Here's another series that will be waiting for me when I get back from filming in Australia. Let me know if it's a 'load it up as I walk through the door' type of programme or a 'maybe I'll get round to it one day' show. Enjoy! Paul.
This new three-part series for BBC One follows Richard Hammond as he investigates the extraordinary super-powers of the animal kingdom and finds out how a multitude of amazing creatures are inspiring inventions at the very forefront of science. In the first programme, he discovers how scientists have been able to build a flying submarine, prevent jet pilots losing consciousness, safely protect a light bulb dropped from space and waterproof a mobile phone, all thanks to creatures as diverse as a vulture, a giraffe, a woodpecker and a South American butterfly.
"Who knew, for instance, that a harbour seal could 'feel' the size, shape, speed and direction of an object that had passed by 30 seconds earlier without even seeing or hearing it? Or that that remarkable ability would end up creating a 10-ton military truck capable of driving itself? And who would have thought that when giraffes bend down to drink the blood pressure in their heads gets so strong their heads should explode? Or that the way giraffes manage to stop that unfortunate event occurring is directly responsible for a flying suit that can stop fighter pilots passing out at the controls? Not me. Not until I started this job anyhow." - Graham Booth, Producer (source: Huffington)
