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The Life Sub-AquaticLiving the life sub-aquatic

Whatever happened to the dream of living under the sea? Helen Scales investigates.

  • Dr Earle emerging from the Tektite habitat
  • View of Classic Living Room, from H2OME, the first underwater house of the world by Michael Schutte and brilliantboats.
  • Aquanaut Ryan LaPete in Aquarius being watched by a goliath grouper.
  • Aquarius undersea lab. Taken on location in Key Largo, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
  • NASA astronauts test out spacesuit designs as part of the NEEMO project
  • Helen Scales and friend.
  • Scientific research manager Mark Hulsbeck at work.
  • Sylvia Earle with Fabien Cousteau.
  • NASA astronaut trains underwater as part of the NEEMO project.
  • Lloyd Godson living in an underwater house in the Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life aquarium, Germany

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  • The Life Sub-Aquatic

    Whatever happened to the dream of living under the sea? Helen Scales investigates

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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