Blue Planet II

I think I would prefer a decent detective story! Don't get me wrong it's all wonderful photography and must take months to film. At least now I know why there are never any herrings in Waitrose thanks to, was it, Humped Back Whales eating them by the ton? I don't mind watching the odd section of the programme but it's not my idea of an evenings entertainment. I accept I am probably in a minority of one on this!

David

I think you could be right David as for me I  am not keen on detective programmes to many of them as I say we are all different, a lot of wildlife featured I will never see except on tv. OH hardly watches tv only if it has got some technology in ex electronics and still main hobby today.

And  therein  lies  the  problem  as  far  as  I'm  concerned  .

There  is  a  superb  array  of  Wild Life  T.V.  out  there,  much  aimed  at  the  larger  audiences  around  in  the  darker  days  of  Winter.  But  sadly  many  of  us,  even  the  keen  ones,  have  only  limited  time  spare  for  sitting  and viewing !  even  with  the  different  systems  for  "catch up"  t.v.    I  never  quite  see  all  I  want  to,  so  I  just  have  to  be  Super  Selective.

Now  if  altering  the  clocks  really  did  give  us  extra  hours  ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,

Sadly, not for me either.  I love wildlife, I love natural history and nature  programmes,  but I like to find out about things that I might actually see someday.  I'm not all that interested in denizens of the deep, huge fish, the sex life of a dolphin, or why a female fish changes into a male, but give me fabulous footage of a murmuration of starlings, and the location, a magnificent film of a perigrine, or 'fostered' kestrels, a wild boar family, deer rutting, flowers, grasses, and trees, and you've captured an audience.

(Or even a pod of dolphin in the harbour at Pwhelli -- which we've seen........ and which was amazing).  

Well, each to their own, obviously, Val. And I think the likes of Springwatch, Autumnwatch etc do just what you're  saying and very well too.

But if I think there's a chance of seeing any of those things with my own eyes I'd actually go out and try to see them for myself. I think the beauty of programmes like Blue Planet is precisely that they allow me to view things which I'm never going to be able to see for myself. 

Whilst it might not be essential viewing for me I wholeheartedly support the BBC in providing such programmes, not only from the educational point of view but these are the sort of programmes that the BBC excel at and probably wouldn't be made by anyone else.

David

I liked it Moulesy! The photography and commentary was excellent. So was information about sea bed geology and the lack of exploration. We can get to outer space but still don't know what's under us. I don't watch much TV but this had armchair appeal for me.  

I absolutely love the new series.

And the last episode, "The Deep"!  The finish was so thought provoking it made me shiver.

Strong stuff!

Zombie Worms & Ethereal Snail Fish-what’s not to like, astounding TV. I sat watching in total awe at things I’d never heard of, now I’ve seen them. Education

Excellent TV, nothing wrong with watching different types of programs to broaden the mind , just hope nothing grabs my paw when I have a dip in the sea