Super Giant Animals
Thu Sep 26, 9-10pm, BBC1
Backshall’s determination to get close to these beasts is impressive, but all this reveals little more than a sense of scale and the animals’ hunting habits. Plus, the creatures covered (great white shark, African elephant, python…) have already been explored in far more detail by such big guns as David Attenborough and the ‘Inside Nature’s Giants’ team. Backshall’s a tiddler in comparison; for now at least, he should stick to the kids’ shows.
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