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Kakapo

Last Chance to SeeSeries 1
Episode 5 of 6

Stephen 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.

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction.

In New Zealand the travellers make their way through one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, when threatened with attack, adopts a strategy of standing very still indeed.

59 minutes

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Wed 11 Aug 201002:20
BBC Four

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PresenterStephen Fry
PresenterMark Carwardine
ProducerBen Southwell
DirectorBen Southwell
Executive ProducerSam Organ
Executive ProducerAndré Singer

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  • Sun 4 Oct 200920:00
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Tue 6 Oct 200920:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 6 Oct 200923:50
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Wed 7 Oct 200900:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Mon 2 Nov 200902:20
    BBC One
  • Wed 3 Feb 201000:55
    BBC HD
  • Tue 10 Aug 201019:30
    BBC Four
  • Wed 11 Aug 201002:20
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