SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET
BBC America, 9:00 p.m. ET
SERIES FINALE: I’ve got a secret: Ever since I saw the premiere of Nova back in the 1970s, I’ve been a sucker for making-of documentaries about nature films. And since some of the most astounding nature photography I’ve ever seen has appeared in Seven Worlds, One Planet, this post-series special providing the tricks of the producers’ trade is the perfect dessert, complementing the perfect meal. And it’s amazing in itself. Some of the shots I was certain were photographed by drones were taken by helicopter, and vice versa. And the land-level or sea-level shots of animals in action? The effort it took to get those, sometimes taking months to capture, is worth a show in itself. And here it is.