From John Downer Productions, the makers of Earthflight and Penguins: Spy In The Huddle, comes a new two-part project: Dolphins: Spy In The Pod, released on
DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on Monday 17th February. Once again the
programme makers employ an innovative range of spy cameras and filming
techniques to gather unique close up footage of animals in their natural
surroundings, including some sequences showing never-before-seen behaviours.
Regular narrator David Tennant provides a wry and informative voiceover.
“Discover the intelligence of these fun-loving creatures and
enter their lives as never before,” David Tennant urges at the beginning of the
two-part series. Filmed over the course of a year, dolphins are tracked down to
oceans around the world, in waters off the coasts of Mozambique, Costa Rica, South Africa, the
Florida Keys, British Columbia and Australia. A number of species feature in
the show: the bottlenose, humpback and spinner dolphins and the largest dolphin
of all, the fearsome orca, which readily preys upon its smaller cousins. The
new filming environment, of course, requires a new line of spycams and this
time they take the form of the dolphins’ fellow ocean dwellers. While the intelligent
marine mammals may not be fooled by the likes of Spy Squid, Spy Nautilus, Spy
Turtle, Spy Tuna and Spy Baby, their curiosity is certainly piqued enough to
allow them to engage with the intruders and to tolerate their presence.
The result is an enchanting two hours in which some
fascinating dolphin behaviours are observed. We see the serious businesses of
hunting as a team, of courtship, of skincare – we learn that dolphins shed
their entire outer skin every three hours to stay streamlined – and devoted
childcare. There is also the spectacular and extremely rare sight of a megapod:
unique footage of over 3000 dolphins swimming together. But what makes the
series such a delight is the many examples of dolphin play. The much loved
animals surf in the African breakers, race supertankers, become intoxicated on
pufferfish venom, wear sponges as hats and launch themselves skywards in great
spinning leaps, apparently just for the joy of being a dolphin. The icing on
the cake is the perfect soundtrack by Will Gregory of Goldfrapp.
The DVD and Blu-ray comprise of both hour-long episodes of
the programme, with a photo gallery and subtitles.
To celebrate the home entertainment release of the series we
have two DVD copies of Dolphins: Spy In
The Pod up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning one, just answer
this simple question:
Which of these is NOT
a species of dolphin
A. Bottlenose
B. Spinner
C. Tuna
To enter, email your answer to jack@david-tennant.com along with your
contact details before 12 noon on Friday 21st February.
UK entrants only, no cash or other equivalent. One entry per
email account.
You can also pre-order Dolphins: Spy In The Pod here
With thanks to AIM Publicity
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