BBC Africa

[bar shaker]

Once again Sir David Attenborough has produced a piece of television so magical that it is worth the license fee on its own.

Unmissable.

[splitwagon]

...Unmissable.

I missed it.

Mrs SC prefers to avoid programs with 'dramatised animal in peril' type segments put in for 'reality' or 'excitement' - i.e. watching a killer whale hunting down and eating other baby whales.

How much of that sort of stuff was in it?

SC
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[bar shaker]

There was a young leopard stalking a Steinbok but he blew it. No kills were broadcast, that I remember.

There was an incredible giraffe fight, but again no animals were killed.

[Colonel Panic]

Some sensational photography, but I do find that this type of series are becoming more "lets just put the best bit of film in that we have" than "lets tell a story". They do incredibly well with the former, but unlike how I remember Life on Earth etc, there is less cohesion to what is shown.

There is a lovely audio slideshow about the series at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-20811945

[chevvron]

...Unmissable.

I missed it.

Mrs SC prefers to avoid programs with 'dramatised animal in peril' type segments put in for 'reality' or 'excitement' - i.e. watching a killer whale hunting down and eating other baby whales.

SC
~~

Snap! Mrs Chevv is just the same, gets really wound up if an animal looks like coming to any harm and won't even contemplate watching them.

[PaulB]

There was a young leopard stalking a Steinbok but he blew it. No kills were broadcast, that I remember.

There was an incredible giraffe fight, but again no animals were killed.

The cricket didn't fair too well!