New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

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New Zealand: Earths Mythical Islands

Sam Neill

James Honeyborne

Mark Flowers

Robert Morgenstern

Brian Anderson

Peter Young

Corey Mosen

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands: Episode 2: Wild Extremes

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Wild Extremes

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Episode 2: Wild Extremes

BBC Two - New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands, Wild Extremes

The story of New Zealand's wildest places and its most resilient pioneers.

From hyper-intelligent parrots to sinister snails and magical constellations of glow-worms, this is the story of New Zealand's wildest places and resilient pioneers.

The most extreme and wild parts of New Zealand are in the South Island, which lie towards Antarctica, in the path of the tempestuous 'roaring forties'. This is home to some of the most rapidly rising mountains in the world, the Southern Alps.

From hyper-intelligent parrots to sinister snails with teeth and magical constellations of glow-worms, this is the story of New Zealand's wildest places and its most resilient pioneers, all of whom must embrace radical solutions to survive.

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Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

The unexpected story of an exotic, magnificent and isolated island chain.

New Zealand transports you to an exotic, magnificent and isolated island chain where the mysterious and unexpected story of its true nature is revealed. Narrated by Sam Neill.

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