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Volcano LiveSeries 1On location: Italy

Professor Iain Stewart on Location at Vesuvius.

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Iain gives an impromptu geology lesson in Pozzuoli

The town lies above a supervolcano. When it erupted 39,000 years ago, ash reached Russia.

  • Iain Stewart on location in Italy
  • Climbing Vesuvius
  • The view over the bay of Naples: three million people live on the slopes of Vesuvius
  • Ian on Vesuvius
  • In the ruins of Herculaneum
  • Iain gives an impromptu geology lesson in Pozzuoli
  • The volcano Sofatara constantly vents sulphurous gasses
  • The Romans came to Solfatara to take the vapours
  • Why does Italy have so many active volcanoes while Britain has none?

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  • Volcano LiveSeries 1

    A journey into our fascinating, dynamic planet, live from the world's most active volcano.

    BBC Two

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