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Madeira: Island Ark

Richard Fortey travels to Madeira to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life cycle and starts sinking back into the sea.

In the final episode, Richard Fortey travels to Madeira to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life cycle and starts sinking back into the sea. Here, in the island's laurisilva forest, he examines the remains of an ancient forest that once carpeted all of Europe, finds island lizards that live to be four times older than their mainland counterparts, and meets a huge wolf spider. With the help of local divers, he also discovers an unexpectedly rich marine habitat populated by whales, dolphins and unusual deep-sea species that have much to tell us about the changing nature of our seas.

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Nov 2019 01:20

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Role Contributor
Presenter Richard Fortey
Production Company Lion Television
Series Producer Shaun Trevisick
Director Sebastian Duthy
Editor Sebastian Duthy
Executive Producer Bill Locke
Assistant Producer Georgina Stewart
Production Manager Emma Falkus
Production Coordinator Katie King
Participant Carlos A Gois Marques
Participant Umberto Silva
Participant Jose Jesus
Participant Jao Canning Claud
Participant Manuel Biscoito

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