Galapagos

Galapagos

Ended First aired 29/Sep/2006 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
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The history of these beautiful Islands from their creation as uprising lava to their being studied by Darwin to their modern day inhabitants.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
3 episode(s) · Air date: 29/Sep/2006
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S1E3
Forces of Change
Air date: 13/Oct/2006 · Runtime: 50 min
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Natural-history series exploring the Galapagos Islands, where the forces of nature can be brutal. It's a land of fire, astride the equator, and at the mercy of the elements. This concluding episode reveals how, through time and isolation, animals and plants have evolved the most surprising ways to cope with the profound geological and climatic forces. In the new millennium, with a growing interest in this delicate microcosm of our planet, come ever-increasing challenges.

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Natural-history series exploring the Galapagos Islands, where the forces of nature can be brutal. It's a land of fire, astride the equator, and at the mercy of the elements. This concluding episode reveals how, through time and isolation, animals and plants have evolved the most surprising ways to cope with the profound geological and climatic forces. In the new millennium, with a growing interest in this delicate microcosm of our planet, come ever-increasing challenges.

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Islands that Changed the World
Air date: 06/Oct/2006 · Runtime: 50 min
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Natural history series exploring the Galapagos Islands, which lie 1,000 kilometres off the coast of South America. From flightless cormorants hunting underwater to giant tortoises courting on the rim of an active volcano, a look at the hidden side of Galapagos, revealing why it is such a fascinating showcase for evolution.

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Natural history series exploring the Galapagos Islands, which lie 1,000 kilometres off the coast of South America. From flightless cormorants hunting underwater to giant tortoises courting on the rim of an active volcano, a look at the hidden side of Galapagos, revealing why it is such a fascinating showcase for evolution.

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Born of Fire
Air date: 29/Sep/2006 · Runtime: 50 min
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Many of the Galapagos' volcanoes that brought about its existence remain active, and there's amazing footage of an eruption of the Sierra Negra. Marine iguanas leap off lava cliffs into billowing surf; giant tortoises are groomed by Darwin's finches; and the waved alabatross shows off with a magical courship display.

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Many of the Galapagos' volcanoes that brought about its existence remain active, and there's amazing footage of an eruption of the Sierra Negra. Marine iguanas leap off lava cliffs into billowing surf; giant tortoises are groomed by Darwin's finches; and the waved alabatross shows off with a magical courship display.

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Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
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Tom Hiddleston
Tom Hiddleston
Charles Darwin (voice)
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Richard Wollocombe
Charles Darwin
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Bishop of Panama (voice)

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Paul D. Stewart
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Peter Scoones
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Richard Brooks Burton
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Barrie Britton
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Richard Wollocombe
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Ashley Hoppin
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Mike Gunton
Mike Gunton
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Gail Willumsen
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Jill Shinefield
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Patrick Morris
Patrick Morris
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Andrew Gross
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Gil Talmi
Gil Talmi
Original Music Composer

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