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The Best Episodes of Last Chance to See

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A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Last Chance to See Season 1 Episode 3 - Aye-Aye
    8.3/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Aye-Aye

    S1:E3

    In Madagascar the travellers encounter the biggest and the smallest lemurs on earth. But they are searching for the aye-aye, a peculiar lemur which, according to local legend, brings death to those who encounter it.

    Director:Tim Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Last Chance to See Season 1 Episode 5 - Kakapo
    8.2/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Kakapo

    S1:E5

    In New Zealand Stephen and Mark look for the last kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot.

    Director:Ben Southwell
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Last Chance to See Season 1 Episode 6 - Blue Whale
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Blue Whale

    S1:E6

    In a dramatic conclusion to the series, the travelers have a close encounter with grey whales and meet the deadly Humboldt squid in a search for the mighty blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived.

    Director:Tim Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Last Chance to See Season 1 Episode 2 - Northern White Rhino
    8.0/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Northern White Rhino

    S1:E2

    On a journey across Africa towards the war-torn Congo, the travellers encounter chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants, but are there any northern white rhinos still alive in the wild? The news is not good but there is some hope in the remarkable project under way to save the black rhino in Kenya.

    Director:Tim Green
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Last Chance to See Season 1 Episode 4 - Komodo Dragon
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #5 - Komodo Dragon

    S1:E4

    This week's program is ostensibly about Komodo dragons, but Stephen and Mark start their travels in Malaysian Borneo - and that's where they experienced their personal highs and lows of the trip.

    Director:John-Paul Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Last Chance to See Season 1 Episode 1 - Amazonian Manatee
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #6 - Amazonian Manatee

    S1:E1

    Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine set out to discover how the lugubrious Amazonian manatee, a freshwater mammal, has survived the last two decades, but Stephen breaks his arm deep in the Amazon rainforest.

    Director:Tim Green
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Aye-Aye" is the best rated episode of "Last Chance to See". It scored 8.3/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Tim Green and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kakapo".