Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures (2012)

BBC Four Documentary TV Series

NR January 24th, 2012Documentary1 Seasons, 3 Episodes

It is estimated that 99 per cent of species have become extinct and there have been times when life's hold on Earth has been so precarious it seems it hangs on by a thread. This series focuses on the survivors - the old-timers - whose biographies stretch back millions of years and who show how it is possible to survive a mass extinction event which wipes out nearly all of its neighbours. The Natural History Museum's professor Richard Fortey discovers what allows the very few to carry on going - perhaps not for ever, but certainly far beyond the life expectancy of normal species. What makes a survivor when all around drop like flies? Professor Fortey travels across the globe to find the survivors of the most dramatic of these obstacles - the mass extinction events.

StarringRichard Fortey

Series Details Seasons Cast & Crew

All Seasons

Season 1

Jan 24, 2012

TV Show Details

Air Date:January 24th, 2012

Last Air Date:February 7th, 2012

Network:BBC Four

Status:Returning Series

Genres:Documentary

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Dangerous Films

Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures on the Web:Official Website

Cast & Crew

Richard Fortey

as Himself - Presenter