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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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Thu 18 Dec 202514:15
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterGordon Buchanan
DirectorSaritha Wilkinson
Series ProducerTed Oakes
Executive ProducerTim Martin
Camera OperatorMatt Norman
Camera OperatorRobin Cox

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Jan 201321:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Mon 14 Jan 201319:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Mon 21 Dec 201513:45
    BBC Two
  • Wed 12 Dec 201813:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 12 Dec 201815:45
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 16 Dec 202016:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 23 Dec 202107:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 28 Dec 202207:35
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 13 Jan 202308:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 12 Dec 202416:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 18 Dec 202514:15
    BBC Two except Scotland

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