The Underwater World of Al Giddings
Most people are content to watch sharks from the safety of the cinema or television - Al Giddings, underwater photographer extraordinary, prefers to film them live. The programme looks at some of Al's most astonishing work, from diving under the North Pole to swimming with whales in Hawaii; from hand-feeding sharks in the Maldives to filming the skeletons of sailors in the wrecks of the Japanese fleet in Truk Lagoon. The World About Us team followed Al from San Francisco to South Australia where he was filming the great white shark for a seven million dollar Disney Circle vision project. The great white shark was the star for Jaws - this time it was for real. Narrator Robert Powell
Underwater photography AL GIDDINGS
Film editor PHILIP elliott Producer TONY salmon Series editors
ANTHONY ISAACS , PETER JONES
BBC Bristol