A Whale Out My Window

Naturalist Ramari Stewart never tires of the view from a subantarctic hut. "This is the only place I know where I can see a whale out my window and it’s never let me down." The documentary follows Stewart as she spends a summer and winter monitoring wildlife at remote Northwest Bay in Campbell Island. Southern right whales, Hooker's sea lions and elephant seals all feature. Stewart, who later became a whale expert, displays a jaw-dropping bond with the animals. At the end of the programme, the whales cause a stir when they play perilously close to Stewart's boat.

This is the only place I know where I can see a whale out my window and it’s never let me down.

– Māori naturalist Ramari Stewart, on Campbell Island

Key Cast & Crew

Max Quinn

Camera

John Anderson

Director

Allison Webber

Producer

Peter Hayden

Writer

Ian Johnstone

Writer

Jacek Mieroslawski

Camera