{"id":110,"date":"2021-12-07T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=50840"},"modified":"2021-12-07T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:56:12","slug":"how-to-watch-welcome-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-welcome-to-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Welcome To Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Megan Shersby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Where to watch Welcome To Earth<\/em><\/h2>\n
Welcome To Earth<\/em> is available to stream on Disney Plus from 8th December 2021.<\/p>\n
Watch the trailer for Welcome To Earth:<\/em><\/h2>\n\n<h2>What is <em>Welcome To Earth<\/em> about?<\/h2>\n<p>Following the success of his <em>One Strange Rock<\/em> documentary series in 2018 for National Geographic, Will Smith once again explores our extraordinary planet.<\/p>\n<p>This time he\u2019s meeting up with professional explorers, vulcanologists and marine biologists to experience the Earth\u2019s most amazing places.\u00a0From diving into the ocean in a submersible to kayaking through a gorge in Iceland, it\u2019s a thrilling journey with Will as our curious and excited host.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\""twitter-tweet"\" data-dnt=\""true"\"><p lang=\""en"\" dir=\""ltr"\"><a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeToEarthSeries?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">#WelcomeToEarthSeries<\/a> comes out tomorrow on <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">@disneyplus<\/a>. <br\/><br\/>Will Smith and I spotted an Enypniastes eximia aka headless chicken monster while exploring 1km deep off the Bahamas. <br\/><br\/>Sound on to hear some of our chats about it. <a href=\""https:\/\/t.co\/RPpFEuk7FC"\">pic.twitter.com\/RPpFEuk7FC<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dr Diva Amon (@DivaAmon) <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/DivaAmon\/status\/1468263279738843136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\""https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js"\" charset=\""utf-8"\"\/><h2>Interview with explorer Dwayne Fields<\/h2>\n<h3>How did it feel to meet Will Smith, and to take him out into the wilderness?<\/h3>\n<p>Gosh, it sounds clich\u00e9 to say it was a dream come true, but this was one of the biggest stars in the world in one of the coolest environments. It blew my mind.<\/p>\n<h3>Why was Iceland chosen as the location to take him?<\/h3>\n<p>One of the things aobut Iceland is that the landscape is so alien, it\u2019s so barren and epic. We wanted to introduce the audience to a foreign place, and there\u2019s so few places where you can take that many staff logistically, particularly with the variety of habitats \u2013 glacier, rivers, oceans, and more.\u00a0Iceland is this place that\u2019s constantly changing with its volcanic activity.<\/p>\n<p>Most big cinematic productions tend to go to Iceland because it\u2019s accessible because it\u2019s this environment is so vast and different to what we\u2019re all used to.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, this might have been the biggest productions taking place in the world because of pandemic restrictions, 100-odd people on the ground at one point, with 10 to 15 people just looking after safety at one point. I wish I knew who everyone was, because I\u2019d love to thank them all individually, it was a huge undertaking.<\/p>\n<h3>Were there any moments of real fear, for either of you, during filming?<\/h3>\n<p>Will is the kind of person that doesn\u2019t let fear hold him back, and I saw moments of that. There would be times when we\u2019d be talking before heading out, and say he is isn\u2019t a strong swimmer, but he would smile and carry on. His safety and security teams went ahead and they capsized, and they were brought ashore by the safety crews.<\/p>\n<p>The visual of seeing people who are responsible for your safety, instantly you imagine that\u2019s you. I had to make sure I didn\u2019t give him a reason to feel anxious, so I had to act like this was normal and continued getting ready for us to go. He took a moment, a breath, to reset.<\/p>\n<p>When we were standing at the top of the moulin (a hole within a glacier), getting ready to rappel down and talking about working with ropes, he said \u201cI\u2019ve done a little bit\u201d. We went down in this hole, and you can hear the ice occasionally making a crack or crunch as it constantly moves. It\u2019s the stuff that nightmares are made of.<\/p>\n<p>But he just took a breath, and took it through in his stride. He took the role on of everyone watching this episode. He was anxious, but he handled it and was able to do it.<\/p>\n<h3>You\u2019re also in Costa Rica in this series, what were you doing there?<\/h3>\n<p>In that segment, without Will, I was looking at trees and the behaviour of wildlife. We saw so many amazing species \u2013 scarlet macaws, howler monkeys, snakes, scorpions, white-faced capuchins, toucans, morpho butterflies, olive ridley turtles, and more. We went out to find nest sites of the turtles, the eggs are taken into a secure area of the beach that\u2019s fenced and the hatchlings are released into the wild.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\""twitter-tweet"\" data-dnt=\""true"\"><p lang=\""en"\" dir=\""ltr"\">Filming <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/DwayneFields?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">@DwayneFields<\/a> exploring the <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rainforest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">#rainforest<\/a> <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/canopy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">#canopy<\/a> of <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CostaRica?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">#CostaRica<\/a> for WELCOME TO EARTH the new <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatGeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">@NatGeo<\/a> series now streaming on <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">@disneyplus<\/a><br\/><br\/>We shot this at <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/osaconservation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">@osaconservation<\/a> with <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyRainforest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">@AndyRainforest<\/a> 18 months ago. Feels like yesterday, as all the best shoots do!<a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/canopyfilming?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">#canopyfilming<\/a> <a href=\""https:\/\/t.co\/WYeZcpq7O9"\">pic.twitter.com\/WYeZcpq7O9<\/a><\/p>\u2014 James Aldred (@jraldred) <a href=\""https:\/\/twitter.com\/jraldred\/status\/1450208297219346433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\""https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js"\" charset=\""utf-8"\"\/><h3>How did you become a professional explorer and expeditionist?<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of it was serendipity, making the right decisions at the right time and learning from people. I went on a number of courses, such as walking to the North Pole and sea kayaking around the Caribbean. It\u2019s about increasing your skill set as much as you can whenever you can.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t call myself a professional, but rather a student of the craft. It was a great way to showcase what we can do, and invite people into this field who might never have considered these career paths. I can\u2019t imagine many people will watch this and not want to do it.<\/p>\n<h3>What advice would you have for people that want to reconnect with nature?<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019d say this, this series is epic in every single sense of the word. <em>Welcome to Earth<\/em> is huge in terms of the visual and the sensory input. The viewer will be taken on a completely unexpected journey with Will and the explorers, they\u2019re all amazing at what they do.<\/p>\n<p>But this is one end of the scale. At the other end, it\u2019s about doing things locally. Taking a moment to stop in your local park to look at anmals and plants. Introducing yourself to nature in small steps. Once you feel comfortable, head out to the countryside. Take yourself to a National Park. We are blessed to have so many beautiful places in the UK. Once you\u2019ve got this love and respect for it, you\u2019ll want to protect it.<\/p>\n<h3>Tell us about your <a href=\"\/\/www.teamwetwo.com"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">#WeTwo Foundation<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This is one of the things I\u2019m most excited for and proud of. Phoebe Smith and I are still in the process of whittling down 700 plus names to the final 10. Every person I read about it is the perfect person to take.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, me and Phoebe will be taking ten people on the world\u2019s first carbon negative expedition of its kind. We know what kind of science we\u2019re going to be doing, and the cabins are booked. There will be a big focus on conservation, including taking phytoplankton samples, and undertaking whale and seal surveys.It\u2019s going to be mind-blowing the experience that this people will have. Each time I take people out, they come back as developed people.<\/p>\n<h3>What else have you got planned for the future?<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m currently working on a series with Nutopia for next year about going to really tough environments at really difficult times of year.<\/p>\n<hr\/><p><em>Main image: Will Smith descends into a volcano. \u00a9 National Geographic for Disney+\/Kyle Christy<\/em><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Megan Shersby Published: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 12:00 am Where to watch Welcome To Earth Welcome To Earth is available to stream on Disney Plus from 8th December 2021. Watch the trailer for Welcome To Earth: What is Welcome To Earth about? 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