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The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

on BBC One London

Hippo!
How do you persuade an irate hippo to pose for your underwater cameras? On an expedition to study the wildlife of Africa's inland shorelines, Cousteau tries several methods.
A plastic life-sized hippo called ' Lolita,' concealing two divers, proves hilarious but unsuccessful; so Cousteau moves to another lake only to find that it's the mating season for hippos and the massive animals are aggressive and unpredictable.
Two remote-controlled cameras have to be used but are soon smashed by a charging hippo. So there's nothing left but to risk going into the pool with the restive hippos ...
Narrated by JACQUES COUSTEAU and HUGH FALKUS
A production of LES REQUINS associes and METROMEDIA PRODUCERS CORPORATION

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Jacques Cousteau
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Hugh Falkus

BBC One London

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