Tsunamis
Iain Stewart journeys across the oceans to explore stories about the most powerful giant waves in history, including how one caused the ruin of an entire ancient civilization.
Iain Stewart journeys across the oceans to explore the most powerful giant waves in history, with ten remarkable stories about tsunamis.
These massive waves can be taller than the biggest skyscraper, travel at the speed of a jet plane and when they reach land, rear up and turn into a terrifying wall of water that destroys everything in its path. These unstoppable, uncontrollable forces of nature caused the ruin of an entire ancient civilization, may have played a small part in the demise of the dinosaurs, and in World War II were used as a weapon. Yet astonishingly, two men who surfed the tallest wave in history - half a kilometre high - survived.
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The tsunami from outer space
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Tsunami prone Pacific
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Parting the Red Sea
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The Boxing Day earthquake
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Iain Stewart |
| Producer | Karen Brown |
| Series Producer | Michael Burke |
Broadcasts
- Sun 13 Jan 2008 21:00
- Mon 14 Jan 2008 00:00
- Mon 14 Jan 2008 03:00
- Sun 20 Jan 2008 01:35
- Tue 29 Jan 2008 23:55
- Wed 30 Jan 2008 03:25
- Sun 17 Feb 2008 00:45
Thu 13 Mar 2008 20:00麻豆社 Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire- Sat 7 Aug 2010 19:00
- Sun 8 Aug 2010 03:00
- Tue 5 Jun 2012 22:00
- Wed 6 Jun 2012 02:30
- Sat 11 Aug 2012 20:00
- Sun 12 Aug 2012 00:25
- Wed 19 Dec 2012 19:00
- Thu 20 Dec 2012 00:30
- Wed 17 Apr 2013 20:00
- Wed 17 Apr 2013 23:45
- Sat 21 Sep 2013 20:00
- Sun 22 Sep 2013 01:20
- Mon 23 Sep 2013 22:55
- Sun 3 May 2015 19:00
- Mon 4 May 2015 02:20
- Thu 7 May 2015 00:00
- Sun 20 Dec 2015 00:00
- Thu 25 Aug 2016 20:00
- Mon 29 Aug 2016 02:05
- Tue 1 Aug 2017 20:00
- Wed 2 Aug 2017 01:10