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Ray Mears crosses the Australian desert, showing how to wring water from these barren lands and how travelling light is the key to success on such an epic journey.

Ray Mears is in desert survival mode as he follows in the footsteps of an unsung hero of Australian exploration, John McDouall Stuart, to find out how he became the first European to succeed in crossing this continent from south to north and back again. Ray shows how to wring water from these barren lands and how travelling light is the key to success on such an epic journey.

59 minutes

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Tue 5 Mar 201914:35
BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only

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Credits

PresenterRay Mears
ProducerJohn Miller
DirectorJohn Miller
Executive ProducerBen Southwell

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  • Sun 25 May 200820:15
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 26 May 200819:00
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  • Mon 14 Jul 200801:05
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  • Wed 17 Sep 200820:00
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  • Tue 12 May 200922:30
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  • Sun 17 May 200918:30
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  • Mon 7 Dec 200918:30
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  • Tue 17 Aug 201020:00
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  • Fri 20 Aug 201000:00
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  • Mon 31 Jan 201119:00
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  • Sat 5 Feb 201118:00
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  • Sun 8 Apr 201219:00
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  • Tue 10 Apr 201223:00
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  • Mon 27 Apr 201523:30
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  • Tue 11 Apr 201723:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 5 Mar 201913:45
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  • Tue 5 Mar 201914:35
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