Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989 · BBC Two · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · The Rare Glimpses
Mon, 15 May, 4:15 am
Attenborough travels in Canadian Rockies. Solnhofen. E Berlin. Messel. Los Angeles.
About
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
- E01
Magic in the Rocks
Mon, 24 Apr· 60 minDavid Attenborough travels in UK, Dominican Republic, West Germany & USA in search of fossils, & the palaeontological techniques to find and reveal them.
- E02
Putting Flesh on Bone
Mon, 1 May· 60 minDavid Attenborough investigates some fossil mysteries - could pterodactyls fly? And why did trilobites have such good eyes?
- E03
Dinosaur
Mon, 8 May· 60 minDavid 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.
- E04
The Rare Glimpses
Mon, 15 May· 60 minAttenborough travels in Canadian Rockies. Solnhofen. E Berlin. Messel. Los Angeles.
Cast
David Attenborough
Presenter