30% Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
Network:BBC Two
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S01E04 - "The Rare Glimpses"
Aired on May 14, 1989, 6:15 PM
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Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives is a four-part BBC documentary series about the discovery of fossils. It was written and presented by David Attenborough.With the help of expert palaeontologists, fossil hunters and (for the time) modern animation techniques, Attenborough attempts to show how life evolved in Earth's distant past. To do so, he travels the globe to visit the world's most famous fossil sites.
Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)
E1
Magic in the Rocks
David Attenborough travels in UK, Dominican Republic, West Germany & USA in search of fossils, & the palaeontological techniques to find and reveal them.
Apr 23, 1989
60 min
E2
Putting Flesh on Bone
David Attenborough investigates some fossil mysteries - could pterodactyls fly? And why did trilobites have such good eyes?
Apr 30, 1989
60 min
E3
Dinosaur
David uncovers dinosaur bones in the Sahara desert & visits the biggest & most spectacular dinosaur displays in the world. He also finds out how mother dinosaurs tended their eggs & young.
May 7, 1989
60 min
E4
The Rare Glimpses
Attenborough travels in Canadian Rockies. Solnhofen. E Berlin. Messel. Los Angeles.
May 14, 1989
60 min
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