As I mentioned in my review of the BBC series “Wild Pacific”, the first episode features an awesome slow-motion capture of a surfer in a 12-foot monster barrel. Here’s the video straight from YouTube!

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Wild Pacific is a 6-part BBC mini-series exploring the beauty and wonder of the South Pacific.  This series, also known as “South Pacific Diaries” (UK), explores the evolution of the flora and fauna in the South Pacific and the challenges this idyllic region faces today.

Each of the 6 episodes has a different theme:

Episode 1: Ocean of Islands

Episode 2: Castaways

Episode 3: Endless Blue

Episode 4: Ocean of Volcanoes

Episode 5: Strange Islands

Episode 6: Fragile Paradise

I would highly recommend “Wild Pacific” to any fellow Polynesia Addict or nature lover.  I love BBC documentaries for their high quality and top-notch narration, and this series is no different.  Since it’s shot entirely in high definition, “Wild Pacific” also has incredible footage of everything from underwater sea life to land animals to aerial and water shots.   One of my favorite shots was in “Ocean of Islands” – it’s a fantastic slow-motion capture of a surfer in a 12-foot monster barrel (you can see a clip on YouTube).  The series isn’t perfect though – there’s some obvious re-use of footage from episode to episode (with some clips being re-used multiple times) that made things redundant and boring at times.  Still, overall this is another winning production from the BBC.

“Wild Pacific” is available for purchase on DVD or Blu-ray.

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