Title 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]
	©2007

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Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction DVD	DVD 599.935 FAMILY	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Media Room	DVD 576.54 HARRISON	Check Shelf

Description	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.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Human genetics -- Variation.
	Quadrupedalism.
	Physical anthropology.
	Human evolution.
	Evolution (Biology)
	Mutation (Biology)
	Variation (Biology)
	Inbreeding.
	Human genetics -- Variation -- Case studies.
	Evolution.
	Social skills -- Study and teaching.
Genre/Form	Television programs.
	Science television programs.
	Documentary television programs.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
	Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
	Documentary -- Television series.
Added Author	Harrison, Jemima.
	Holt, Sarah.
	Klein, Richard.
	Apsell, Paula S.
	Walker, Kathryn, 1943-
	Tan, Uner, 1937-
	Carroll, Sean B.
	Richmond, Brian.
	Humphrey, Nicholas.
	Passionate Productions.
	Holt Productions.
	British Broadcasting Corporation.
	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
	Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
	WGBH Video (Firm)
Added Title	Nova (Television program)
ISBN	1593756585
	9781593756581
Standard No.	783421414099
Music No.	WG41409 WGBH Boston Video

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