Amazonian Manatee

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Episode 1 of 6, Last Chance to See, Series 1

Duration: 59 minutes

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the Earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction, following the route Mark took 20 years ago with the author Douglas Adams.

They 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.

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Credits

Presenter
Stephen Fry
Presenter
Mark Carwardine
Director
Tim Green
Producer
Tim Green
Executive Producer
Sam Organ
Executive Producer
Andre Singer

Broadcasts

  • Sun 6 Sep 2009 20:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

  • Tue 8 Sep 2009 20:00 BBC HD

  • Tue 8 Sep 2009 23:20 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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