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*Asia*
Asia
Genre	Nature documentary
Narrated by	David Attenborough
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer	Jonny Keeling
Producer	Matthew Wright
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Original release
Network	BBC One; BBC One HD
Release	3 November 2024

Asia is a 2024 British television series co-produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, ZDF and France Télévisions. It focuses on wildlife and wild habitats in Asia, and was four years in the making.^[1] It consists of seven hour-long episodes.^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Produced by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	"Beneath the Waves"	Matthew Wright	3 November 2024 (2024-11-03)	5.85
Asia Earths largest and most populated continent, its diverse landscape has the longest coastline of some of earth’s most spectacular and richest coral reefs. Where sights of never-seen-before animal behaviour have never been witnessed before.
2	"Above the Clouds"	Matthew Wright	10 November 2024 (2024-11-10)	5.59
Asia is earths most mountainous continent where the Indian subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula and five tectonic plates meet. From the diverse tropical south and barren centre. its highest places are home to some of our planet's most remarkable wildlife.
3	"The Frozen North"	Matthew Wright	17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)	5.72
4	"Tangled Worlds"	Matthew Wright	24 November 2024 (2024-11-24)	5.56
5	"Crowded Continent"	Matthew Wright	1 December 2024 (2024-12-01)	TBD
6	"The Arid Heart"	Matthew Wright	8 December 2024 (2024-12-08)	TBD
7	"Saving Asia"	Matthew Wright	15 December 2024 (2024-12-15)	TBD

Reception

Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian described Asia as "a televisual wonder", praising the filming, editing, soundtrack and narration, but noted the script "toned down the rhetoric that permeated Planet Earth III".^[3] Jasper Rees of The Telegraph similarly noted there are "no climate change sermons", and approved of the series' focus on visuals.^[4] Nick Duerden, writing in i, complained that Asia's format is unoriginal, but still appreciated the "familiar spell" of an Attenborough nature documentary.^[5]