Conquest of the Skies

David Attenborough's Con­quest Of The Skies, the latest landmark series from Sir David Attenborough tells the story of the intricate engineering behind nature's greatest aeronauts. From the double BAFTA® award-winning team behind Natural History Museum Alive and Flying Monsters, Conquest Of The Skies will reveal the dazzling world of flight as never before. David analyses gliding reptiles, parachuting mammals, acrobatic insects and the exquisite and intricate aerial world of birds at a number of locations all over the world including China, Rome, Scotland, Ecuador and Borneo. Britain's best-loved broadcaster will explore this dazzling world, combining new high-speed filming techniques to tell the evolutionary story of flight from the very first insects to the incredible array of creatures which rule the skies today.