
Voyagers
The vivid documentary series about the insect world reveals crickets that live on the slopes of an active volcano and ocean striders at home on the water of the ocean.
Insects are everywhere. From the open ocean to the harshest deserts, from freezing mountain tops to a 2000 degree blast furnace, some insects call it home. It is the most successful invasion of Planet Earth ever, made possible when, 300 million years ago, insects evolved wings. Even the tiniest insects can span the globe and some migrate in their millions each year - spectacles of awesome beauty.
Alien Empire braves the slopes of an active volcano to seek out weird crickets that live there, and crosses the Pacific to find the ocean strider, at home on the surface of the water in the middle of the ocean.
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Shiny things
Duration: 01:19
Broadcasts
- Thu 7 Mar 199620:00
- Mon 5 Jun 200020:00BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Wed 10 Oct 200120:30BBC Knowledge
Sun 14 Oct 200109:30BBC Knowledge
Sun 14 Oct 200112:30BBC Knowledge
Sun 14 Oct 200115:30BBC Knowledge
Sun 14 Oct 200118:30BBC Knowledge
Mon 15 Oct 200100:20BBC Knowledge
Thu 29 Nov 200118:00BBC Knowledge
Wed 23 Jan 200210:30BBC Knowledge
Wed 23 Jan 200213:30BBC Knowledge
Wed 23 Jan 200216:30BBC Knowledge- Wed 8 Jul 200911:00BBC Two England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland only
