Missing Link, The

Synopsis

In 2000 in a Latvian museum, fossil hunter Per Ahlberg found a tiny fossilised jawbone, believed to be a remnant of an extinct animal which could provide the vital clue in solving one of evolutions’ greatest mysteries - how fish gradually developed legs and became part of the ancestral chain of human beings.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

2001

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 1/2/01.

Subjects

Archaeology

Keywords

evolution; fossils

Credits

Producer

Matthew Barrett

Contributor

Bettina Lerner

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’