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Episode 16: The Needles: Isle of Wight

Duration: 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

Nicholas Crane crosses the Solent to find out what's happened to England's largest island - the Isle of Wight. Once joined to the mainland, this fossil-rich area is a time capsule containing clues to the journey that the whole British Isles has been on and is still making. This powerful result emerges from a combination of rising sea levels and a sinking landscape. Show less

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