Monkey Planet (TV series) explained

Presenter:	George McGavin
Theme Music Composer:	Adelphoi Music
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	3
List Episodes:	Episode list
Executive Producer:	Chris Cole
Producer:	Jo Shinner
Runtime:	60 minutes

Monkey Planet is a British documentary television series that was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 April 2014. Presented by George McGavin, the series was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet.^[1]

Production

The BBC announced the television series on 16 January 2014.^[2] The three-part series shows primate family success and was filmed across the globe. Filming took place in South Africa, Uganda, Ethiopia, Congo, Thailand and Japan.^[3] The executive producer is Chris Cole and producer is Jo Shinner.^[4]

Home media

DVD and Blu-ray Disc editions were released in the UK on 2 June 2014.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: Meet the chimpanzee with a smartphone on new BBC1 wildlife show Monkey Planet . Radio Times . 16 January 2014 . 19 January 2014 . Payne, Terry.
2. News: George McGavin to present new BBC One Natural History Unit series Monkey Planet . BBC . 16 January 2014 . 19 January 2014.
3. News: Monkey Planet: Meet the relatives . Wanderlust . 17 January 2014 . 19 January 2014 . Moore, Peter.
4. News: BBC's NHU to shoot three part monkey special . Televisual . 16 January 2014 . 19 January 2014 . Creamer, Jon.
5. Web site: Monkey Planet (Blu-ray) . BBC Shop . 16 April 2014.
6. Web site: Monkey Planet (DVD) . BBC Shop . 16 April 2014.