As Eagle takes flight with the world’s majestic birds of prey, David Attenborough says, “Few birds have captured the human imagination quite so powerfully as the eagle. Such admiration is a compliment to the perfection of its natural design.” Literally riding on the back of the leading star, the golden eagle, this Special embarks on a grand tour through 12 countries, and encounters 15 of the world’s species of eagles. Eagle flies alongside these kings of the air, stretching to the limits filming techniques first developed by producer John Downer for Supersense and Lifesense, and involving miniature cameras, model helicopters and gliders.
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