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Season 39 Episode 7: Living Nightmare

59 SeasonsFeb 21, 2002TV-PG1h8.6

In the mid 1800s, when Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution, one species of animal remained a mystery; where did birds fit on his evolutionary tree? Several years later his friend and colleague, Thomas Henry Huxley, came up with an answer. Huxley had recently examined a new fossil from southern Germany called Archaeopteryx which was causing considerable excitement in palaeontological circles. There were clear signs of feathers and it was obvious this was the earliest fossil eviden...

Season 39 Episodes:

Episode 1 Freak Wave

1. Freak Wave

Aired: Jan 10, 2002

On a winter night in 373 BC, the classical Greek city of Helike was destroyed...

Episode 2 Stone Age Columbus

2. Stone Age Columbus

Aired: Jan 17, 2002

It began with a ghastly tragedy. In 1985 the massive Colombian volcano Nevado...

Episode 3 Homeopathy: The Test

3. Homeopathy: The Test

Aired: Jan 24, 2002

There is a new epidemic sweeping the world. It's been silently growing over t...

Episode 7 Living Nightmare

7. Living Nightmare

Aired: Feb 21, 2002

In the mid 1800s, when Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution, one ...

Episode 8 Averting Armageddon

8. Averting Armageddon

Aired: Mar 7, 2002

The World Trade Center was built on revolutionary design principles. It turne...

Episode 9 Dirty Bomb

9. Dirty Bomb

Aired: Mar 14, 2002

This is the story of a book that could have changed the history of the World....

Episode 10 Sexual Chemistry

10. Sexual Chemistry

Aired: Mar 28, 2002

For years scientists have been trying to find the mysterious evolutionary mas...

Episode 13 Earthquake Storms

13. Earthquake Storms

Aired: May 23, 2002

Examines a theory that many earthquakes are related, and that they can 'trigg...

Episode 14 Life on Mars

14. Life on Mars

Aired: Nov 14, 2002

The world's oceans claim on average one ship a week, often in mysterious circ...

Episode 16 God on the Brain

16. God on the Brain

Aired: Nov 26, 2002

New research into the human brain and asks are we programmed to believe in God?

Episode 17 Flight 587

17. Flight 587

Aired: Dec 5, 2002

250 million years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the land and o...

Episode 18 SARS: The True Story

18. SARS: The True Story

Aired: Dec 19, 2002

In 1542, the Spanish Conquistador, Francisco de Orellana ventured along the R...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary