Mediterranean Sea
An exploration of the profound effect that humankind is having on the Mediterranean Sea. The team dives the remains of a Roman shipwreck and hunt for sharks.
The team embarks on an expedition to explore the profound effect that man is having on the Mediterranean Sea. Western civilisation developed around its shores, but now human activity is threatening to destroy it.
Expedition leader Paul Rose, environmentalist Philippe Cousteau Jr, maritime archaeologist Dr Lucy Blue and marine biologist and oceanographer Tooni Mahto investigate how the Mediterranean gave rise to one of Europe's first superpowers by diving the remains of a Roman shipwreck. Under the cover of night, they brave the treacherous waters of the Straits of Messina to search for one of the largest predatory sharks in the world - the increasingly threatened, prehistoric sixgill shark.
They dive a perilous network of submerged caves to look for evidence of enormous changes to the Mediterranean Sea and they try to discover whether the feared great white shark could be breeding here.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Paul Rose |
| Presenter | Lucy Blue |
| Presenter | Tooni Mahto |
| Presenter | Phillipe Cousteau |
| Producer | Hannah Robson |
| Director | Penny Allen |
| Executive Producer | Anne Laking |
| Series Producer | Helen Thomas |
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Dec 2008 20:00麻豆社 Two except Yorkshire
Sat 13 Dec 2008 16:55麻豆社 HD
Mon 29 Dec 2008 01:15- Wed 11 Feb 2009 17:00麻豆社 HD
- Mon 3 Aug 2009 19:00麻豆社 HD
- Sun 26 Aug 2012 17:00
- Wed 12 Sep 2012 00:50麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland
Sat 27 Jul 2013 20:00- Sun 28 Jul 2013 01:55
- Wed 2 Oct 2013 14:45麻豆社 Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 3 Apr 2017 23:00
- Tue 21 Aug 2018 16:15麻豆社 Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 22 Sep 2020 16:15麻豆社 Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Thu 24 Sep 2020 16:15麻豆社 Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Tue 21 Nov 2023 15:15麻豆社 Two England, HD, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
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