Alien from earth
By: produced and directed by Simon Nasht and Annamaria Talas ; produced for Nova by Sarah Holt ; narration written by Sarah Holt ; an Essential Media production in association with Real Pictures and Nova ; WGBH Boston
Contributors: Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator; Essential Media (Firm); Real Pictures (Firm); WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); WGBH Video (Firm)
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: WGBH Boston Video
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Burlington, Vt.]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781593758691
Subjects: Collection and preservation; Fossils; Antiquities; Fossil hominids
Other titles: Nova (Television program)
Description: Examines the discovery of strange and unknown miniature hominid fossil (Homo floresiensis) remains on the island of Flores, Indonesia. Looks at the scientific debate over whether these creatures, nicknamed "hobbits," are a type of dwarf race of humans, possibly suffering from a disease such as microcephaly, or an entirely new species.
Notes: Special feature: teaching materials (DVD-ROM PDF).

Researcher, creative consultant, Ethan Herberman ; associate producer, Julie Crawford ; edited by David Eells, Andrew Arestides ; music, Michael Bacon ; executive producer, Chris Hilton.

Narrated by Jay O. Sanders.

Originally broadcast on PBS on Nov. 11, 2008 as an episode of the television program Nova.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Closed-captioned;  optional described video for the visually impaired.
Table of contents: title: The "hobbit" appears; title: What is this thing?; title: Telling remains; title: A lot like Lucy; title: Out of Africa rewritten?