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  • BBC Two

The Polar Bear Family & Me

  • 2013
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~1h / ep
  • 1 season
  • 8.3/10

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

Latest: Season 1 · 2013

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  1. E1. Spring

    Jan 7, 2013 · 60m

    Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travel to far flung Svalbard to find a polar bear birth den and meet mother Lyra and her cubs Miki and Luca as they emerge from their den.

  2. E2. Summer

    Jan 8, 2013 · 60m

    Gordon Buchanan and the team return to Svalbard in mid-June to try to understand how his polar bear family are surviving the unusual arctic weather. He discovers that cub Luca is missing.

  3. E3. Autumn

    Jan 10, 2013 · 60m

    Gordon and the team return to Svalbard in September. They 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.

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