BLUE Planet fans are in for a treat when the BAFTA award-winning show kicks off its live tour in Bournemouth next spring.

The Blue Planet II – Live In Concert tour will feature film sequences from the show and a full symphony orchestra performance of music by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming of Bleeding Fingers Music. We caught up with BBC presenter Anita Rani who is hosting the show at the BIC on Wednesday, March 13, to find out more...

What would you say to people who are thinking of going to the Live in Concert?

If you watch Blue Planet II, I don’t think there’s a person who watched it that didn’t fall in love with it. It was more than a TV show, it was a moment, and it’s a moment that’s gone down in television history already.

So, if you watched it, you loved it, then you cannot miss this live tour because it’s a fully immersive experience. You’ll be able to see those iconic moments – surfing dolphins on a huge screen with an 80 piece live orchestra playing that incredible soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. It’s not to be missed!

Blue Planet II has highlighted the damage plastic does to the marine life. Do you have any tips for people wanting to make changes to their own lives where plastics are concerned?

The first thing people can do is stop using plastic straws, because we’re adults we don’t need straws, we can drink from a glass. Carrier bags – I think that’s really sunk into people’s brains. Little things that you can do, just have a canvas sack with you when you go to the supermarket. There’s lots you can do and there’s lots I’m discovering as well.

Have you ever been to Bournemouth?

Yes, of course, it’s beautiful. Aren’t they lucky, the smug so and so’s! I think people who live on the South Coast are very smug, aren’t they? Because they’ve get the best weather and they’ve got the ocean, so lucky them. I’m looking forward to going to Bournemouth. What should I do? Maybe I’ll have some fish and chips, always have fish and chips when you’re by the sea.

Did you know:

During the filming of Blue Planet II, film crews embarked on over 125 expeditions, travelled to 39 countries and spent over 6000 hours of deep sea diving.