Am a major fan of nature documentaries, and have seen since seeing the likes of 'Blue Planet' and 'Planet Earth' when they first aired. There is just something truly captivating about the images, the different wildlife, the different environments, the different adversities, how wildlife, plants and humans adapt and their purposes in the respective environments. 'Wildest Africa' may not be one of the very best of them, but when it comes to African wildlife it's one of the better individual documentary series.
This penultimate episode "Lake Turkana: Land of the Crocodile" is a perfect example as to why that is. With there being more less familiar content than most of the episodes from 'Wildest Africa' a lot was learnt from it without anything going over my head. So it was hugely successful in the educational aspect. Again, much is covered without cluttering or bloating the episode and it goes at an assured but never hurried pace.
Lake Turkana was one of the least familiar locations to me of the ones covered in 'Wildest Africa' prior to watching. It is no less striking visually, beautiful yet very much unforgiving like all the series' habitats/environments. The atmosphere likewise, as well as mysterious.
Despite not being the first time of seeing crocodiles in nature documentaries, it was interesting seeing them in a reasonably fresh light and still learning much about them. The history of Lake Turkana is focused on more though, and that was what illuminated me most because of not knowing it beforehand.
Information that is written and delivered in a way that entertains and teaches, without being speculative, generalised or too gushing. Colin Salmon's delivery is enthusiastic and sincere.
Visually again, the scenery as said is beautiful yet unforgiving vividly and intimately photographed in a way seldom seen on film before. How such a lot of it managed to be filmed so intimately with such full impact is anybody's guess, meant in the best possible way. The music fits well and doesn't intrude.
Overall, great penultimate instalment. 9/10
This penultimate episode "Lake Turkana: Land of the Crocodile" is a perfect example as to why that is. With there being more less familiar content than most of the episodes from 'Wildest Africa' a lot was learnt from it without anything going over my head. So it was hugely successful in the educational aspect. Again, much is covered without cluttering or bloating the episode and it goes at an assured but never hurried pace.
Lake Turkana was one of the least familiar locations to me of the ones covered in 'Wildest Africa' prior to watching. It is no less striking visually, beautiful yet very much unforgiving like all the series' habitats/environments. The atmosphere likewise, as well as mysterious.
Despite not being the first time of seeing crocodiles in nature documentaries, it was interesting seeing them in a reasonably fresh light and still learning much about them. The history of Lake Turkana is focused on more though, and that was what illuminated me most because of not knowing it beforehand.
Information that is written and delivered in a way that entertains and teaches, without being speculative, generalised or too gushing. Colin Salmon's delivery is enthusiastic and sincere.
Visually again, the scenery as said is beautiful yet unforgiving vividly and intimately photographed in a way seldom seen on film before. How such a lot of it managed to be filmed so intimately with such full impact is anybody's guess, meant in the best possible way. The music fits well and doesn't intrude.
Overall, great penultimate instalment. 9/10