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To a dive site with a difference. i havent seen anything like that before. that was beautiful! plus, henry travels to central anatolia to look explore a hidden underground city that lay undiscovered for centuries until construction workers stumbled on it purely by accident. wow! now partly because of its location, turkey has a fascinating history stretching back thousands of years. at the crossroads of europe and asia, it has seen a long list of competing civilisations and empires pass through, ...

Only a small portion of the network has been excavated so far and experts hope there are plenty more discoveries waiting to be unearthed. oh, wow! look at that! i have actually heard of this spot because all the archaeologists are very excited about this, arent they? this is a church. an underground cave church. the frescoes are dating back to the 12th century. it kind of actually notice that these ones are pretty well—kept, but a lot of them have kind of disintegrated away, some have fallen a...

This is bbc world news. the headlines... peace talks aimed at ending four decades of conflict in afghanistan are under way in the qatari capital, doha. representatives for the afghan government and the taliban insisted they were committed to stopping the violence. the us has helped to broker the talks. police on the greek island of lesbos have fired tear gas during a protest by migrants whose camp burned down on wednesday. efforts to build alternative accommodation for thousands of residents of ...

The loggers say they have bills to pay. theyve chosen their target — an 80—year—old rosewood tree. chainsaw whirrs.

Civilisations. it is thought christian settlers used these caves 1500 years ago. the winding tunnels and hidden openings offered protection from attacking armies. starting with the early christian period, the enemies was roman empire. after six, seven century, the enemies was arab, persians and they were attacking often. and how they could fight against professional soldiers. tell me, i have noticed a couple of these around the caves themselves. what exactly is it? this is a stone door. this mus...

For the early christians because turkey is a single country on earth which has got the function of a bridge which is connecting two continents together — asia to europe, europe to asia. nearly totally different civilisations that pass through this country. those are the civilisations which leave some remains. it is thought christian settlers used these caves 1500 years ago. the winding tunnels and hidden openings offered protection from attacking armies. starting with the early christian perio...

They have only uncovered about 500 metres of it. and it is definitely not recommended if you are a little bit claustrophobic. luckily i am not. no—one is certain how long ago the first tunnels were built, it could be as much as 5000 years old, long before the christians settled here. only a small portion of the network has been excavated so far. and experts hope there are plenty more discoveries waiting to be unearthed. wow! look at that! i have actually heard of this spot because all of the a...

Well done. 0k. i am so thrilled that despite my injuries, thanks to the endurance and kindness of these guys, i am able to see this amazing scenery. primary forests are the most bio—diverse terrestrial ecosystems anywhere on the planet. forests are not only vital in mitigating climate change, the botanists hope to find plants with untold potential.

The loggers say they have bills to pay. theyve chosen their target — an 80—year—old rosewood tree. chainsaw revs.

For future generations and the environment, time is running out. the need for a solution is urgent. im back on the horse on another field trip with the botanists. this time on rather more even ground. wow! oh, my god! its like... this is incredible! of all the wild, remote places ive been to in the world, i think this is got to be right up there near the top and as a disabled person, as somebody who cant walk, who has to use a wheelchair, its amazingly liberating that here, amongst all this rare...