Planet Earth II Diaries

The expedition to film penguins on the remote island of Zavodovski was the most intrepid shoot of the series.

The helicopter wildlife crew aimed to capture the hunting flights of eagles high in the mountains, but they had to go extreme paragliding to get an eagle's eye view.

The team head to the Brazilian jungle to track down a newly discovered species of river dolphin, but spiders, aggressive red ants and torrential rain storms hamper their quest.

Finding animals in the remote landscapes of Madagascar was always going to be challenging, but the team chase a huge swarm of locusts by car, helicopter and raft across the country.

The grasslands team head to northeast India to capture intimate images of elusive creatures in the most dangerous national park on Earth, known as Kaziranga.

While one person films the monkeys that live in the hustle and bustle of Jodhpur, Gordon Buchanan heads to Mumbai to film a leopard hunt in the heart of the city.