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  1. A beaver swimming in a river. Its brown fur is wet as it glides through the water, with one deep, black eye looking ahead and two small ears tucked behind. The rippling water reflects the green foliage above, with small leaves floating alongside the animal.

  2. St Robert and St Alice Chapel at Dodding Green. The building is white with black window sills and a slate roof. There is a central doorway under a pitched roof. To its left is a wing that stands proud of the main building and has three windows, two on the ground floor and one centrally above. There is also a small window on the first floor above the roof over the main door. The part of the building to the right of the door is a single white painted wall with no windows.

  3. Deborah, wearing a blouse and black cardigan, smiles at the camera. She has grey hair and glasses on her head and is standing in an empty church.

  4. A green and yellow sign reading 'Private Estate Keep Out' is nailed to a tree trunk, with woodland trees and path out of focus behind.

  5. A blue and white sign saying "Welcome to HMP Haverigg". It is in front of hut-style buildings painted brown outside the main gate of the prison.

  6. The Bluebird hydroplane on Coniston water. There are peaks in the background.

  7. Thorncliffe Crematorium which is a brick building with a flat white roof above a walkway entrance. The ground is wet from rain.

  8. Spray rises from the back of Bluebird - a craft looking like a cross between a boat and a plane - as it runs on Coniston Water.

  9. Close-up of Gina Campbell. She is looking to her right. She has short blonde hair and a pair of sunglasses propped on her head.

  10. The entrance to HMP Haverigg in Cumbria. There is a blue and white sign reading Welcome to HMP Haverigg. The area is fences off by a tall cream fence with wire along the top and warning signs on the gate. Two small hut-type buildings painted brown are outside the gates on one side of the entrance.

  11. Bluebird in action on Coniston Water. It is a bright blue rocket-shaped craft. Spray is shooting from the rear where the jet engine is blowing the surface water. Meanwhile water is bubbling up around the craft's front and sides. There are support boats closer to the shore and four people are watching through binoculars.

  12. Ethan smiling into the camera while standing in one of the greenhouses. He has brown, curly hair and is wearing a blue zip-up fleece which reads 'Grow West' on the right of his chest. There are tables on either side of him lined with pots with different coloured flowers in them. On the right they are pink and on the left they are yellow, purple and pink.

  13. Clinicians Ingrid Wilkins, Mhairi Stewart and Ludger Barthelmes, wearing their brightly patterned reusable hats. They have matching burgundy scrubs and stand together in a hospital preparation area.

  14. Molly Haney is sitting at a sewing machine using a needle and thread to sew together a piece of fabric. She is surrounded by sewing machines and other tailoring apparatus.

  15. The bird has landed on a grassy field where water droplets hang off some of the green spikes. It is a colourful creature with a red, white and blue head. Its small body is mainly brown, with some yellow feathers and blue wings that have white dots on them.

  16. The M6 has six lanes in total, separated by a grassy central reservation with a low metal barrier running along it. The road is bordered by tall trees on the left, and smaller trees and shrubs on the right. There are a mix of cars, vans and trucks on the road, but they are fairly well-spaced apart.

  17. Close-up of Bluebird operating on Loch Fad. It is a craft that looks like a cross between a plane and a boat. It is painted blue. Spray is shooting up behind it.

  18. A pair of puffins on some leaves. One of them has their black wings outstretched.

  19. A composite of Brian Chambers as a young man and now. On the right, he has greying short hair and is wearing sunglasses and a white shirt with a life ring logo embroidered on the front. He is sitting at a table and looking to the right of frame. On the left, Chambers is standing with one hand in his pocket and the other on a banister. He has mid-length black hair and is wearing a red scarf and green-checked shirt. He is smiling at the camera.

  20. A bus driver, wearing a blue shirt and tie and sunglasses, is looking out the window as he drives the vehicle. Green fields whizz by outside. There are various gadgets around the driver's seat including a fan and a microphone.

  21. The small GP practice is on the corner of residential street. It has several triangular roofs and is made of various material including red brick, grey concrete and yellow concrete. There is a blue and white sign out the front that reads: "Shap Medical Centre". The building is partially obscured by a shoulder-high stone wall in the foreground.

  22. DOnald Campbell, wearing overalls and smoking a cigar, stands next to Bluebird. He has dark hair, brushed back from his face.

  23. Darrel Carter stares into the camera. He is a ginger coloured beard, short brown hair and has a widow's peak. He is wearing a navy hoodie.

  24. Lindsay McCrae in Antarctica kneeling on the snow with his broadcast camera on a tripod, with dozens of Emperor penguins behind him. McCrae is wearing a red snow suit, orange boots, black balaclava-style black hat and black mittens. He is looking at the camera.