Extinct

Series 1 Episode 6 Extinct (24 mins)

The last Tasmanian Tiger was shot dead by a farmer in 1930, but was it man or nature that finally did for this beautifully evolved animal?

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Series 1 Episode 5 Extinct (24 mins)

First Broadcast: 3.40AM Sunday 24 May 2009 Channel 4

The Irish Elk ruled over its grassland home until the end of the Ice Age. With magnificent 12-foot antlers and a thick furry coat, it was the largest deer that ever lived.

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Series 1 Episode 4 Extinct (24 mins)

A look at the life and demise of the great Auk, solving the mystery of its extinction using the latest scientific research and computer graphics.

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Series 1 Episode 3 Extinct (25 mins)

First Broadcast: 3.45AM Friday 22 May 2009 Channel 4

Palaeontologist Sylvia Gonzalez examines the remains of the Columbian Mammoth, which weighed twice as much as his woolly cousin.

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Series 1 Episode 2 Extinct (24 mins)

First Broadcast: 3.35AM Thursday 21 May 2009 Channel 4

A look at one of the most successful predators to ever walk the earth, the sabre-tooth tiger, whose territory spread across Ice Age North America and Europe.

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Series 1 Episode 1 Extinct (24 mins)

Using the latest scientific research, advanced computer graphics technology and animatronics, Extinct looks at the life and demise of the dodo in the 1660s.

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