The Polar Bear Family and Me
Summer
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
Gordon Buchanan and the team return to Svalbard in mid-June on the trail of Lyra and her two cubs to find out how they are coping with the unusual Arctic weather. Gordon locates the family and renews his bond with the adult bear, but discovers that cub Luca is missing and documents the struggle to survive as the mother bear tries to keep her remaining offspring safe
The Polar Bear Family and Me airs on BBC Two HD at 2:25 PM, Friday 19 December. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Gordon Buchanan
Presenter
Saritha Wilkinson
Series Director
Ted Oakes
Producer
Tim Martin
Executive Producer