05- Deserts

Original air date: 2 April 2006

The image shows how the programme unfolded

A more detailed look is given in the text timeline below

The timeline above shows in some detail what happens in the programme

Selected material

Not all deserts are sand dunes

Various rock formations in the white desert of Egypt – wind has chiselled away the rock

More episodes

01- From Pole to Pole
02- Mountains
03- Fresh Water
04- Caves
06- Ice Worlds
07- Great Plains
08- Jungles
09- Shallow Seas
10- Seasonal Forests
11- Ocean Deep
Series in retrospect