The Polar Bear Family & Me

The Polar Bear Family & Me

2013•1h 0m•8.3/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.3/10(3)

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

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Production

BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 7, 2013

Last Aired

January 10, 2013

Networks

BBC Two

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Spring

E1

Spring

Air date: 2013-01-07

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.

Summer

E2

Summer

Air date: 2013-01-08

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.

Autumn

E3

Autumn

Air date: 2013-01-10

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.

Cast

Gordon Buchanan

Gordon Buchanan

Himself - Presenter

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