Inspired by ‘The Polar Bear Family & Me’?

Last week saw the BBC continue its new year wildlife scheduling with the broadcast of The Polar Bear Family & Me. The programme saw Gordon Buchanan, an experienced wildlife cameraman, track a family of polar bears over the course of year charting their trials and tribulations on Svalbard. What was most fascinating about the programme was the seemingly suicidal position Gordon got himself into in order to film a male polar bear at close quarters. At one point he was left shaking after a polar bear decided Gordon was smelling like the perfect dinner in the absence of sufficient seals. This