For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by Ben DowellPlanet Earth: A CelebrationBBC One, 8pmWith the explicit aim of raising our spirits during the pandemic this hour-long special features the best moments from BBC natural history extravaganzas Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II with new narration and fresh compositions from Hans Zimmer and piano playing from Dave (as in the Brixton rapper, not Attenborough). Yes, it may be a greatest hits compilation, but what an album it is, featuring the heroic octopus escaping the clutches of a pyjama shark by cleverly inserting its arms in the predator’s gills. Best of all are those iguanas fleeing the racer snakes, a sequence that won the 2017 Bafta best TV

Source: The Times August 30, 2020 23:02 UTC