The Bear Family & Me

The Bear Family & Me

Documentary 2013

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

Documentary 2013

PG

Starring Gordon Buchanan

EPISODE 1

Spring

After finding a polar bear birth den, the team fit the mother with a tracking collar.

42 min · 3 Jan 2022 PG
EPISODE 2

Summer

Gordon and the team return to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in mid-June on the trail of Lyra and her cubs.

42 min · 3 Jan 2022 PG
EPISODE 3

Autumn

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.

42 min · 3 Jan 2022 PG

Gordon Buchanan

Host
Saritha Wilkinson

Director
Ted Oakes

Producer
Tim Martin

Producer

About

The Bear Family & Me

DOCUMENTARY

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

Information

Studio: BBC
Released: 2013
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.