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Horizon

2017

Volcanoes of the Solar System

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Horizon follows an international team of volcanologists in Iceland as they draw fascinating parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those elsewhere in the solar system. Show more

Ice Age Giants

Episode 2: Land of the Cave-Bear

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Professor Alice Roberts goes on the trail of the great beasts of the Ice Age. This time she visits Europe and Siberia, which were hit hardest by the cold. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Producer:
Tim Walker
Series Producer:
Paul Bradshaw

Horizon

2017

Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Documentary which follows the everyday people battling in the most extreme environment on earth to move Halley VI, a vital polar research station. Show more

Handmade in Mexico

Series 1

Episode 2: Tree of Life

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

A look at the creation process of Mexican art forms. The Tree of Life is a clay sculpture originally intended to teach Bible stories to indigenous people. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Charles Hazlewood meets Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who added new orchestral dimensions to compositions based on repetition, transcendence and new technology. Show more

BBC Four

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