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Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more

Margaret Mountford examines new evidence to reveal the sequence of events that destroyed the city of Pompeii and attempts to discover what really killed its people. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 2: Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Entomologist George McGavin and ant expert Adam Hart capture all aspects of life in an ant colony using time-lapse cameras, microscopes, microphones and radio tracking technology. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
George McGavin
Presenter:
Adam Hart
Series Producer:
Jacqueline Smith
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 2: Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more

BBC Four HD

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