Survival Survival Special: The Enchanted Isles
TV Episode | Documentary

Survival

Survival Special: The Enchanted Isles

TV Episode | Documentary

Alan and Joan Root went to the Galapagos Islands to make a film that retraced the voyage of Charles Darwin, whose observations of the islands' unique wildlife famously helped formulate his theories on evolution. Aubrey Buxton, in his role ...See moreAlan and Joan Root went to the Galapagos Islands to make a film that retraced the voyage of Charles Darwin, whose observations of the islands' unique wildlife famously helped formulate his theories on evolution. Aubrey Buxton, in his role as an equerry to Prince Philip, had accompanied the Prince on a visit to the islands in 1964 and both were struck by the urgent need for scientific research and preservation. As the then chairman of the British Appeal of the WWF, Prince Philip agreed to present and narrate Survival's one-hour documentary as a means of drawing attention to the importance of protecting the islands' ecology. The programme was subsequently bought by NBC for $430,000[38] and became the first ever natural history film to be networked on American television. Written by Anonymous See less