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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Air Date: 2009-09-06
Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine set out to discover how the lugubrious Amazonian manatee, a freshwater mamm...
Air Date: 2009-09-13
On a journey across Africa towards the war-torn Congo, the travellers encounter chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants, ...
Air Date: 2009-09-20
In Madagascar the travellers encounter the biggest and the smallest lemurs on earth. But they are searching for the a...
Air Date: 2009-09-27
This week's program is ostensibly about Komodo dragons, but Stephen and Mark start their travels in Malaysian Borneo ...
Air Date: 2009-10-04
In New Zealand Stephen and Mark look for the last kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot.
Air Date: 2009-10-18
In a dramatic conclusion to the series, the travelers have a close encounter with grey whales and meet the deadly Hum...