The Hunt (2015 TV series)
| The Hunt | |
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Series title card from BBC broadcast | |
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Narrated by | David Attenborough |
| Composer | Steven Price |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Alastair Fothergill |
| Producer | Huw Cordey |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One BBC One HD |
| Release | 1 November – 13 December 2015 |
The Hunt is a 2015 British nature documentary series made for BBC Television, first shown in the UK on BBC One and BBC One HD on 1 November 2015. The series is narrated by David Attenborough.
The Hunt takes a detailed, audio-visual study of predator-prey relations—as well as the importance of respective ecosystems within a world facing greater environmental challenges brought about by the impact of the human race. Rather than simply concentrating on 'the blood and guts' of predatory behaviours typical of past documentary series, The Hunt focuses more upon the diverse strategies predators use to catch their food, and also the various evasive techniques prospective prey use to escape death by predator.
Each episode is based in one or more of the planet's key habitats—each of which presents the predators and their prey with often critical seasonal, climatic, and ecological-environmental challenges.
To conclude, the seventh episode examines the state of the planet from the perspective of the top predators and their ever increasingly difficult struggle to survive—and also considers the scientists and conservationists who are determined in their collective fight to protect them.