The last in the present series Baleia, Baleia
Whalers of the Azores
Narrated by Patrick Allen
'Baleia'- Portuguese for whale - is the cry that signals the start of the hunt for the most awesome creature of the ocean. In the classic tradition of Moby Dick the Azorean whalers still challenge the giant sperm whale using hand-thrown harpoons.
But massive factory ships have taken over and the communities whose livelihoods depend on whaling are now, like the whales themselves, threatened with extinction.
Producer TONY SALMON
Series editors ANTHONY ISAACS , PETER JONES