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Life on Our Planet

Life on Our Planet is our ground-breaking new 8-part series created by Silverback Films in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television – premiering on Netflix 25 October. Narrated by Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman, it’s the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on planet Earth. Today there are 20 million species on our ... Read more
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Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey

In this special film for BBC One and iPlayer from Silverback Films, wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin is on a journey to film his favourite birds of prey in the British Isles. The film airs at 7pm on Sunday 24 September. Birds of prey and wildlife have always been Hamza’s passion but during filming for BBC ... Read more
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Our Planet II

Our Planet II is a new 4-part Netflix series from Silverback Films (released 14 June 2023) – narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the series will unravel the mystery of how and why animals migrate. At any given moment on planet Earth, billions of animals are on the move, through spectacular and innovative cinematography we reveal ... Read more
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Saving Our Wild Isles

Saving Our Wild Isles is a Silverback Films documentary for WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust, landing exclusively on BBC iPlayer on Sunday 9th April (2023) at 8pm. The documentary highlights the people working hard to halt the alarming decline in nature as well as focusing on the wildlife and habitats at risk in ... Read more
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Wild Isles

Wild Isles is a major new five-part natural history series from Silverback Films that aims to do for the wildlife of Britain and Ireland what the ‘Planet’ series have done for the wildlife of the world. The first episode will air on BBC One and iPlayer at 7pm on Sunday 12th March. Presented by Sir David ... Read more
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Seat at the Table: Climate Anxiety

SEAT AT THE TABLE – LET’S TALK ABOUT CLIMATE ANXIETY Fresh from completing his journey to COP26, climate campaigner and YouTube creator Jack Harries has set out on a new, more personal journey.  As climate anxiety begins to gain worldwide attention, Jack wants to find out how it affects our mental health, and what we can do ... Read more
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Life on Our Planet

Life on Our Planet is our ground-breaking new 8-part series created by Silverback Films in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television – premiering on Netflix 25 October. Narrated by Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman, it’s the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on planet Earth. Today there are 20 million species on our … Read more

Read More →

Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey

In this special film for BBC One and iPlayer from Silverback Films, wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin is on a journey to film his favourite birds of prey in the British Isles. The film airs at 7pm on Sunday 24 September. Birds of prey and wildlife have always been Hamza’s passion but during filming for BBC … Read more

Read More →

Our Planet II

Our Planet II is a new 4-part Netflix series from Silverback Films (released 14 June 2023) – narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the series will unravel the mystery of how and why animals migrate. At any given moment on planet Earth, billions of animals are on the move, through spectacular and innovative cinematography we reveal … Read more

Read More →

Saving Our Wild Isles

Saving Our Wild Isles is a Silverback Films documentary for WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust, landing exclusively on BBC iPlayer on Sunday 9th April (2023) at 8pm. The documentary highlights the people working hard to halt the alarming decline in nature as well as focusing on the wildlife and habitats at risk in … Read more

Read More →

Wild Isles

Wild Isles is a major new five-part natural history series from Silverback Films that aims to do for the wildlife of Britain and Ireland what the ‘Planet’ series have done for the wildlife of the world. The first episode will air on BBC One and iPlayer at 7pm on Sunday 12th March. Presented by Sir David … Read more

Read More →

Seat at the Table: Climate Anxiety

SEAT AT THE TABLE – LET’S TALK ABOUT CLIMATE ANXIETY Fresh from completing his journey to COP26, climate campaigner and YouTube creator Jack Harries has set out on a new, more personal journey.  As climate anxiety begins to gain worldwide attention, Jack wants to find out how it affects our mental health, and what we can do … Read more

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Just released: Life on Our Planet official trailer

25th September 2023

Today (25 Sept) saw the release of the official trailer for our ground-breaking new series Life on Our Planet. From Silverback Films and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and narrated by Morgan Freeman, this is the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on Planet Earth. Today there are 20 million species on our planet, yet what we see is just a snapshot in time – 99 per cent of earth’s inhabitants are lost to … Read more

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Behind the scenes of Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey

25th September 2023

In this special film for BBC One and iPlayer from Silverback Films, wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin is on a journey to film his favourite birds of prey in the British Isles. The film aired at 7pm on Sunday 24 September, if you missed it you can catch up on BBC iPlayer now. We chatted to two of the Silverback Films team behind the Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey, Director Laura Howard, and Assistant Producer Ellie … Read more

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Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey from the Cairngorms to urban London

23rd September 2023

Hamza Yassin stunned the nation with his incredible dance moves winning Strictly in 2022. Off the dance-floor, Hamza is an accomplished wildlife cameraman and has filmed all over the world as well as capturing memorable footage for our recent Wild Isles series for BBC One. He is passionate about wildlife and especially birds of prey. In our new film together Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey, we travelled around the UK tracking down and filming some of … Read more

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