Hidden Kingdoms: Under Open Skies
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Tuesday, April 7 on BBC Two England (2)
Add to Favourites
About this Broadcast
Under Open Skies
Season 1, Episode 1
Documentary revealing the survival techniques used by the animal kingdom's smallest creatures. North America's Sonoran Desert is home to the grasshopper mouse, which is capable of disarming scorpions and centipedes twice its size, and displays a power and athleticism that enables it to avoid the attentions of rattlesnakes and tarantulas. In Africa, the elephant shrew, known as the sengi, employs speed to keep its distance from predators, following a meticulously constructed - and maintained - network of tiny racetracks in the savannah. The film concludes with Hidden Kingdoms Revealed, a 10-minute report on how the documentary was made. Narrated by Stephen Fry
HD
subtitles
repeat
16x9
audio-description
Education/Science/Factual Topics
Nature/Animals/Environment
Cast & Crew
Stephen Fry
(Narrator)
Simon Bell
(Producer)
Mark Brownlow
(Series producer)
Michael Gunton
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Stephen Fry
(Narrator)
Born:
August 24, 1957
in
Hampstead, London
Best Known For:
His sharp wit.
Early-life:
Stephen John Fry was born on August 24, 1957, in Hampstead, London. He grew up in Norfolk alongside an older brother and younger sister. His father, Alan, is a physicist. Fry attended public schools Stout's Hill and Uppingham (from which he was expelled), and spent time in a Young Offender's Institution after going on a spending spree with a stolen credit card. His writing and performing skills were honed at Cambridge University, where his contemporaries included Emma Thompson, Tony Slattery and Hugh Laurie.
Career:
After graduating, Fry and Laurie enjoyed a successful comedy partnership. Fry was a millionaire by 30, thanks to a successful rewrite of the Noel Gay musical Me and My Girl. He has appeared in numerous films and TV projects, including Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, Wilde, Thunderpants, Kingdom and The Hobbit. He's also written several books, and is well-known as a charming raconteur. He made his movie debut as writer and director with Bright Young Things, based on Evelyn Waugh's book, Vile Bodies. Fry is the presenter of comedy quiz QI, he has also made several acclaimed documentaries, including ones about manic depression and Aids, and he is the reader for the British versions of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series of audio books.
Quote:
'I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.'
Trivia:
His distinctive voice has also been featured in a number of video games, including Fable II and Fable III, and as the narrator in the LittleBigPlanet games.
Simon Bell
(Producer)
Mark Brownlow
(Series producer)
Michael Gunton
(Executive producer)
