Family that walks on all fours / Passionate Productions for BBC ; produced for NOVA by Holt Productions, LLC ; WGBH Boston ; produced and directed by Jemima Harrison and Sarah Holt ; writer for the BBC, Jemima Harrison ; executive producer for the BBC, Richard Klein ; senior executive producer, Paula S. Apsell.
Publication Info.
[South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, [2006]
1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Documentary.
Performer
Narrator, Kathryn Walker ; featured experts, Uner Tan, Nicholas Humphrey, Brian Richmond, Sean Carroll.
Note
"PBS."
Originally broadcast on NOVA on November 14, 2006.
Program content: c2006.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital.
Audience
TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated.
Note
"This program includes material that may not be appropriate for younger viewers. Viewer discretion is advised"--Container.
Summary
Scientists present varying theories regarding five siblings in rural Turkey who rely on all fours for their mode of perambulation. Examines this phenomenon both in terms of evolutionary anomaly and environmental factors.
Contents
DVD-ROM features: Teaching materials (PDF) -- A link to the Nova Web site, pbs.org/nova.
Credits
Directors/producers, Jemima Harrison and Sarah Holt.
Language
Closed captioned; optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.