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Talking to Strangers

Episode 10 of 12

David Attenborough examines the methods of communication in the animal kingdom. The love song of a fish keeps the inhabitants around San Francisco Bay awake, the river banks in Malaysia teem with millions of tiny beetles and the world's loudest birds scream through the rainforest.

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49 minutes

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Sat 18 Oct 2014 09:50
BBC Two

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Credits

Presenter David Attenborough
Producer Alastair Fothergill

Broadcasts

  • Wed 5 Dec 1990 20:05
    BBC One
  • Sun 9 Dec 1990 19:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 3 Dec 1995 18:20
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • New Year's Day 2002 09:30
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 25 Mar 2013 16:25
    BBC Two England, Wales, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Sat 18 Oct 2014 09:50
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England & HD only

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