Attenborough in Paradise (1996)

Directed by

Paul Reddish

Genre

nature documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

56 min

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

David Attenborough fulfills a childhood dream by visiting New Guinea to see the greater bird-of-paradise. The documentary records the spectacular birdlife of the forest, especially the various birds-of-paradise.

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What happens

Attenborough in Paradise is a BBC television documentary written and presented by David Attenborough. It was first transmitted in 1996 and is part of the Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages collection of seven documentaries. In this program Attenborough fulfills a childhood ambition, developed after reading a book as a nine-year-old, to see the greater bird-of-paradise in display; and records the spectacular birdlife of the New Guinea forest, in particular the various birds-of-paradise. In 2015, the BBC released a new episode of the series shot at a Sheikh's private aviary in Qatar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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