Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape
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Monty Halls goes back to his marine biologist roots as he studies whales and dolphins off the spectacular west coast of Ireland. This week Monty goes on a whale watching mission with the Irish Air Corps, is called out in the middle of the night to search for a stranded basking shark, and survives a close shave racing tradi... 55:00 Expired
It is the end of summer and Monty's time as a volunteer working for an Irish whale and dolphin group is coming to an end. Storms are making it difficult to put to sea, but Monty must retrieve an acoustic listening device he anchored on the sea bed to monitor whale and dolphin movements in his bay. But that was four months ... 54:00 Expired
Monty Halls goes back to his marine biologist roots as he studies whales and dolphins off the spectacular west coast of Ireland. This week his mission is to track dolphins in the bay using sonar technology to record the whistles and clicks they use to communicate with each other. He also visits Inishturk, one of Ireland's ... 55:00 Expired
Monty Halls goes back to his marine biologist roots as he studies whales and dolphins off the spectacular west coast of Ireland. This week Monty goes shark fishing and reels in a couple of blue sharks that have crossed the Atlantic as part of their annual migration. It takes strong nerves and quick reactions to avoid getti... 54:30 Expired
The west of Ireland is one of the most spectacularly beautiful coastlines in the world and for one glorious summer it's home away from home for marine biologist Monty Halls and his dog Reuben. Some of the biggest and most mysterious animals on the planet migrate through the waters off Connemara but nobody knows how many wh... 56:00 Expired
Monty Halls goes back to his marine biologist roots as he studies whales and dolphins off the spectacular west coast of Ireland. This week his mission is to track down basking sharks, true monsters of the deep which can grow up to 10 metres long. They appear off the shores every summer but we know remarkably little about t...