Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives is a four-part BBC documentary series about the discovery of fossils. It was written and presented by David Attenborough.

With the help of expert palaeontologists, fossil hunters and (for the time) modern animation techniques, Attenborough attempts to show how life evolved in Earth's distant past. To do so, he travels the globe to visit the world's most famous fossil sites.

Series details

• Title: Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1989-04-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-05-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13068
• IMDb ID: tt0764075
• TVDB ID: 79616

Cast and credited roles

• David Attenborough — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-04-23; final listed air date 1989-05-14; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.