The Polar Bear Family and Me

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Absolutely superb enthralling three part series, second part tonight on BBC2.

Well worth watching in HD or on catch up.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Bigbelly]

Was meant to watch that last night but fell asleep on the sofa so will sky+ it for the next 2 parts and catch the first one.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Didn't realise the next part is tonight, was pissed off thinking I'd probably forget about it by the time they air the next one. Cheers
Really interesting programme I thought, wouldn't fancy being that bloke when he was in the perspex box though. Fooking nora.

 

[sams dad]

Great programme. I was captivated by the beautiful bear cubs.

 

[T soprano]

Watched it last night that bloke in the glass cage was terrified by the end it looked like the polar bear was gonna roll it over looks great in BBC HD

 

[8ace]

Watched it last night that bloke in the glass cage was terrified by the end it looked like the polar bear was gonna roll it over looks great in BBC HD

f*** doing that, they can punch through a couple of feet of ice.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Missed the first half-hour, did the other cub die?

 

[T soprano]

Missed the first half-hour, did the other cub die?

Sadly yes but they don't know how

 

[WhingForPresident]

Sadly yes but they don't know how

Shit

 

[MORTY]

Bet that cub was saying "mum, that twat with the Duffel coat is here again!"

 

[T soprano]

Made me laugh when he locked himself in the glass cube for 5 hours and all he got on film was a SEAGULL!!!!

 

[glasfryn]

really great show
don't know what the guys name is but he is up and coming and has already made some great films (tigers in the himalaya mountains and foothills comes to mind) he has a real love of all animals
Thursday final episode

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Gordon Buchanan I think? Have watched both parts and loved it when he was holding the snoring cub in part 1! Had to record this series & AFRICA as my son loves nature docs but they are on just too late at night for him! Why not put these types of programme on at 7ish and put dreary crap like Eastenders on later?!

 

[Munkfish]

It made the Polar bear look like a right pussy though, not what it needs when WHC 2013 is currently going on.

 

[vegster]

Well shot and pretty enjoyable but a bit fed up with the dumbing down of having to repeat the same lines several times and episode for effect. I'm ok with being told just the once that a mother with two cubs does not usually get both to survival age. same again for " These Bears are incredibly hungry because the ice where they hunt has melted early this year " etc etc.

Other than that, well done, better than that pwatt Packham

 

[Sussax]

Am I watching a repeat then?

 

[T soprano]

Am I watching a repeat then?

This is part 3 tonight

 

[Ali_rrr]

Bet that cub was saying "mum, that twat with the Duffel coat is here again!"

 

[Pevenseagull]

Sadly yes but they don't know how

probably starved as the mother was too busy worrying about the camera crew rather than getting on with natural behavior. Personally I would have preferred a show called 'Polar Bear Family' rather than 'Polar Bear Family and Me' ...... far too much 'Me', dumbed down commentary and antropomorphism for my liking.

"Laira's now wondering what's going on with the helicopter hovering over head", "unfortunately now she decided to hide" etc. etc. I'm sure there was some proper research going on but there was precious little of it discussed in what I've seen.

All looked nice

 

[T soprano]

And that was their summertime , oh well the whole winter too look forward to now for Mickey
What a harsh life for survival