h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I hope you can see this where you are:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2289741878/

This film should win awards. Certainly for Most Endearing Portrayal of Nature's Handiwork. Also for Least Annoying Voiceover.

It's called 'An Original Duckumentary'.

You'll laugh. You'll wonder. You may shed a tear of gratitude. The human race may be full of it, but somewhere in this wide world, there's a flash of iridescent colour.

And a little brown duck, watching the fashion show with a critical eye.

If upended ducks don't make you laugh, what will? And if you don't gasp when that duckling takes the 70-foot leap out of the oak tree, well, I miss my guess.

Enjoy. It made our evening.

Here's an attempt at another link, just in case PBS isn't international:

http://worldchannel.org/programs/episode/nature-original-duckumentary/

Dang. "We're sorry, but this video is not available in your region due to right restrictions." (Both links.) And I do love duckies!

Same here

Oh, phoo. I was hoping...

Well, if you can get the DVD somewhere, I hope you'll get a chance to see it. It's a great documentary from 'Nature'.

I'll keep looking for a substitute.

Wah , I want my duckumentary. I also got the right restrictions notice. What does that mean, right restrictions? I want my duckumentary, with the least annoying voiceover. Funny how the unattainable is just soooo mysterious.

I feel terrible. I had hoped they'd be able to show it worldwide, since it's available on so many stations here.

To make up, here are some clips from the Duckumentary from Youtube. Short, but at least fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3vCUyENpmM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0mjQtOWFSI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpTdFAdC8A

I'm annoyed that this isn't shared abroad. The little documentary - only an hour long - got four Emmy nominations. The un-annoying voiceover is by actor Paul Giamatti.

I hope it will turn up in your country's version of hulu or Netflix - which is where we saw it.

Thanks for those Dmitri ... I did see the one of the baby duckies jumping out of the tree before! Maybe this did show on TV here in South Africa.

Oh, good. I thought that was just amazing, that oak tree raining baby ducks.

Duck! Here comes another one!