Madagascar (TV series)
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Madagascar is a British nature documentary series, first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in February 2011. Produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet and narrated by David Attenborough, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Attenborough also appears briefly on camera at the beginning and end of the series. Each episode is followed by a ten-minute Madagascar Diaries segment, illustrating the techniques used to film a particular subject.
Madagascar | |
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Genre | Nature documentary |
Narrated by | David Attenborough |
Composer | Sarah Class |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Mike Gunton |
Producer | Mary Summerill |
Running time | 59ā60 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | BBC Two, BBC HD |
Release | 9 February (2011-02-09) ā 23 February 2011 (2011-02-23) |
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An accompanying documentary, Attenborough and the Giant Egg, was broadcast on BBC Two in March 2011. In this one-off programme, David Attenborough undertakes a personal journey back to Madagascar to investigate the fate of Aepyornis, the island's extinct elephant birds. Believed to be the largest birds which have ever lived, evidence of their existence can still be found on the island. Whilst filming Zoo Quest to Madagascar in 1961, Attenborough pieced together a complete elephant bird egg from fragments of shell collected for him.