S2E1: Deserts | Fierce Earth

Cooking in the sun | Fierce Earth

Leo and Clare use the power of the Sun's heat in Death Valley to cook different foods using different techniques.

Death Valley | Fierce Earth

Leo and Clare head to Death Valley in California which is 80 metres below sea level and the hottest place on earth.

Excerising in the heat | Fierce Earth

Leo attempts to run in the extreme heat with a doctor on standby to monitor his levels of dehydration.

Heat and colour | Fierce Earth

Leo and Clare test wearing different colours in the heat to see how they affect their temperatures.

Hot rocks | Fierce Earth

The hot rocks of the mountains trap the heat in the valley and crumble as a result, making it treacherous for climbing.

S2E4: Driest | Fierce Earth

In this episode the team travel 6000 miles to the country of Chile and the Atacama Desert - officially the driest place in the world. Leo sky-div...

School in the heat | Fierce Earth

There is a tiny school of 6 students who live in Death Valley who have to get up at 5.30am to avoid the main heat.

12: Australia's Red Centre | Nature's Microworlds

Steve Backshall reveals huge kangaroos, the world's most venomous snake and a burrowing toad living among the throng of ani...

2: Deserts - Life in the Furnace | Human Planet

A look at how the eternal quest for water brings huge challenges - and ingenious solutions - for millions of people in the dr...

2: The Mucubal | Tribe with Bruce Parry

Bruce Parry visits the Mucubal, a community surviving in Angola's harsh Namib Desert, and experiences an extraordinary way of life pr...

3D model of Erte Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

The team manage to make a 3D model of Erte Ale, from scans taken inside the volcano's crater.

4: Beyond the Great Wall | Wild China

From tribes hunting with eagles to the baking deserts of central Asia, the extreme landscapes in northern China mean life is always on ...

4: Desert Worlds | The Green Planet

Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage an...

4: Kalahari | Wilderness with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter-gatherers of the Kalahari, be...

9: Namib Desert | Nature's Microworlds

Steve Backshall visits the Namib in Africa, where animals use clever tactics to combat the heat. He reveals the unique secret that all...

Climbing Erta Ale | Hottest Place on Earth

The team climb up and into the crater of Erta Ale volcano.

Dabbahu earthquake fissure | Hottest Place on Earth

The team attempt to digitally map a fissure created by an earthquake.

Dallol volcano | Hottest Place on Earth

The team explore the volcano system in Dallol, in the Danakil Depression.

Episode 1 | Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert

James Cracknel and Ben Fogle trek deep into the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Desert in the footsteps of explorer Wilfred ...

Episode 2 | Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert

James Cracknell and Ben Fogle travel across the world's largest sand desert. As they try to pick up the pace disaster str...