Last Chance to See

Name: Last Chance to See
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.2

7.2

2009 – 20091 Seasons · 6 EpisodesEnded

Documentary

Overview

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.

Network: BBC Two

Cast

Mark Carwardine

Self - Presenter

Stephen Fry

Self - Presenter

Episodes

Season 1

S1E1

Episode 1 · 60m

Amazonian Manatee

Stephen 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 arm deep in the Amazon rainforest.

Sep 6, 2009

S1E2

Episode 2 · 60m

Northern White Rhino

On 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? The news is not good but there is some hope in the remarkable project under way to save the black rhino in Kenya.

Sep 13, 2009

S1E3

Episode 3 · 60m

Aye-Aye

In 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, brings death to those who encounter it.

Sep 20, 2009

S1E4

Episode 4 · 60m

Komodo Dragon

This 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 lows of the trip.

Sep 27, 2009

S1E5

Episode 5 · 60m

Kakapo

In New Zealand Stephen and Mark look for the last kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot.

Oct 4, 2009

S1E6

Episode 6 · 60m

Blue Whale

In 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 creature that has ever lived.

Oct 18, 2009