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Wild Arabia: Episode 1: Sand, Wind and Stars

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Sand, Wind and Stars

Episode 1

Episode 1: Sand, Wind and Stars

BBC Two - Wild Arabia, Sand, Wind and Stars

Featuring the snow-white oryx, the long-legged jerboa and glow-in-the-dark scorpions.

Wildlife documentary series which enters the wilderness of Arabia and reveals a magical cast of characters, from the snow-white oryx to the long-legged jerboa.

Few places on earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia. This series enters the forbidding wilderness and reveals a magical cast of characters, from the snow-white oryx that inspired the myth of the unicorn to the long-legged jerboa leaping ten times its own body length through the star-filled Arabian nights. Horned vipers hunt glow-in-the-dark scorpions, while Bedouin nomads race their camels across the largest sand desert in the world.

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Extraordinary wildlife, landscapes and people - Arabia is a land of magic and surprise.

Revealing the astonishing landscapes, extraordinary wildlife and remarkable people found in the vast region of Arabia, which stands at the crossroads of three continents.

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