPlayer series aiming to present the definitive account of Mark Zuckerberg and his brainchild, marking the 20th anniversary of Facebook’s founding. On Feb.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Content has advertised for the high powered role of commissioning director, BBC Film and Storyville, a position formerly held by Rose Garnett under the title director of BBC Film.BBC Film is the feature film-making arm of the BBC, co-producing some 15 films a year. Recent successes include the BAFTA and Critics Choice awards winning “The Power of the Dog” and “The Souvenir” and “The Souvenir: Part II.”Storyville is the broadcaster’s flagship feature documentary strand and showcases films from around the world including “Welcome to Chechnya” and “Collective.” It moved under the remit of BBC Film in 2020.

Sir David Attenborough is to examine the mystery of the dinosaurs’ last days in a BBC1/PBS/France Télévisions feature film that will unearth a dig site hidden in the hills of North Dakota.

Emmerdale actor made the announcement on social media as he posted a bucolic photograph alongside his wife Liz Marsland and their two children standing next to a tractor.The update came as a double surprise to his 381,000 followers, who also found out that they are set to star in their own farming documentary.For the announcement, Kelvin re-posted a communiqué from talent management company Intertalent.The post read: “BBC Studios Documentary Unit has commissioned 6 x 30-minute episodes, which will document the experiences of the family as they move their lives to a 120-acre 18th-century farm in the Peak District to start a farming business.“Commissioned by head of science and natural history Jack Bootle, the series will be exec produced by

An elephant, cheetah, puma and hyena will be the stars of a new series of hit nature show Dynasties.

Sir David Attenborough may have turned 94 last month, but he's pulling out the stops in lockdown to bring BBC viewers their next major natural history series.