Into the Abyss

Episode 1: The Hadal Zone

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd Jul 2014, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Rebecca Morelle talks to explorers of deep ocean trenches, from film-maker James Cameron to biologists discovering dark realms of pink gelatinous fish and gigantic crustaceans. Show more

Into the Abyss

Episode 2: Deep Sea Mining

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 29^th Jul 2014, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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The deep ocean contains an extraordinary oasis of life forms, found nowhere else on the planet. Those same habitats are rich in valuable minerals. Could we and should we mine them? Show more