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Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific Rim, visiting Japan to see how the huge population live on small strips of coastal plain.

Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific Rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped human history.

This edition finds him in Japan, a land of hostile mountain peaks which force the huge population onto a few overcrowded strips of coastal plain. This geological curse has affected everything from living space to etiquette and entertainment. Is the lack of space also behind the Japanese fascination for all things miniature?

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Wed 14 Aug 201316:15
BBC Two

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PresenterIain Stewart

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  • Tue 26 Sep 200602:40
    BBC One except Cambridgeshire, Channel Islands & London
  • Wed 6 Jun 200719:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 7 Jun 200700:40
    BBC Four
  • Thu 7 Jun 200703:10
    BBC Four
  • Sun 10 Jun 200703:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 7 Aug 200822:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 8 Aug 200801:30
    BBC Four
  • Wed 14 Aug 201316:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire