 David Attenborough's Life Stories

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David Attenborough's Life Stories

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Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world

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David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 1: Episode 7: Dragons

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Episode 7: Dragons

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Dragons

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The famous naturalist recalls meeting the ten-foot-long Komodo dragon.

Sir David recalls meeting a ten-foot-long grey-scaled reptile, with a long, yellow forked tongue - the Komodo dragon. From 2009.

What did Sir David do when he was confronted by a ten-foot-long grey-scaled reptile, with a long yellow forked tongue whipping in and out of its mouth? 

He didn't run and, in fact, was one of the first to film it: the Komodo dragon.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.

David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 1

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