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World champion freediver Tanya Streeter presents a unique and personal insight into her top wildlife dives. Her ability has taken her to the four corners of the world, to encounter some of the ocean's most iconic animals. From the chilly waters of the Galapagos to the balmy Caribbean Sea and the turquoise of the Indian Ocean, she has used freediving to meet whales, dolphins and sharks on their own terms, just by holding her breath.
Free diver Tanya Streeter travels to a remote corner of Indonesia in search of stunning coral reefs and a shy tribe of people, the Bajau, who depend on the reefs for survival.
For Tanya, free diving is a sport which has allowed her to meet marine animals on their terms. But in Bajau society, free diving is not a sport, it is a fundamental part of a culture completely entwined with life in the water. Children are initiated into the sea from birth and playtime involves swimming and diving in the open ocean. As they hone their skills, they learn to catch octopus by day and sea cucumbers at night. The very best Bajau divers use hand-made spear guns to catch fish on the reefs, staying under for minutes at a time. But how will they take to the arrival of an outsider? Will Tanya be allowed to join them and see for herself just how impressive their diving skills are?
When wildlife film-makers Philippa Forrester and Charlie Hamilton-James adopted an orphaned otter cub as one of the family, they had no idea of the challenges that lay ahead of them.
Separated from her mother in a flood, the otter cub, 'Grace', would depend on them for everything - their mission was to raise her not as a pet, but as a wild otter, equipped for survival in the wild, so that she could be released when she reached adulthood.
Their highs and lows make for a charming, and at times deeply moving, story for the whole family to enjoy.
Series in which Philippa Forrester and her husband Charlie Hamilton-James adopt an otter named Grace.
Grace is becoming aggressive, so Charlie and the kids try to keep her entertained. But Grace is injured, damaging her chances of returning to the wild.
Steve Backshall discovers Japan's wilderness, from majestic cranes dancing in subzero temperatures in the north to giant salamanders hanging out near the rice paddies in the south.
Along the way, Steve boils an egg by volcano, shares his hot spring with a flock of swans and meets some feisty macaque monkeys on the beach.
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the Shetland Islands to try and track down Britain's most formidable predator - the killer whale. His adventures take him all over these rugged islands and on the way he has endless entertaining encounters with the local wildlife.
A compilation of BBC footage of animal migration presented by Philippa Forrester. Includes interviews with the production crews and presenters who made the films explaining how they did it.
Portrait of the wildlife of the Scilly Islands.
