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Ralph, The Fragrant Parrot of Codfish Island

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4 Extra Debut. Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine search New Zealand for a Kakapo, a large, green parrot that has forgotten how to fly. From October 1989.

Douglas Adams and conservationist Mark Carwardine head to New Zealand in search of the endangered Kakapo - a noisy, unique parrot with an owl like face that has lost its ability to fly. With Peter Jones.

Series in which Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.

Producer: Gaynor Shutte

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.

30 minutes

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