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Why make a film about birds of paradise? Sir David explains - 1996

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Sir David explains what first captivated him about birds of paradise, and why so few of them had ever been filmed. He describes their extraordinary beauty, their elaborate dawn displays and the challenge of capturing them in the rainforests of New Guinea. Clip taken from Start the Week. BBC Radio 4, April 1996.

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