Lost Land of the Volcano

An international team of scientists, cavers and wildlife filmmakers travel to the heart of the tropical island of New Guinea to explore a giant extinct volcano - Mount Bosavi. They search for rare creatures and unknown species in the rainforest to find the evidence that will help stop this forest from being felled for timber.

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

    With the team's explorations of New Guinea drawing to a close, George McGavin visits a erupting volcano, where he encounters a rare bird that depends on the hot ash to survive. Back at the original site, Steve Backshall and Gordon Buchanan head deep into the crater, where they discover two new mammals, a giant rat and a tree-climbing marsupial

  • Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

    The team pushes deeper into the rainforest on the tropical island of New Guinea, where cameraman Gordon Buchanan enlists the aid of local tribespeople to help him film birds of paradise performing their unusual courtship ritual. George McGavin has to contend with a giant crocodile, and Steve Backshall discovers a hidden network of caves never previously seen by humans

  • Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

    Scientists and wildlife film-makers led by Steve Backshall, George McGavin and Gordon Buchanan explore Mount Bosavi, a giant extinct volcano covered by thick and largely unexplored rainforest in New Guinea. With the help of trackers from a remote tribe, they search for rare creatures and species to find evidence that may help stop the area's trees being felled for timber. The nest of the world's smallest parrot, an unusual beetle and new types of frogs, geckos and bats are among the team's first discoveries