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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Four months after the BP oil spill, Stephen Fry returns to America's Deep South together with zoologist Mark Carwardine, to see what the impact has been. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Presenter:
Mark Carwardine
Camera Operator:
Toby Strong
Sound Recordist:
Nick Allinson
Musician:
David Ayers
Musician:
Felix Tod
Production Manager:
Louise Binding
Executive Producer:
Adrian Davies
Producer:
Tim Green
Director:
Tim Green
Director:
Ros Edwards

Last Chance to See

Return of the Rhino: A Last Chance to See Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Stephen Fry and the zoologist Mark Carwardine follow attempts to move the world's rarest rhinos from a snowy zoo in the Czech Republic to the expanses of Kenya. Show more

Inside Life

Episode 6: Fish Frenzy

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Behind-the-scenes wildlife show. Sam Wigfield needs eagle eyes if he is to help the Life team achieve their mission and film a bait ball out at sea. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Mark Carwardine
Executive Producer:
Wendy Darke

Great Lives

Episode 8: Mark Carwardine on Douglas Adams

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Zoologist Mark Carwardine chooses his friend and travelling companion, author Douglas Adams. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Carwardine
Interviewed Guest:
Jem Roberts
Producer:
Miles Warde

Last Chance to See

Series 1

Episode 1: Amazonian Manatee

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine search for animals on the edge of extinction. They discover how the Amazonian manatee, a freshwater mammal, has survived. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Presenter:
Mark Carwardine
Producer:
Tim Green
Director:
Tim Green
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ
Executive Producer:
André Singer

Last Chance to See

Series 1

Episode 2: Northern White Rhino

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine search for animals on the edge of extinction. Are there any northern white rhinos still alive in the wild? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Presenter:
Mark Carwardine
Producer:
Tim Green
Director:
Tim Green
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ
Executive Producer:
André Singer

Last Chance to See

Series 1

Episode 3: Aye-Aye

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine search for animals on the edge of extinction. In Madagascar, Mark and Stephen search for the aye-aye, a peculiar lemur. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Presenter:
Mark Carwardine
Producer:
Tim Green
Director:
Tim Green
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ
Executive Producer:
André Singer

Last Chance to See

Series 1

Episode 4: Komodo Dragon

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine search for animals on the edge of extinction. While tracking the Komodo dragon, the travellers release turtles into the wild. Show more

Last Chance to See

Series 1

Episode 5: Kakapo

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine are in New Zealand, searching for animals close to extinction. They look for the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot. Show more

Last Chance to See

Series 1

Episode 6: Blue Whale

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine have a close encounter with grey whales, and meet the deadly Humboldt squid in a search for the mighty blue whale. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Presenter:
Mark Carwardine
Producer:
Tim Green
Director:
Tim Green
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ
Executive Producer:
André Singer

Museum of Life

Episode 1: A Museum in a Modern World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Jimmy Doherty gets to grips with Darwin's finches, and a radical project aiming to hold back extinction. Show more

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Museum of Life

Episode 2: Digging up the Past

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Jimmy Doherty finds out about a new dinosaur discovery and the lessons from a 100,000-year-old human skull. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 3: All Creatures Great and Small

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. The true image of a dodo is revealed, and a nine-foot sturgeon turns up. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 4: Discovery

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. A pioneering project finds a new species at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Sweden. Show more

Contributors

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Museum of Life

Episode 5: The Power of Insects

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy Doherty and the team go behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to enter the extraordinary world of insects, exploring the butterfly collection. Show more

Contributors

Museum of Life

Episode 6: A Collection for the Future

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy Doherty goes behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to see how science taking place today will impact on all of us in the future. Show more

Contributors