Rare Earth is a Nature programme.

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Rare Earth

It's 150 years since the British research ship Challenger sailed around the world, opening up the wonders of the ocean to science. To celebrate the Challenger's legacy, Helen Czerski and Tom Heap are at the world's biggest ocean science conference in Glasgow to ask what the next 150 years may hold, exploring how robots and DNA are expanding oceanic knowledge.

Genre: Nature

Running Time: 53 minutes (approx)

When is Rare Earth next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 February 27th, 12:04pm and on BBC Radio 4 March 6th, 12:04pm. See more...

Main Cast

Tom Heap
Helen Czerski
Alasdair Cross
Tim Peake
Dimitri Houtart