Extinct (TV series)

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Extinct
Genre	Documentary
Presenter(s)	Zoë Ball Sir Trevor McDonald
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer(s)	Endemol UK
Running time	60 minutes (including adverts)
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV1
Original run	9 December 2005 – 16 December 2005
Links
IMDb profile

Extinct was a British television series that featured eight celebrities highlighting the plight of some of the world's most endangered species. It was presented by Zoë Ball and Sir Trevor McDonald. The public were asked to phone in and vote for which animal they wanted to receive £250,000 in order to help save it from extinction. Another £250,000 was split between the remaining seven animals. A sister programme called Extinct - The Quiz also aired at the same time.

1 Background
2 Episodes
3 Final
4 Extinct - The Quiz
5 External links

[edit] Background

In the first four episodes, two celebrities presented the case for their animal. A short video documentary was shown, where the celebrity was seen travelling to the land of the animal, explained why the animal is in danger and what can be done to help save. The eight celebrities were;

Anneka Rice, television presenter - Polar Bear
David Suchet, actor - Giant Panda
Sadie Frost, actress and fashion designer - Orangutan
Michael Portillo, former MP - Hyacinth Macaw
Graeme Le Saux, footballer - Mountain Gorilla
Miranda Richardson, actress - Asian Elephant
Dermot O'Leary, television presenter - Leatherback Sea Turtle
Pauline Collins, actress - Bengal Tiger

[edit] Episodes

#	Airdate	Overview
1	9 December	Anneka Rice visits the Arctic Circle David Suchet visits China
2	12 December	Sadie Frost visits Borneo Michael Portillo visits Brazil
3	13 December	Graeme Le Saux visits Rwanda Miranda Richardson visits India
4	14 December	Dermot O'Leary visits Costa Rica Pauline Collins visits Nepal
5	16 December	Final with all 8 celebrities

[edit] Final

In the final programme, after each celebrity explained why the public should vote for their animal, the three with the most votes were the giant panda, the Bengal tiger and the mountain gorilla. The most votes went to the Bengal tiger, which Pauline Collins had campaigned for.

[edit] Extinct - The Quiz

Extinct - The Quiz was a five-part 60 minute quiz programme that accompanied Extinct. It was hosted by Zoë Ball and feautured four families being tested on their wildlife knowledge and competing to win a holiday. The first four episodes aired each day at 5pm from 12 to 15 December. The first two programmes featured four families each day, with the next two programmes being semi finals. The final was on 16 December at 4pm.