BBC vs. National Geographic

Spider vs. Bee. What a difference being on different sides of the Atlantic makes.

The BBC:

In the case of [the BBC narrator], both presenter and writer, he uses a simple scientific process in this clip: he makes observations, he forms a hypothesis. He doesn't even present his conclusion as fact, saying only "Honey-bees seem more likely to visit...". For Attenborough, the drama of the on-screen struggle speaks for itself. This is often the approach he takes, and BBC natural history films almost invariably follow this pattern, or at least this style.

National Geographic:

The NG film, by contrast, sets out to deliver a short, Hollywood-style set piece, as might be seen at the start of a James Bond film. Whether you understand what a retina is or not, you'll enjoy this fast-paced action, with camera work that borrows heavily from the human world of movie-making. As well as the narrator's jocular style, the long approach of the bee in flight; the view of the bee through the petals; the slow-motion jump of the spider - all are calculated to draw the viewer into the unfolding scene using visual cues that will be familiar and well-understood.

(HT Neatorama)