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Ray Mears crosses the Australian desert, showing how to wring water from these barren lands and how travelling light is the key to success on such an epic journey.

Ray Mears is in desert survival mode as he follows in the footsteps of an unsung hero of Australian exploration, John McDouall Stuart, to find out how he became the first European to succeed in crossing this continent from south to north and back again. Ray shows how to wring water from these barren lands and how travelling light is the key to success on such an epic journey.

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Mar 2019 14:35

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Role Contributor
Presenter Ray Mears
Producer John Miller
Director John Miller
Executive Producer Ben Southwell

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  • Sun 25 May 2008 20:15
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  • Tue 5 Mar 2019 14:35