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Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons. In Svalbard, Gordon and the team find a polar bear birth den.
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons, something no-one has done before. Gordon and arctic survival experts travel by boat to far-flung Svalbard. They manage to find a polar bear birth den and meet mother Lyra and her cubs Miki and Luca as they emerge from their den.
Little is known about the family life of polar bears because no-one has been able to follow them this closely before. Gordon helps scientists fit Lyra with a tracking collar and takes on the mission of living with this remarkable bear family. To help him observe the polar bears, Gordon tests a 'bear-proof' filming hide - the 'Ice Cube' - and gets closer to polar bears than anyone has ever done before.
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The 'ice cube' test
Duration: 01:04
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Close encounter with a polar bear
Duration: 01:50
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Miki and Luca playing
Duration: 01:27
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First polar bear sighting
Duration: 01:50
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gordon Buchanan |
| Director | Saritha Wilkinson |
| Series Producer | Ted Oakes |
| Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
| Camera Operator | Matt Norman |
| Camera Operator | Robin Cox |
Broadcasts
Mon 7 Jan 2013 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two- Mon 14 Jan 2013 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two
- Mon 21 Dec 2015 13:45
- Wed 12 Dec 2018 13:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Wed 12 Dec 2018 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 16 Dec 2020 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Thu 23 Dec 2021 07:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 28 Dec 2022 07:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Fri 13 Jan 2023 08:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Thu 12 Dec 2024 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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