David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies

The First to Fly (1x1)

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The episode starts with David Attenborough talking about dragonflies and how the first flyers evolved. Then he goes to the Jungles of Borneo where he witnesses how stag beetles take to the air. Finally, he travels to London where some bluebottle flies feast on his dinner. He explains how the everyday fly can turn and twist in a dazzling show of aerodynamics.