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Summer

Episode 2 of 3

Series following wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan as he spends a year with a family of wild black bears. Gordon discovers that Hope has been abandoned by her mother.

Second programme in this series following wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan as he spends a year with a family of wild black bears.

As summer arrives, Gordon returns to Minnesota and discovers that the tiny bear cub Hope has been abandoned by her mother. He tracks down the starving cub, but her life hangs in the balance and Gordon steps in to try to keep Hope alive. As he follows every twist and turn of the bears' lives, we witness a wild bear family from the inside, closer than we've ever seen before.

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Nov 2023 09:00

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Pre-Title

  • Barnaby Taylor

    I'm Back

  • Jack Johnson

    Anything But The Truth

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Juliette

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Waiting

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Friends

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Hope Appears

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Family

  • Gillian Welch

    I'll Fly Away

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Road Danger

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Collaring

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Next Time

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Credits

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Gordon Buchanan
Participant Lynn Rogers
Participant Sue Mansfield
Executive Producer Tim Martin
Series Producer Ted Oakes
Producer Jonny Young
Director Jonny Young

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