ASK ANYONE WHAT THEIR FAVOURITE ANIMAL IS and chances are it will be a mammal. Lions, whales, dolphins, tigers, chimps, bears – they are all iconic. So being asked to make a new six-part BBC series about this extraordinary group of animals was a complete gift, and it’s fantastic to have Sir David Attenborough on board as the narrator. It’s been 20 years since he made Life of Mammals and the world has changed anyone what their favourite animal is greatly since then.
Of course, the fact that mammals are so popular means they have featured in many natural history series in the interim. Our challenge – and it was a big one – was to find new and interesting stories that could surprise and entertain an audience that might think they have seen it all. And the fantastically talented team always came up trumps. Whether it involved spending weeks shivering in a hide, riding out ferocious ocean storms, getting sandblasted in the desert or being robbed by South American bandits, they pulled out all the stops to capture never-before-seen footage and bring
