The Deep

Disc 1. The Deep: Chasing Giants – On the Trail of the Giant Squid 1 x 50:00 min For as long as man has gone to sea there have been tales of terrible sea monsters. None have fed our imaginations more than the eight armed beast with eyes the size of volleyballs, the Giant Squid. As long as a bus, this creature has continued to elude and intrigue us while thriving in the ocean’s depths. Only corpses have provided clues to it’s exsistence, until now. New Zealand scientist Steve O’Shea follows the evidence to help solve the mystery of the Giant Squid, and give us our first image of the creatures alive. Disc 2. The Deep: Secrets of the Humpback Whale 1 x 52:00 min The power and majesty of the Humpback Whale is seen through the eyes of world renowned cinematographer Al Giddings. Twenty five years ago Giddings was the first to film the Humpback Whale singing. Now he documents the new whale behaviour in the blue waters off Hawaii. He follows their three month migration to the herring rich waters off Alaska, where they hunt in packs. Giddings, experienced producer of underwater scenes of documentaries and feature films including Cameron’s recent Titanic, returns to documentaries to feature information gathered about Humpbacks over several decades. Disc 3. The Deep: Sharks of the Deep Blue 1 x 52:00 min Two fierce predators, the Oceanic White Tip Shark that inhabits deep offshore waters and the Bull Shark that patrols the murky shallows of rivers and estuaries, are examined. Underwater photographers search the depths off Hawaii for the dangerous and seldom seen Oceanic White Tip Shark. Using the camaras for defence, they demonstrate how to survive an encounter with the predator responsible for the deaths of hundreds of shipwreck victims, including those of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. In the shallow Bahaman waters, a scientist shows how to avoid being attacked by Bull Sharks using relaxtion methods and body language techniques.