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		Death, deceit and the Nile First transmitted in February 2000.

		Mystery of the missing U-Boat First transmitted in February 2000.

		Revenge of the Lost Tribe First transmitted in February 2000.

		Secrets of the Incas First transmitted in February and March 2000.

		The meteorite that vanished First transmitted in March 2000.

		Deadly Cargo First transmitted in March 2000.

To the Ends of the Earth, a documentary series featuring extraordinary tales of human endeavour, spans the worlds of exploration, archaeology, animals, history, science and pure adventure. Each film has at its centre a quest, which pits the protagonists against the most challenging circumstances and sends them on a breathtaking journey to the far corners of the planet - and beyond.

The ends of the earth quests for the first series of 2000 were ...The re-creation of an infamous 19th-century expedition to discover the source of the Nile.The undersea search for a missing World War II U-boat.An adventure into deepest Ecuador by a group of students.The cracking of an ancient Incan code that reveals a new theory on the sudden collapse of this highly-developed empire.An attempt to locate a huge meteorite reputed to have landed in the middle of the Sahara.The dramatic rescue of a container ship, ripped by explosions and adrift off the Egyptian coast.

This website - containing masses of information, interactive maps and illustrations - sets each story in context and gives viewers avenues of further exploration.