The naturalists who work for the BBC seem to have decided to go for the extreme environments for their latest programmes Lost Land of the Jaguar and the new Pacific Abyss. We have had them climbing mountains no-one has climbed before, dragging boats over rapids to head waters that no-one has visited and now we have ichthyologists pushing the limits of the depths they can dive to find new fish species. This trend of showing how the films were made started with the Planet Earth series, where we found out a cameraman sat for three months in the Himalayas to record some stunning footage of a snow leopard, however, in the new series it is much more up front about the risks involved.
Pacific Abyss tells of the exploration of the Micronesian atolls and depths in search of unrecorded species of fish. This it does well, incorporating the enthusiasm of the scientists and insight that made Lost Land of the Jaguar so fascinating, as well as having Kate Humble in a bikini. The evident British sense of humour runs throughout the programme with the stunning underwater shots makes this a must to see. Another engaging programme in the post-Attenborough years and may the BBC keep up this level of programme making.
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