Horizon Season 56 Episode 11 Synopsis

Over the last two years, the BBC's science strand Horizon has been behind the scenes at London's Natural History Museum, following the dramatic replacement of the iconic Dippy the Dinosaur skeleton cast with the real skeleton of a blue whale - the world's biggest animal.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this special film follows the teams involved in what has to be one of the world's most unique engineering challenges.

Replacing Dippy is brave and bold - it is the first thing visitors see when they enter the grand Hintze Hall, but the Natural History Museum is changing, and the installation of the colossal blue whale skeleton is the start of a new chapter. The largest animal ever to have lived, blue whales were driven to the brink of extinction by hunting and were the first species humans decided to save, telling an inspiring story of hope for the natural world.

Horizon Season 56 Episodes...

• s56e01 - Clean Eating - The Dirty Truth
• s56e02 - Hair Care Secrets
• s56e03 - ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner
• s56e04 - Why Did I Go Mad?
• s56e05 - Strange Signals From Outer Space!
• s56e06 - Space Volcanoes
• s56e07 - Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue
• s56e08 - Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped
• s56e09 - 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future
• s56e10 - Dawn of the Driverless Car
• s56e11 - Dippy and the Whale
• s56e12 - What Makes a Psychopath?
• s56e13 - Mars - A Traveller's Guide
• s56e14 - Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn
• s56e15 - Being Transgender

Horizon Show Summary

Horizon is BBC Two's flagship 50-minute science documentary series.

Recognised as the world leader in its field, it regularly wins a sweep of international science, medical and environmental film accolades, and has recently won the Royal Television Society Award and the Prix Italia.

In 2002, the British Academy of Film & Television Arts presented Horizon with the BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand.

In 2003 it won the prestigious Images et Science award for best medical documentary and the Carl von Linne Award at the Living Europe film festival in Sweden. That year, a Horizon co-production with WGBH Boston won the Emmy for best documentary.

In September 2014 it celebrated its 50th anniversary and it continues to enjoy outstanding critical acclaim.