Autumn
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons. The team returns in September and finds the polar bears are having a tough time.
Gordon Buchanan and the team return to Svalbard in September on the trail of Lyra and her cub Miki. They have been away for six weeks and don't know if either bear is still alive. Lyra's collar hasn't sent a signal for a month - finding her this time will be a huge challenge. But Gordon does find her, and Miki is also alive.
Times are tough, though. Lyra is very thin and has been reduced to eating moss and seaweed. Gordon discovers that Lyra has been eating plastic fishing floats to stave off her hunger. She is very thin and her milk is starting to run dry, so she is refusing to let Miki suckle. Lyra is so desperate that for the first time she sees Gordon as a possible meal.
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Lyra eating plastic
Duration: 01:15
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Boat smash
Duration: 01:43
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Feeling threatened by Lyra
Duration: 00:34
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Milk drying up
Duration: 01:01
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gordon Buchanan |
| Director | Saritha Wilkinson |
| Series Producer | Ted Oakes |
| Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
| Writer | Richard Burke-Ward |
| Camera Operator | Robin Cox |
| Camera Operator | Matt Norman |
| Editor | Matt Meech |
Broadcasts
Thu 10 Jan 2013 21:30大象传媒 HD & 大象传媒 Two- Wed 16 Jan 2013 19:00大象传媒 Two & 大象传媒 HD
- Wed 23 Dec 2015 13:45
- Fri 14 Dec 2018 15:45
- Fri 18 Dec 2020 16:15大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Christmas Day 2021 06:10大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 07:30大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Fri 27 Jan 2023 08:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Monday 15:55大象传媒 Two except Scotland