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Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard

2021 · 58 min

A gentle, curious ramble through mud and deep time, led by a warm guide who makes fossils feel like a shared wonder.

Directed by
Jamie E. Lochhead
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
David Attenborough, Professor Ben Garrod
Overview
Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain's biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains and a stone hand-axe made by a Neanderthal.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jamie E. Lochhead
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
David Attenborough, Professor Ben Garrod
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • exploration
  • nature
  • memory
  • education
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary, tv movie
Directed by
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Starring
David Attenborough, Professor Ben Garrod
Cinematography
Julian Schwanitz
Runtime
58 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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