Ebook {Epub PDF} Zoo Quest for a Dragon by David Attenborough

Having vetoed the BBC's directive to use cumbersome 35mm cameras, David Attenborough and his cameraman Charles Lagus had opted for the more mobile handheld 16mm cameras.) These films comprised footage for the first three expeditions: "Zoo Quest to West Africa" (), "Zoo Quest to Guiana" () and "Zoo Quest for a Dragon" ().  · Originally filmed in as a joint venture with London Zoo, a young Sir David Attenborough travels abroad to learn of exotic animals such as the Komodo Dra. Zoo Quest for a Dragon. Episode 1 of 6. First transmitted in , David Attenborough and cameraman Charles Lagus begin their quest in Borneo, the first in the chain of islands they must cross in.

Zoo Quest: With David Attenborough, Jack Lester, Brian Branston, George Adamson. David Attenborough explores various remote habitats around the globe in search of various rare and endangered animals. ‎David Attenborough first appeared in front of a television camera in the s when, together with London Zoo's Curator of Reptiles, Jack Lester, he persuaded the BBC to mount and film a joing animal-collecting expedition. The result was Zoo Quest. With its stunning photography, well-written scripts. Originally filmed in as a joint venture with London Zoo, a very young David Attenborough has gone to Indonesia in search of the fearsome Komodo dragon.

Zoo Quest for a Dragon is the story of two young adventurers making it up as they went along. It is the best type of adventure story, written with honesty and humour, and accounting for all of the mistakes as well as the remarkable successes. Having vetoed the BBC's directive to use cumbersome 35mm cameras, David Attenborough and his cameraman Charles Lagus had opted for the more mobile handheld 16mm cameras.) These films comprised footage for the first three expeditions: "Zoo Quest to West Africa" (), "Zoo Quest to Guiana" () and "Zoo Quest for a Dragon" (). Zoo Quest for a Dragon. Episode 1 of 6. First transmitted in , David Attenborough and cameraman Charles Lagus begin their quest in Borneo, the first in the chain of islands they must cross in.