'Wild Caribbean' is a real treat and a must see for anybody who loves documentaries, nature or not, and who wants something different to David Attenborough. Anybody who wants to know anything more about the nature and culture of the Caribbean and its various habitats (islands and seas), or be educated completely by it, really should try to track 'Wild Caribbean' down if they can. Do think it deserves more credit than it does and deserves more exposure.
"Treasure Islands" is a treasure of a first episode and does nothing to stop one watching the rest of the series. Instead compelling them to see the rest of the episodes, which are every bit as worthwhile and more. It explores the likes of the Bahamas, the ABC Islands, Dominica, Trinidad and Barbuda and their various types of environments and takes a look at the different natural life and animals, familiar and rare, with interest never wavering. Or so that was the case with me.
As hoped, "Treasure Islands" looks wonderful. The scenery consisting of caves, clear and deep waters, mangrove forests, shallow sand-banks and volcanic mountains, and as picturesque and atmospheric as one expects. The forests being especially true for the former and the caves for the latter, the volcanic mountains proving that a lot of environmental habitats are crueller than just being beautiful scenery. The episode is beautifully filmed throughout, especially in the Bahamas and Bonaire as well as the lagoons of Barbuda. The music here is a remarkably good fit, throughout it not only complements the visuals but enhances them and there is an authentic flavour to it.
From start to finish, "Treasure Islands" is thought-provoking and educational as well as engagingly narrated and written. Most of it was illuminating and a lot was learnt from it, the rare hummingbirds, hutias and capuchins standing out. Yet there was some more familiar content too to balance them out, such as the bats, the bottlenose dolphins and the corals.
It was great to have a mix of the adorable and dangerous, one not out-shadowing the other. The narration is delivered mellifluously and sincerely, without any signs of preaching.
Overall, must see first episode of an under-viewed series. 10/10
"Treasure Islands" is a treasure of a first episode and does nothing to stop one watching the rest of the series. Instead compelling them to see the rest of the episodes, which are every bit as worthwhile and more. It explores the likes of the Bahamas, the ABC Islands, Dominica, Trinidad and Barbuda and their various types of environments and takes a look at the different natural life and animals, familiar and rare, with interest never wavering. Or so that was the case with me.
As hoped, "Treasure Islands" looks wonderful. The scenery consisting of caves, clear and deep waters, mangrove forests, shallow sand-banks and volcanic mountains, and as picturesque and atmospheric as one expects. The forests being especially true for the former and the caves for the latter, the volcanic mountains proving that a lot of environmental habitats are crueller than just being beautiful scenery. The episode is beautifully filmed throughout, especially in the Bahamas and Bonaire as well as the lagoons of Barbuda. The music here is a remarkably good fit, throughout it not only complements the visuals but enhances them and there is an authentic flavour to it.
From start to finish, "Treasure Islands" is thought-provoking and educational as well as engagingly narrated and written. Most of it was illuminating and a lot was learnt from it, the rare hummingbirds, hutias and capuchins standing out. Yet there was some more familiar content too to balance them out, such as the bats, the bottlenose dolphins and the corals.
It was great to have a mix of the adorable and dangerous, one not out-shadowing the other. The narration is delivered mellifluously and sincerely, without any signs of preaching.
Overall, must see first episode of an under-viewed series. 10/10