Saving Planet Earth is a season of nature documentaries with a conservation theme, screened on BBC Television in 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of its specialist factual department, the BBC Natural History Unit.
The series featured films contributed by a number of celebrities on the plight of various endangered species, and coincided with the launch of the BBC Wildlife Fund, a charitable organisation which distributes money to conservation projects around the world. The television series culminated in a live fundraising telethon on BBC Two, hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, which raised over £1 million for the charity.
The BBC broadcast a second live telethon in 2010. Wild Night In was presented by Kate Humble, Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games and featured conservation projects which had benefited from the support of the BBC Wildlife Fund. This helped to raise a further £1 million.
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| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | Saving Planet Earth | |
| First Air Date | June 24, 2007 | |
| Last Air Date | July 9, 2007 | |
| Seasons | 1 | |
| Episodes | 13 | |
| Episode Runtime | 30min | |
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| Original Language | English | |
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| Networks | BBC Two | |