Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages

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  • BBC
  • Documentary

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A Blank on the Map
Episode overview
The central area of New Guinea was thought to be uninhabited until aerial photographs showed signs of human habitation. David accompanies an expedition into the interior to find and make .. show full overview
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Attenborough in Paradise
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David achieves a childhood ambition of finding and filming the Birds of Paradise described by Alfred Russel Wallace in his book, "The Malay Archipelago". He visits New Guinea and .. show full overview
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The Lost Gods of Easter Island
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A carved wooden idol that David purchased in a New York auction room is traced back to its origin: Easter Island. It was cheap because the seller probably believed it was a forgery. But .. show full overview
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Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
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This time the birds are in Australia and New Guinea. Like the Birds of Paradise, Bowerbird females build their nests and raise their young alone so the male has all day to gather his .. show full overview
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The Song of the Earth
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This natural history of music begins with David playing the piano (rather well, to my untrained ear). Searching for the origins of human music, he traces its connections to the musical .. show full overview
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The Secrets of Scott's Hut
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Ben Fogle joins an expedition across Antarctica to find Captain Scott's hut, frozen in time for a century. The hut was built to support Scott's 1911 attempt to be first to the South .. show full overview
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Life on Air
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This programme takes a long and extremely entertaining look at David's career in television, from his earliest application for a job with BBC radio, which resulted in a job as Production .. show full overview
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Amber Time Machine
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Amber washed up on the shores of the Baltic Sea was given to David when he was 12 year old. He goes there to find out what that piece of amber has to tell about life in the forest where .. show full overview

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