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Autumn

Episode 3 of 3

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.

58 minutes

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Mon 16 Dec 2024 15:55
BBC Two

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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
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Wed 16 Jan 2013 19:00
    BBC Two & BBC HD
  • Wed 23 Dec 2015 13:45
    BBC Two
  • Fri 14 Dec 2018 15:45
    BBC Two
  • Fri 18 Dec 2020 16:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Christmas Day 2021 06:10
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 30 Dec 2022 07:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 27 Jan 2023 08:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Mon 16 Dec 2024 15:55
    BBC Two except Scotland