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The whale detective

Mustill, Tom, (film director,, film producer,, narrator.). Murphy, Bill, (television producer.). Burnard, Sabrina, (editor of moving image work.). Burgess, Tim (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Mustill, Tom, (producer,, director.). Gripping Films, (production company.). Thirteen Productions, (production company.). BBC Studios, (production company.). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), (production company.).

Summary: A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and almost landed on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans' relationship with whales and their future.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781531711719
  • ISBN: 1531711715
  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2020]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Film editor, Sabrina Burnard; principal photography, Tim Burgess.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator: Tom Mustill.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast by PBS Jan. 8, 2020.
Target Audience Note:
Grades: 9-12
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, wide screen, 5.1 surround, region 1.
Source of Description Note:
Title from title screens.
Subject: Humpback whale
Human-animal relationships
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Documentary television programs.
Wildlife television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.

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  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.

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DVD 599.525 WHALE ( Send Text)
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