Duration: 2'32''
An introduction to the town of Goma, located directly below Mount Nyiragongo.
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only Staff and students of licensed education establishments only Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
Carbon dioxide threat surrounding Nyiragongo | Expedition Volcano
Scientists in areas surrounding Nyiragongo educate villagers about the threat of carbon dioxide.
Cholera | Expedition Volcano
An exploration of how the hard rock of Nyiragongo's volcanic landscape and increasing numbers of Rwandan refugees and caused a cholera epidemic.
Episode 1 | Expedition Volcano
Chris Jackson, Xand van Tulleken and Aldo Kane take part in an expedition to Nyiragongo - one of the world's most dangerous and spectacular vo...
Gas measurements and eruption prediction | Expedition Volcano
Measuring the gases emitted from a Volcano and especially sulphur dioxide, plays a key role in predicting volca...
Infrasound volcano monitoring | Expedition Volcano
Infrasound is a way of listening to changes in a volcano's activity, it could be vital to predicting the next eruption of ...
Inside Nyiragongo's crater | Expedition Volcano
The team climb inside Nyiragongo's crater and explore the hazardous landscape within.
Lava flows | Expedition Volcano
Witness experiences of the lava flows in Goma, from Mount Nyiragongo.
Looking into Nyiragongo's crater | Expedition Volcano
The team reach the top of Mount Nyiragongo and look down into it's crater.
Measuring Nyiragongo's volcanic activity | Expedition Volcano
An exploration of how Nyiragongo erupts and how to measure its volcanic activity.
01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II
From the poles to the highest mountain peaks, there are surprising frozen worlds found on every continent, and each is home to unique an...
01: Nepal | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads
In a demanding and emotional journey, Kate Humble travels with the Raute, Nepal's very last nomadic community of just 140 hunter-...
01: The Living Forest | Landmarks
The Living Forest looks at all the animals & plants that live in the forest on the ground to the forest canopy, & shows how they live in ba...
02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II
At the top of our planet lies the Arctic Ocean - a shape-shifting world of ice and water, home to unique animals like polar bears, harp s...
02: People of the Forest | Landmarks
People of the Forest looks at the Baka of the Cameroon & the Kayapo of South America & how their lives work in balance with the rainforest.
02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads
Kate Humble continues her travels with the Nenets reindeer herders deep in the Siberian tundra, but plummeting temperatures jeo...
03: Destroying the Forest | Landmarks
By the next century, the rainforests of the world could have disappeared for ever, destroyed by outside influences and economic pressur...
03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II
A look at how mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold.
03: Green | Earth
Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned the Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world.
03: Mongolia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads
In her final journey of the series, Kate Humble travels deep into the Gobi Desert to live with an extended family of cashmere ...
04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II
Antarctica is the most hostile of earth’s frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.
04: Saving the Forest | Landmarks
Despite the destruction, there are ways to save the forest, by careful harvesting, protecting, learning, replanting, policing - and campaig...
05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II
In the far north of our planet lie vast frozen lands of snow-covered forest and open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animal...
06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II
Our frozen planet is changing. We meet the scientists dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean for animals, p...
07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II
A journey through the world’s coldest realms with the most-loved animals from the series, including emperor penguins and one of the l...
1: Africa | Equator from the Air
In Africa, Gordon takes to the skies to see how a growing human population is affecting wildlife, from flamingos and elephants in Kenya to h...
1: Arctic Part 1 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall
Steve Backshall visits unexplored parts of the world. This time his team is kayaking in the Arctic - they face pe...
1: Congo | Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve battles his way across the Congo, braving thick jungle and tropical swamps in search of the people and the wildlife who ma...
1: Galapagos | Nature's Microworlds
The Galapagos is home to a myriad of bizarre and unique creatures endemic to these islands, but how did they get here and what is the key...
1: Heart of the Dragon | Wild China
The hills of Guilin and the fishermen of the Li River form the heart of this exploration of the rice-growing cultures and strange creatur...
T Cells | Made of Stronger Stuff
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey through the body's immune system and profile a remarkable white blood ...
Fighting for Air
Dr Xand van Tulleken stages the first ever large-scale experiment of its kind, looking for ways to reduce air pollution in the UK. Can air quality be improv...
How babies gain intestinal bacteria through their mothers milk | The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed
Why does a human mother's milk contain complex oligosaccharide...
Conflict, child soldiers and Congolese Coltan | Expedition Volcano
The team investigate the connections between violent conflict, the use of child soldiers and volcanic acti...
0: Goes Back in Time | Operation Ouch!
Dr Chris and Dr Xand turn back the clock and look at what medicine was like in the First World War. They meet a Paralympian runner who...
Cookies help us run our services and give you a better experience. For the full details please read our Cookie Policy.
