First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Hawaii he finds honeycreeper birds, carnivorous caterpillars and silversword plants. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Richard Fortey investigates why islands are laboratories of evolution. On Madagascar he discovers lemurs, the giraffe-necked weevil and the aye-aye. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Richard Fortey travels to Madeira to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life cycle and starts sinking back into the sea. Show more