Memorable sequences filmed in the wild include wild camels in the snow in the Gobi desert, a giant (truly giant) salamander hunting at night, desert lions capturing an oryx, golden snub-nosed monkeys playing high in the mountains of China, a giant panda in a cave tending her tiny newborn and a snow leopard chasing its prey down a sheer rock face.

There can be few BBC series that have generated as many gripping tales as Planet Earth. With producers and camera crews travelling to almost every corner of the world, from the highest mountains to the lowest depths, using every kind of craft and technological wizardry imaginable, from helicopters and submersibles to satellites and remote cameras, they have witnessed remarkable things. This book tells the dramatic tales of their encounters, trials and tribulations. Particularly memorable are the ingenious means by which some of the unique sequences in the series were made. High-definition film-footage photos will bring the tales to life.