Arena (1975)
Season 2008
Wide-ranging arts program.
Where to Watch Season 2008
9 Episodes
- The Whale in the Museum
E4The Whale in the MuseumDocumentary telling the story of the construction of the much-loved blue whale at the Natural History Museum. As the world marched towards war in 1938, a determined group of men at the museum undertook the unprecedented task of building a life-sized model of the largest creature that has ever lived. - Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Part 1 - Baleen
E5Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Part 1 - BaleenAcclaimed author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of baleen whales, the largest animals ever to have lived. With plates of bristly baleen instead of teeth with which they filter their food, blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales swim the Atlantic. Hoare shows us how to identify whales from their tails or flukes, and explores the strange shared history between humans and whales. - Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Part 2 - Toothed
E6Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Part 2 - ToothedAcclaimed author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of toothed whales, from the plight of the captive killer whale to the fate of the stranded London whale. In the deep waters off the mysterious islands of the Azores, he encounters common dolphin swimming spectacularly in the clear ocean, and the world's greatest predator, the sperm whale, which once provided man with oil and light. - Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Part 3 - Arctic
E7Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Part 3 - ArcticAcclaimed author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of Arctic whales. From the whaling port of Whitby, we follow the historical trail of the whale hunters to the frozen seas of the North Pole and the worlds strangest whales - the bowhead, nearly hunted to extinction and now known to be the longest-lived mammal; the white beluga whale, so-called canary of the sea; and the tusked narwhal, whose existence gave rise to the legend of the unicorn.
