TV Horizon - Season 54 Episode 11 : Dippy and the Whale Horizon - Season 54 Episode 11 : Dippy and the Whale 7.516/10 by 32 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 54 Episode 11 : Dippy and the Whale Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 54 :Episode 1 Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth 2017-01-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 2 Hair Care Secrets Hair Care Secrets 2017-01-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 3 ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner 2017-04-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 4 Why Did I Go Mad? Why Did I Go Mad? 2017-05-02 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 5 Strange Signals from Outer Space! Strange Signals from Outer Space! 2017-05-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 6 Space Volcanoes Space Volcanoes 2017-05-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 7 Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue 2017-06-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 8 Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped 2017-06-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 9 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future 2017-06-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 10 Dawn of the Driverless Car Dawn of the Driverless Car 2017-06-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 11 Dippy and the Whale Dippy and the Whale 2017-07-13 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 12 What Makes a Psychopath? What Makes a Psychopath? 2017-08-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 13 Mars - A Traveller's Guide Mars - A Traveller's Guide 2017-09-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 14 Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn 2017-09-18 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 15 Being Transgender Being Transgender 2017-09-26 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.