Last Chance to See (2009)
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.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Amazonian Manatee2009-09-06 · 1h 0mStephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine set out to discover how the lugubrious Amazonian manatee, a freshwater mammal, has survived the last two decades, but Stephen breaks his a
- 2 2. Northern White Rhino2009-09-13 · 1h 0mOn a journey across Africa towards the war-torn Congo, the travellers encounter chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants, but are there any northern white rhinos still alive in the wild
- 3 3. Aye-Aye2009-09-20 · 1h 0mIn Madagascar the travellers encounter the biggest and the smallest lemurs on earth. But they are searching for the aye-aye, a peculiar lemur which, according to local legend, brin
- 4 4. Komodo Dragon2009-09-27 · 1h 0mThis week's program is ostensibly about Komodo dragons, but Stephen and Mark start their travels in Malaysian Borneo - and that's where they experienced their personal highs and lo
- 5 5. Kakapo2009-10-04 · 1h 0mIn New Zealand Stephen and Mark look for the last kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot.
- 6 6. Blue Whale2009-10-18 · 1h 0mIn a dramatic conclusion to the series, the travelers have a close encounter with grey whales and meet the deadly Humboldt squid in a search for the mighty blue whale, the biggest
Cast
Mark CarwardineSelf - Presenter
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