Slow News Day!

[HLaB]

Just watching the ITV news for my sins anyway they had a long section on polar bear cubs being born in a zoo but the bbc perhaps made it look like they were born in the wild; a slow news day

 

[Col5632]

Cracking program though, lets you see stuff that you would never see otherwise

Not watched that one as yet though i dont think

 

[summerdays]

I had wondered how they would be able to film that part in the wild myself, but I don't have a problem with them using a part filmed in the zoo to complete the picture. I'm sure that the scene in the "nest"/"den"? would be very similar and I would worry about disturbing the mother in the wild. If they had filmed the entire series that way then it would be a different matter ... but one scene!

Fantastic series - looking forward to whatever is the next great production from the BBC.

 

[biggs682]

keep missing this prog , it gets rave reviews

 

[HLaB]

I could be wrong but it strikes to me of jealousy, ITV are jealous of BBC having such a good series and just taking a feeble opportunity to try and discredit it.

 

[Shaun]

Radio 4 had a 30 minute disucssion about it (I was taking a break from the Bangin' Tunes on Galaxy FM), which included animal experts, wildlife cameraman, a fellow documentary producer/director, and various "astounded" writers of complaint letters.

My conclusion - who cares, really, it's been the most amazing series with fantastic photography and has made this month's Sky+HD subscription more than worth it ...

 

[Col5632]

I could be wrong but it strikes to me of jealousy, ITV are jealous of BBC having such a good series and just taking a feeble opportunity to try and discredit it.

I think i would have to agree, tbh there is not much on itv i would watch

 

[Night Train]

In terms of misleading viewers I noticed that the recent news of the discovery of Kepler22, the supposed Earth like planet included this image.

I have only seen it noted, on the website, that the image is an artist's impression. On the TV news it 'appears' as if it is a 'real' image. Not seen much in the way of complaints about it being misleading.

 

[Archie_tect]

Any publicity, good or bad, of media events just serves to increase viewing figures... those naughty BBC executives!