The Polar Bear Family & Me: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons, something no one has done before. Gordon and arctic survival experts travel by boat to far flung Svalbard. They manage to find a polar bear birth den and meet mother Lyra and her cubs Miki and Luca as they emerge from their den. Little is known about the family life of polar bears because no one has been able to follow them this closely before. Gordon helps scientists fit Lyra with a tracking collar and takes on the mission of living with this remarkable bear family. To help him observe the polar bears Gordon tests a 'bear proof' filming hide - the 'Ice Cube' and gets closer to polar bears than anyone has ever done before.

Series details

• Title: The Polar Bear Family & Me
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Family, Nature
• Premiere date: 2013-01-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-01-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12350
• IMDb ID: tt2835830
• TVDB ID: 265467

Cast and credited roles

• Gordon Buchanan — Gordon Buchanan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-07; final listed air date 2013-01-10.

Source and licence

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