Last Chance to See
2009 · BBC Two · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Blue Whale
Mon, 19 Oct, 6:00 am
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.
About
A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go back to see what has become of the animals in two decades, and to discover what has affected their fortunes.
Episodes
- E01
Amazonian Manatee
Mon, 7 Sept· 60 minStephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine search for animals on the edge of extinction. They discover how the Amazonian manatee, a freshwater mammal, has survived.
- E02
Northern White Rhino
Mon, 14 Sept· 60 minStephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine search for animals on the edge of extinction. Are there any northern white rhinos still alive in the wild?
- E03
Aye-Aye
Mon, 21 Sept· 60 minStephen 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.
- E04
Komodo Dragon
Mon, 28 Sept· 60 minStephen 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.
- E05
Kakapo
Mon, 5 Oct· 60 minStephen 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.
- E06
Blue Whale
Mon, 19 Oct· 60 minStephen 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.
Cast
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Mark Carwardine
Mark Carwardine