Rediscovering the Urge to Live

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Rediscovering the Urge to Live

2012

0h 8m

7.0(1 votes)

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The team behind the reconstruction of Planet of Giants explain how it was put together.

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Carole Ann Ford

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William Russell

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John Guilor

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Toby Hadoke

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Paul Jones

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Ian Levine

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Ed Stradling

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