Ocean Giants

Ocean Giants
GenreNature documentary
Narrated byStephen Fry
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerSara Ford
Running time59–60 minutes
Production companies
  • BBC Natural History Unit
  • PBS
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release14 August (2011-08-14) –
28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)
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Ocean Giants is a 2011 British nature documentary series narrated by actor Stephen Fry.[1] The series is a production of the BBC Natural History Unit, and premiered on 14 August 2011. The documentaries focus on the life of dolphins and whales.[2] The series includes film crew members who worked on the series Planet Earth.[3] The cameramen featured in the show are Doug Allen, a winner of four Emmys and four BAFTAs for his work on filming marine mammals, and Didier Noirot, known for working with marine conservationist Jacques Cousteau.[2]

The series consists of three episodes, each an hour long.[2] The first episode, Giant Lives, focuses on humpback whales and blue whales,[2] The second, Deep Thinkers, explores the cognitive abilities of dolphins. The third and final episode, Voices of the Sea, investigates the vocalizations of dolphins and whales. The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 6 March 2012 by BBC Home Entertainment, but only for the United States.[4]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Ocean Giants". BBC Two. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ Ward, Rachel (12 August 2011). "Ocean Giants interview: the perils of working with a humpback whale on heat". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Ocean Giants". BBC Home Entertainment.