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Lava and Ice

Episode 3 of 4

In the first of a double bill, Jarvis Cocker wanders the lava fields of Iceland in search of the unseen forces of night. He meets sheep, enters a volcano and stumbles upon a wake.

Jarvis Cocker wanders the lava fields of Iceland in search of the unseen forces of night. In the midnight shadow of Snaefellsjokull, the volcano featured in Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jarvis considers the timelessness of the landscape, until he discovers sheep time. His sheep guides only lead him further into the unknown, through a hole in the lava floor and on a journey through a magma underworld, finding there a symphony orchestra, human seals and a wake.

Producer Neil McCarthy.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 May 2023 02:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 27 Oct 2014 23:00
  • Sun 21 Dec 2014 02:00
  • Thu 6 Aug 2015 23:30
  • Wed 24 May 2023 02:00

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