Birds of the Sun God. In Flight Movie

United Kingdom, 1987

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Episode of Series “Wildlife on One”.
Two films narrated by David Attenborough from the BBC Wildlife on one series. “Birds of the Sun God” tells the fascinating story of the partnership between hummingbirds and plants, a partnership which has lasted three million years. “In Flight Movie” uses remarkable new filming techniques to enable us to take to the air ourselves. This unique film enables you to fly in the clouds with a flock of geese, look over the shoulder of a soaring buzzard or hedge hop with a speeding starling, revealing just how a bird’s design is shaped to the life it leads - in flight! Issued as a BBC wildlife special.

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Credits

producer

John Downer

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1987

Appears in

Wildlife on One

Group of items

Wildlife on One

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324828

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Birds

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Flight

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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