Doug Allan at Mermaid

Multi-award winning cameramn, Doug Allan (Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Ocean Giants, Wild Cameraman at Work) introduces his new show - In the Company of Giants, which comes to Mermaid on Saturday October 29.

What’s it like to face a hungry polar bear and its cubs as they emerge from their den? Or to swim eye to eye with an enormous Southern Right Whale?

How do you look for killer whales in vast reaches of the seas around Antarctica?

Join Doug for an unforgettable evening of extraordinary animal adventures and unique wildlife film footage.

Ask Doug questions about his encounters and travels, and discover what it’s like to be up close and personal with nature’s biggest creatures.

Allan is one of twin brothers born in Dunfermline in Scotland, the son of a photographer and photojournalist who ran his own photography shop in the town.

As a child Allan became a keen snorkeller and underwater diver, which inspired him to study marine biology at the University of Stirling.

His first job was as a pearl diver with Bill Abernathy, the last pearl hunter in Scotland. He has worked extensively with Sir David Attenborough, who said ‘Wildlife cameramen don’t come more special than Doug.’ Tickets: €18/16. For tickets or more information go to www.mermaidartscentre.ie.