Synopsis
A very special edition of Fierce Earth, where team adventurer Leo Houlding looks back over his top ten fiercest moments ever. It's all here, from freezing blizzards to boiling hot deserts. Plus an exclusive, never seen before, number one challenge that pushes Leo to his very limit.
- Programme: Fierce Earth
- Series: 2
- Episode: 10: Leo's Fiercest Moments
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Geography | Human and physical geography
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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