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Summer

Episode 2 of 3

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons. Gordon and the team return to Svalbard in mid-June on the trail of Lyra and her cubs.

Gordon Buchanan and the team return to Svalbard in mid-June on the trail of Lyra and her cubs Miki and Luca. Gordon works with scientists to try to understand how his polar bear family are surviving the unusual arctic weather. He finds Lyra and renews his bond with her, but discovers that cub Luca is missing. Lyra is devoted to her remaining cub Miki, but his future is also uncertain. Gordon documents the intimate details of polar bear family life as he sees Lyra and Miki in their epic struggle to survive as this mother bear tries to keep her cub safe.

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Fri 19 Dec 202514:25
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterGordon Buchanan
DirectorSaritha Wilkinson
Series ProducerTed Oakes
Executive ProducerTim Martin
ProducerJason Roberts
WriterRichard Burke-Ward
Camera OperatorRobin Cox
Camera OperatorMatt Norman

Broadcasts

  • Tue 8 Jan 201321:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Tue 15 Jan 201319:00
    BBC Two & BBC HD
  • Tue 22 Dec 201513:45
    BBC Two
  • Thu 13 Dec 201815:45
    BBC Two
  • Thu 17 Dec 202016:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Christmas Eve 202107:20
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 29 Dec 202207:20
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 20 Jan 202308:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 13 Dec 202416:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 19 Dec 202514:25
    BBC Two except Scotland