Frozen Planet fakery row: BBC filmed tender scene of mother polar bear with newborn cubs at German ZOO

The BBC's landmark wildlife documentary was four years in the making and took intrepid cameramen to the ends of the Earth to film.

But now it's been revealed the method used to capture key scenes might send a chill down the spine of Frozen Planet viewers.

Instead of being filmed in a sub-zero natural habitat, the BBC has admitted a polar bear and her cubs that were the centrepiece of the show were caught on camera in a zoo.   Full Read