Horizon
Season 54 Episode 11 - Dippy and the Whale
Over the last two years, the BBC's science strand Horizon has been behind the scenes at London's Natural History Museum, following the dramatic replacement of the iconic Dippy the Dinosaur skeleton cast with the real skeleton of a blue whale - the world's biggest animal. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this special film follows the teams involved in what has to be one of the world's most unique engineering challenges. Replacing Dippy is brave and bold - it is the first thing visitors see when they enter the grand Hintze Hall, but the Natural History Museum is changing, and the installation of the colossal blue whale skeleton is the start of a new chapter. The largest animal ever to have lived, blue whales were driven to the brink of extinction by hunting and were the first species humans decided to save, telling an inspiring story of hope for the natural world.
Episodes in Season 54
Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth
60 min
Hair Care Secrets
60 min
ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner
60 min
Why Did I Go Mad?
60 min
Strange Signals from Outer Space!
60 min
Space Volcanoes
60 min
Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue
60 min
Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped
60 min
10 Things You Need to Know About the Future
60 min
Dawn of the Driverless Car
60 min
Dippy and the Whale
60 min
What Makes a Psychopath?
60 min
Mars - A Traveller's Guide
60 min
Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn
60 min
Being Transgender
60 min