I saw about half of the one on bears and it was pretty good, with great photography. As for the title, you have to remember that this is Television and the producers/production company will usually put the word 'Survival' next to anything that good old Ray does; either in the title or in the blurb that goes out to the TV stations. Survival is the category of programming that Ray's excellent TV programs fall into along with Bush Tucker Man etc.. which seems to be the universal TV name for programs of this type & is how Discovery etc.. sell their programming. At the end of the day it's just a title.
Some people think that anything that Ray does on TV has to be a step by step guide on how to make a fire, buld a shelter, etc...; All that stuf is all covered in his excellent DVDs, as opposed to his TV shows, which are some of the best training videos around on the basics. I think he performs a better role than that in that he gets people interesetd in getting out in the countryside, promotes bushcraft in general, promotes a knife as a tool not a weapon etc.. How may of us, when asked what we do when say we do bushcraft, have ended up saying something along the lines of 'It is what Ray Mears does on the TV...'?
I like the idea of seeing animals from a bushcraft/survival perspective & I think Ray did a good job. It makes a nice change to see a wildlife documentry from a new angle. Just my 2 cents....