The Witness is a Whale
The Witness is a Whale Long Preview
Preview: Special | 1m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Coming 7/15 - One of the greatest environmental crimes of the 20th Century is revealed.
Premiering 7/15 - One of the greatest environmental crimes of the 20th Century - the secret and illegal slaughter of hundreds of thousands of whales by the Soviet Union and Japan during the Cold War. Through never-before-seen archival footage, hidden documents, and personal records kept by Soviet scientists, "The Witness Is a Whale" exposes this ruthless killing for the first time on film.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
The Witness is a Whale is a local public television program presented by KPBS
The Witness is a Whale
The Witness is a Whale Long Preview
Preview: Special | 1m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Premiering 7/15 - One of the greatest environmental crimes of the 20th Century - the secret and illegal slaughter of hundreds of thousands of whales by the Soviet Union and Japan during the Cold War. Through never-before-seen archival footage, hidden documents, and personal records kept by Soviet scientists, "The Witness Is a Whale" exposes this ruthless killing for the first time on film.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Where to Watch The Witness is a Whale
The Witness is a Whale is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app.
(water burbling) (gentle music) (water burbling) - [Narrator] 1,000 years ago, the ocean was full of giants.
(whales clicking) Whales were so numerous that they shaped how the ocean worked.
They even affected the land.
(birds calling) The evidence is written into their behavior, their character, their communities, (whales clicking) and the world that formed around them.
(dramatic music) The clues are everywhere.
(dramatic music intensifies) (screen crackling) (whales sounding) (water sloshing) (dramatic music continues) (water sloshing) (dramatic music continues) (bomb thundering) We must deduce how many whales there once were and what happened to them.
(whales clicking) (water sloshing) (dramatic music continues) It's time for them to tell their story.
(dramatic music continues) (whales clicking) (logo whooshing and humming)
- Science and Nature
Explore scientific discoveries on television's most acclaimed science documentary series.
New Episode
Support for PBS provided by:
The Witness is a Whale is a local public television program presented by KPBS