Sir David Attenborough is to narrate a new landmark natural history series about the relationship between predators and their prey for the BBC.

The Hunt is being made by the team behind Planet Earth and will show rarely seen animal behaviour including killer whales hunting humpback whales in tropical waters.

The seven-part series, to be aired in the autumn on BBC1, will also show animals that have rarely been filmed such as endangered South American otters.

In recent years Attenborough has worked with other broadcasters, such as Sky and UKTV, but he is best known for his natural history shows for the BBC.

He was among the string of celebrities that put their name to a controversial letter to David Cameron warning the government not to “diminish” the corporation.

According to the Radio Times, the series will dramatise animal hunts by using editing techniques used in drama and movies.

The final episode will look at “the state of our planet through the eyes of the top predators” as well as from the scientists and conservationists.

Producers will also show polar bears stalking seals by using meltwater pools and arctic foxes catching auks mid-flight.



The music is by composer Steven Price, who was awarded an Oscar in 2014 for his score for the movie Gravity.

