India, Dec. 12 -- Primates are social animals. They can be fearsome but they can be equally emotional, thoughtful and caring. Focussing on this group of animals, which fascinates and captivates us more than any other - Gavin Boyland's Primates is his next step in natural history storytelling. Narrator Chris Packman shares his anecdotes and tales between the species. Excerpts:

What made you say yes to the series?

I've known Gavin Boyland, the series producer, for some time. He has made some really intelligent, imaginative series and pushing the boat out to make them as creative as possible. He made a previous series about big cats and I stayed in touch with him whilst he was doing that. I loved the series so when he told me he was doing ...