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Lords of the Air

Name: Lords of the Air
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1979-03-06
Duration: 55 min

We examine the uses and advantages of birds' unique possession - the feather. Feathers are insulators; they provide the surface of the most perfect aerofoils known - bird's wings; and they play a central role in courtship

Aired: Mar 06, 1979 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: David AttenboroughProducers: David AttenboroughDuration: 55m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Seasons

Season 1

Episodes

01: The Infinite Variety 02: Building Bodies 03: The First Forests 04: The Swarming Hordes 05: Conquest of the Waters 06: Invasion of the Land 07: Victors of the Dry Land 08: Lords of the Air 09: The Rise of the Mammals 10: Theme and Variations 11: The Hunters and Hunted 12: Life in the Trees 13: The Compulsive Communicators