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Natural World: Humpback Whales: A Detective Story

Natural World (2019)

Nature, Documentary, Animals | UK

Director: Tom Mustill

RTE2 | Saturday 20 March 2021 | 15:00

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Saturday 20 March 2021 15:00

Saturday 29 February 2020 18:30

Tuesday 16 July 2019 19:00

Saturday 9 March 2019 02:10

Saturday 9 February 2019 20:00

Rating: 8.1/10

SEASON: 37

EPISODE: 7 - Humpback Whales: A Detective Story

SYNOPSIS

On 12 September 2015, a 30-ton humpback whale breached and landed on Tom Mustill and friend Charlotte Kinloch as they paddled a sea kayak in Monterey Bay, California. Both survived, but Tom wonders if the whale was deliberately trying to hurt them.

Actors

Writer: Pelham Aldrich-Blake, Michael Andrews

Producer: Cherry Dorrett

Narrator: Paul McGann, Richard Armitage

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