Encounters with the ocean’s most charismatic animals.
How does it feel when you’re eye to eye with a whale? To share with a seal the deep blue of the open ocean or the ice world beneath the frozen polar sea? How can a cetacean dive to almost three thousand metres depth, and navigate thousands of miles on his annual migrations? We know we can whisper to a horse, can we talk to a whale? And is she listening anway?
Doug’s unique experiences over fifty years of diving and filming have given him privileged, intimate glimpses, and deep personal knowledge of marine mammals. With its blend of stories, science and soundscapes, In the Company of Giants will by turns amaze, encourage and inspire. While climate change is affecting the world’s oceans there are ways we can all become better caretakers of our marine world environment.
'Wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug Allan' Sir David Attenborough
About Doug Allan
Doug spent eight years in Antarctica as a research diver, scientist and photographer for the British Antarctic Survey, before changing direction to full-time filming in 1984.
He specialises in natural history, expeditions and science documentaries in some of the wildest and most remote places on our planet, particularly the polar zones. He has filmed for many series including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Frozen Planet, Forces of Nature, Ocean Giants and Operation Iceberg, as well as making programmes for the Living Oceans Foundation about coral reef conservation and overfishing.
His photographic awards include eight Emmy’s and five BAFTA’s. He has three Honorary Doctorates in recognition of his camerawork, as well as two Polar Medals. He’s an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and of the Royal Photographic Society. In 2018 he was awarded the RSGS Mungo Park Medal for his outstanding contribution to geographical knowledge through exploration.