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Two-part documentary. Kate Humble joins a team of geologists at Tanna in the Vanuatu archipelago, where they travel right to the heart of one of the world's most active volcanoes.

Kate Humble joins a team of geologists on a journey right to the heart of one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

On the island of Tanna in the Vanuatu archipelago lies Yasur - a volcano that erupts constantly, firing out red-hot lava bombs and showering the island in thick black ash. To discover whether another devastating eruption might happen, the team needs to collect a lava bomb the minute it is hurled from the crater.

As they prepare for their death-defying mission, Kate explores the island and discovers how the volcano shapes the lives, traditions and beliefs of everyone who lives in its shadow.

59 minutes

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Mon 24 Feb 202515:45
BBC Two

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  • Jean Rochefort

    Youri Gagarine

  • Def Leppard

    Hell Raiser

Credits

Executive ProducerHelen Thomas
Series ProducerLucy Meadows
PresenterKate Humble

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Jan 201520:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 19 Jan 201523:20
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Mon 19 Jan 201523:50
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Tue 20 Jan 201500:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Tue 27 Jan 201509:05
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  • Tue 4 Apr 201715:15
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  • Wed 5 Apr 201714:15
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  • Thu 30 Aug 201815:15
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  • Thu 30 Apr 202009:00
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  • Wed 23 Nov 202216:15
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  • Mon 22 Jan 202415:15
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  • Mon 24 Feb 202515:45
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