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Science Adventurers

The daredevils and science adventurers of the world

World Service,12 episodes

Episodes

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Joe Kittinger
Joe Kittinger, was the first man to go into space on 16 August, 1960
27 Sep 2000,14 mins
Daphne Zaras
The meteorologists chasing giant tornados
03 Oct 2000,13 mins
Adrian Barnett
The adventures of Adrian Barnett, a rainforest ecologist
11 Oct 2000,13 mins
Dr Barry Marshall
Proving bacteria can survive in the stomach
23 Oct 2000,13 mins
Dr Greg Tanyileke
In August 1986 there was an explosion near Lake Nyos in Cameroon
24 Oct 2000,13 mins
Dr David Vaughan
David Vaughan regularly spends half the year in Antarctica
24 Oct 2000,13 mins
Dr Mark Davies
Volcanologist Dr Mark Davies possibly has the world’s most dangerous job
10 Nov 2000,13 mins
Dr Phil Manning
First broadcast in 2000. Interpreting the clues to life on Earth millions of years ago
11 Nov 2000,12 mins
Dr Brian C Latta
"Field work is a great way of getting out of the office" says biologist Dr Brian Latta
29 Nov 2000,13 mins
Professor Helen Muir
How airplane passengers behave under pressure
01 Dec 2000,13 mins
Dr Veronique Robigou
Investigating marine animals in the darkest part of the ocean
13 Dec 2000,13 mins
Peter Lane Taylor
Peter Lane Taylor is an explorer, photographer, author, and documentary film producer
14 Dec 2000,13 mins