Episode 9

Overview

The latest episode of SuperQuark opens with a fantastic journey in search of the first flying animals, which glided in the skies of prehistory. They were reptiles that had developed characteristics that proved suitable for flight, with feathers and real wings. Paleontologists, digging in various parts of the world, have now managed to find many fossilized remains of these first "flying monsters". We will follow David Attenborough in this in-depth investigation that will reveal many little-known aspects of this story. For millions of years all these animals flew above the dinosaurs in a primitive and wild land. Extraordinary geographical reconstructions will allow us to see these flying reptiles again in their natural environment. Going at 1000 miles per hour with the wheels attached to the ground: Barbara Brernardini went to England to discover Bloodhound, the fastest car in the world, the one that will break every record.