The World About Us
Season 12
A series of films from all over the world about our astonishing planet and the creatures that live on it. Combining natural history with an element of adventure, the series featured well-known naturalists such as Jane Goodall and Gerald Durrell, and the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. Succeeded by The Natural World.
Where to Watch The World About Us • Season 12
26 Episodes
- Secrets on the Wing with Stephen DaltonE26
Secrets on the Wing with Stephen DaltonTaken in a fraction of a millisecond of airborne action, Dalton's ' in flight ' photographs of insects and birds like the blue tit, owl and woodpecker, have won him a worldwide reputation as a master craftsman. We follow Dalton from the temperate ' jungle ' of the Sussex countryside, to the South American cloud forests of Venezuela, as he breaks through the technical barriers of insufficient light intensity and slow shutter speed. With his new high-speed technique he captures, especially for this programme, remarkable studies of hawk moths, heliconid butterflies, and harlequin beetles. They reveal, in each wing beat, the complex beauty of the miracle of flight.