Ocean of Volcanoes
Documentary series about the South Pacific islands. This edition looks at the birth, growth and death of an island, with images of an erupting underwater volcano.
Witness the birth, growth and death of an island in the greatest ocean on earth. Millions of years are condensed into an hour revealing unforgettable images of an erupting underwater volcano; rivers of lava exploding below the waves; roads and houses buried by molten rivers of rock. From these violent beginnings emerge coral reefs of unparalleled richness, supporting large groups of grey reef sharks and giant manta rays.
The rising lands of the South Pacific have also given life to some very strange creatures, from the vampire bug that thrives in tropical snow, and the megapode, a bird that uses volcanic springs to incubate its eggs, to vast swarms of jellyfish trapped forever by a coral mountain. This is the Pacific as you've never seen it before.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Benedict Cumberbatch |
Producer | Mark Brownlow |
Composer | David Mitcham |
Series Producer | Huw Cordey |
Broadcasts
- Sun 31 May 2009 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Mon 1 Jun 2009 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Tue 2 Jun 2009 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Tue 9 Jun 2009 00:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 9 Jun 2009 01:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Wales only
- Tue 28 Jul 2009 20:00
- Sun 13 Sep 2009 22:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sun 17 Jan 2010 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sun 31 Jan 2010 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Wed 1 Dec 2010 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 4 Dec 2010 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 5 Feb 2011 19:00
- Sat 5 May 2012 19:00
- Sun 6 May 2012 03:20
- Sat 27 Apr 2013 19:00
- Sun 28 Apr 2013 02:45
- Thu 3 Oct 2013 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Mon 1 Oct 2018 20:00
- Tue 2 Oct 2018 02:00
- Sat 7 Mar 2020 20:00
- Sun 8 Mar 2020 01:30
- Wed 31 Aug 2022 20:00
- Thu 1 Sep 2022 01:25
- Sat 2 Mar 2024 20:00
- Sun 3 Mar 2024 02:10
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