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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dan Snow follows the making of the British Museum's biggest exhibition in a generation and tells the story of its subject, the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ

Arctic with Bruce Parry

Episode 1: Siberia

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Bruce Parry meets the Sakha horse people and Eveny reindeer herders in Siberia's Verkhoyansk Mountains to see how they are embracing the challenges of a post-Soviet Arctic. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bruce Parry
Director:
Gavin Searle
Producer:
James Smith
Executive Producer:
Steve Robinson
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ

Arctic with Bruce Parry

Episode 2: Greenland

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Bruce Parry journeys to the far north of Greenland, home to the last traditional Inuit hunters, and learns how climate change is threatening their ancient way of life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bruce Parry
Director:
James Smith
Executive Producer:
Steve Robinson
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ

Arctic with Bruce Parry

Episode 3: Alaska

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Bruce travels to Alaska, America's last great wilderness, where modern-day pioneers are harvesting the vast natural wealth of the seas. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bruce Parry
Director:
Rob Sullivan
Series Producer:
James Smith
Executive Producer:
Steve Robinson
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ

Arctic with Bruce Parry

Episode 4: Canada

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Bruce travels to the far north of Canada to live with the Caribou people and witness their annual spring hunt. He then heads south to the tar sands of Alberta. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bruce Parry
Director:
Rob Sullivan
Series Producer:
James Smith
Executive Producer:
Steve Robinson
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ

Arctic with Bruce Parry

Episode 5: Northern Europe

Duration: 59 minutes

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

The final stage of Bruce Parry's six-month journey is through Arctic Europe. He travels to a remote Russian village where life has changed little for centuries. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Bruce Parry
Director:
James Smith
Series Producer:
James Smith
Executive Producer:
Steve Robinson
Executive Producer:
Sam Organ

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