Series synopsis
Madagascar is an Italian documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on February 9, 2011. It ended on February 23, 2011. It was created by Mike Gurton, James Honeyborne. It stars David Attenborough, John Brown, Pam Fogg and Tim Fogg.
Over 80 per cent of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover what made Madagascar so different from the rest of the world, and how evolution ran wild here.
Premise
Over 80 per cent of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover what made Madagascar so different from the rest of the world, and how evolution ran wild here.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Attenborough as Self - Presenter
- John Brown as Self
- Pam Fogg as Self
- Tim Fogg as Self
- Ian Gray as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | February 9, 2011 | February 23, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Island of Marvels The cameras observe lemurs in their natural habitat, male red giraffe-necked weevils fighting one other and the courting rituals of chameleons. |
February 9, 2011 |
| 2 |
Lost Worlds The wildlife featured this week includes cyanide-eating lemurs, cannibalistic frogs, carnivorous plants, tadpole-eating wasps, tunnel-digging chameleons and house-proud flycatchers. |
February 16, 2011 |
| 3 |
Land of Heat and Dust This episode focuses on the desert-like west and south of Madagascar. It might not rain there for nine months of the year and some years not at all. To live here, you have to be a specialist. |
February 23, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 9, 2011 |
| Last aired | February 23, 2011 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |