Savage Planet was a 2000s documentary series produced for ITV in the United Kingdom. It focused on floods, hurricanes, landslides and other natural phenomena, telling the stories of those who have come face to face with some of nature's most awesome events or who live in some of the world's most inhospitable conditions. The series was first aired on 13 March 2000, and was narrated by the actor Ian Holm.
Savage Planet followed two earlier related documentary series which were broadcast during the 1990s. Savage Skies focussed on weather phenomenons such as tornadoes, thunder storms and snowstorms, and was broadcast in 1996. In 1997, Savage Earth was a four-part series that covered subjects such as Volcanic eruptions, Tsunami and Earthquakes. Both of these series were also narrated by Ian Holm.
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