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Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

David Attenborough explores his passion for birds' eggs. Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.

David Attenborough has a passion for birds' eggs. These remarkable structures nurture new life, protecting it from the outside world at the same time as allowing it to breathe. They are strong enough to withstand the full weight of an incubating parent and weak enough to allow a chick to break free.

But how is an egg made? Why are they the shape they are? And perhaps most importantly, why lay an egg at all? Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.

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59 minutes

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Wed 26 Mar 202516:15

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterDavid Attenborough
DirectorBethan Jones
DirectorMike Birkhead
Production CompanyMike Birkhead Associates

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 Mar 201820:00
  • Wed 4 Apr 201820:00
  • Tue 17 Apr 201801:25
  • Sat 15 Dec 201819:30
  • Fri 28 Dec 201818:30
  • Sun 5 May 201918:00
  • Mon 27 Jan 202023:30
  • Mon 5 Apr 202113:20
  • Mon 31 Oct 202215:30
  • Sun 9 Apr 202314:00
  • Fri 29 Mar 202411:30
  • Wed 26 Mar 202516:15