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Last broadcast on Mon, 20 Jul 2009, 20:00 on BBC HD (see all broadcasts).
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Saturday, 15:55 on BBC HD
Synopsis
A team of experts and explorers venture into the Danakil desert in Northern Ethiopia to investigate the incredible geology of the area, and to find out how the people and their animals survive in the hottest place on earth.
Kate Humble investigates how tough life is for an Afar woman; Steve Leonard wants to learn about the relationship between the Afar and their animals, and to help with animal medicine where he can; Dr Mukul Agarwal looks at the health issues faced in this most hostile of environments; earth scientist Dougal Jerram looks at the extraordinary volcanic activity of the region and the part it plays in the bigger geological picture of the Rift Valley; and biologist Richard Wiese searches for extreme life forms in the boiling soil of a massive volcanic fissure.
Credits
- Presenter
- Kate Humble
- Presenter
- Steve Leonard
- Participant
- Dr Mukal Agarwal
- Participant
- Dougal Jerram
- Participant
- Richard Wiese
- Director
- Rupert Smith
- Producer
- Richard Bradley
Broadcasts
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Thu 19 Mar 200921:00
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Thu 19 Mar 200921:00
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Sun 22 Mar 200918:00
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Sun 22 Mar 200918:00
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Sun 22 Mar 200919:00
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Wed 15 Apr 200903:25
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Sun 21 Jun 200916:00
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Mon 20 Jul 200920:00
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Sat 5 Dec 200915:55
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