{"id":16724,"date":"2021-01-23T18:14:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T23:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=16724"},"modified":"2021-01-23T18:14:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T23:14:45","slug":"new-series-tonight-a-wild-year-on-earth-saturday-january-23-8pm-on-bbc-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/23\/new-series-tonight-a-wild-year-on-earth-saturday-january-23-8pm-on-bbc-america\/","title":{"rendered":"New Series TONIGHT! &#8220;A Wild Year on Earth&#8221; Saturday, January 23 @ 8PM on BBC America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16097\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wild-year-12-30-2020-05011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wild-year-12-30-2020-05011.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wild-year-12-30-2020-05011-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wild-year-12-30-2020-05011-560x312.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wild-year-12-30-2020-05011-260x145.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wild-year-12-30-2020-05011-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Wild Year on Earth<\/em><\/strong> airs Saturdays starting on January 23rd at 8PM\/7c on BBC America<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EgspaUsBCh8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A WILD YEAR ON EARTH &#8211; EPISODE ONE &#8211; THE YEAR BEGINS<\/p><div id=\"morty-2246494099\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The start of the year is a time of extremes across Earth. From the realm of the Polar Bear, the Arctic winds plunge the Northern Hemisphere into winter. Creatures, minuscule and magnificent are challenged by the conditions. While in the tropics, animals, and human have different responses to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, January 30th at 8PM\/7c<\/p>\n<p>A WILD YEAR ON EARTH &#8211; EPISODE TWO &#8211; A TIME OF RENEWAL<\/p>\n<p>In March, a wave of blooming Cherry Blossoms unfolds across Japan signaling the arrival of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The longer days trigger dramatic events across the natural world. Whooper Swans overwintering in Japan are called northward. In India it&#8217;s time for one of the largest congregations of wild Asian elephants known on Earth.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1000128015\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saturday, February 6th at 8PM\/7c<\/p>\n<p>A WILD YEAR ON EARTH &#8211; EPISODE THREE &#8211; A TIME OF VOLATILITY<\/p>\n<p>May is a time of seasonal gear shifting and powerful forces of nature. 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