Fossil Detectives
Sign in to watch this content please.
- Episode
- London
- Broadcast Info
- 2008 (29 mins)
- Description
- This week the Fossil Detectives are in London to track down evidence of the capital’s ancient past.
Hermione finds out what Victorian scientists thought dinosaurs looked like when she visits the world’s oldest theme park at Crystal Palace. She re-discovers a lost world when hippos dominated the landscape now occupied by the capital. And viewers will find out how they can find fossils in the most surprising places - wherever they live.
There’s a fascinating insight into the phenomenon of living fossils - plant species which existed in prehistoric times and continue to thrive today. And in an exclusive interview, the Fossil Detectives introduce viewers to a rare sighting of a private fossil collection - at home with Sir David Attenborough. In a sometimes emotional interview, Sir David reveals for the first time on television why fossils hold such a special place in his heart - and how studying fossils inspired him to develop his interest in the natural world.
London’s ancient past Crystal Palace Victorian theme park finding fossils existing prehistoric plant species - Genre
- Geology; Natural History
How to cite this record
The Open University, "Fossil Detectives". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/7818 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)