Human planet: Oceans!

Aboriginal artisanal Whale hunt in Lamalera - click for details.
They've done it again!
The BBC continues to show the world how to do epic nature programming, with stunning visuals, brilliant editing and great voice-overs - and always beholden to showing things as they are, as opposed to making things up like Discovery Channel.
Case in point: this trailer of Human Planet.
For me, this really is as good as it gets.

I went searching and found the following.
It is Episode 1: Oceans – Into the Blue, surely uploaded without permission - so lean back, relax and enjoy it whilst it lasts.
Wonderful, captivating stuff!

And here's one about catching Greenland Sharks.
Remember? Same topic - but what a difference to that horrible crap!

BBC Shark Videos - simply fantastic!

I really did like this alot - take a look.



See?
This could have been about any other animal and its habitat.
For once, a Shark video featuring no stupid host, no fabricated hype, no gore - but also no romantic stereotypes, no scenes of finning, no doomsday scenarios, no wagnerian drama!

Instead, the clip contains all the ingredients of truly professional nature programming: excellent story line, excellent images, excellent editing, excellent commentary, excellent sound track. With Shark Week looming and increasing indications that this year's lineup will once again feature plenty of Shark porn, the BBC once again shows everybody how to produce fantastic documentaries featuring Sharks.

This is the way forward, this is how one gets the message across.
It has been successfully done with the terrestrial predators and I cannot tell you how glad I am to see that the same rules are now finally being applied to the Marine ecosystems.

More of the same below, capitalizing on the amazing insights of TOPP.
Enjoy!