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ARTE 2019 - 2022 2 seasons 35 eps Returning series

Volcano Stories

2019 - 2022 2 seasons 35 eps

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Season 2

27 min

S2 · E1 · Oct 17, 2022

The Canaries, Marvels of Ingeniuty Episode 1

Off the coast of Morocco, on the Spanish archipelago of the Canaries, men have developed a wealth of ingenuity to make the most of volcanoes that provide them with fresh water, salt and vines.

26 min

S2 · E2 · Oct 18, 2022

Cape Verde, the Irreducibles of the Crater Episode 2

Fogo Island, in Cape Verde, is dominated by the very active Pico do Fogo volcano. For more than two centuries, a community of irreducibles has settled in the crater and cohabits with the fire monster despite the dangers.

27 min

S2 · E3 · Oct 19, 2022

Mount Fuji, a Japanese Tradition Episode 3

Mount Fuji is the universal symbol of Japan. Its perfect and iconic shape has inspired the greatest artists. For the Japanese, it is the ascent of a lifetime, a true initiatory passage.

27 min

S2 · E4 · Oct 21, 2022

Nevados de Chillán, the Volcanic Ski Resort Episode 4

Nevados de Chillán is the most active volcanic complex in Chile. Despite the risk, the Chileans have installed a ski resort only a few kilometers from a particularly active crater.

26 min

S2 · E5 · Oct 24, 2022

Chile, the Treasures of the Atacama Desert Episode 5

The Atacama Desert is a volcanic land rich in countless treasures. Fresh water, copper, lithium... over the millennia, it is the volcanoes that have given men the resources to live and prosper in this inhospitable territory.

26 min

S2 · E6 · Oct 25, 2022

Mexico, the Secrets of Popocatépetl Episode 6

In Mexico, the Popocatépetl volcano challenges humans to understand it. Today, the risk of eruption is high and the threat looms over the nearby capital, Mexico City.

27 min

S2 · E7 · Oct 26, 2002

Martinique, in the Shadow of Mount Pelée Episode 7

In the Caribbean, in Martinique, Mount Pelée awoke in 1902, causing the deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Faced with the threat, volcanologists are watching for the slightest sign of awakening so that history never repeats itself.

26 min

S2 · E8 · Oct 28, 2022

Aogashima, the Secrets of the Lost Island Episode 8

The Japanese island of Aogashima, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is one of the most inaccessible volcanoes on the planet. Despite this, the few men and women who live there are viscerally attached to this volcanic gem and its many treasures.

26 min

S2 · E9 · Oct 31, 2022

Montserrat, a Ghost Town in the Caribbean Episode 9

In Montserrat, a small British island in the Caribbean, the terrible eruption that began in 1995 hit the island's capital with full force. Since then, Plymouth has become a ghost town... More than 20 years later, the island is starting its reconstruction and a long process of reconciliation with its volcano.

26 min

S2 · E10 · Nov 14, 2022

Mayotte: The Birth of an Underwater Giant Episode 10

In 2018, the island of Mayotte is shaken by a long series of earthquakes. While searching for the origin of this seismic crisis, scientists discovered a huge active underwater volcano a few kilometers off the coast. Since then, a large-scale oceanographic mission has been trying to unravel the mysteries of the youngest volcano on the planet... because the daily life of the people of Mayotte has been turned upside down by this new, unpredictable neighbor.

27 min

S2 · E11 · Nov 15, 2022

Peru, the White City Under Threat Episode 11

In Peru, the second city of the country extends to the feet of the Misti volcano. Volcanic mud flows, burning clouds... scientists are watching because this giant threatens the million inhabitants of Arequipa. But far from these worrying prospects, in everyday life, the volcano brings much more than it takes... a white volcanic stone is the treasure which allowed to build one of the most beautiful cities of South America...

27 min

S2 · E12 · Nov 16, 2022

Iceland, the Magic of Reykjanes Lava Episode 12

For the first time in 800 years, huge lava flows are flowing down the slopes of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland... A rare opportunity for scientists to study a phenomenon that usually takes place at the bottom of the ocean. This eruption brings many dangers to the inhabitants... but Icelanders are not afraid and welcome it as a great show offered by Nature.

27 min

S2 · E13 · Nov 17, 2022

The Azores, the Energy of Volcanoes Episode 13

In the Azores, on the island of Sao Miguel, volcanoes are overflowing with energy... In some villages, volcanism results in dangerous gas emanations but the heat of the volcanoes, when it is well controlled, is above all an opportunity... volcanic cooking but also geothermal energy which allows the island to become today a reference for green energy.

27 min

S2 · E14 · Nov 18, 2022

Santorini, a Legendary Cataclysm Episode 14

The island of Santorini is forever marked by a legendary eruption, one of the greatest volcanic disasters the Earth has ever known. The remains of an ancient city buried under the ashes for more than 3000 years still testify today to the violence of the cataclysm. Over the millennia, this terrible event has fed the greatest myths such as the Plagues of Egypt. Today, scientists remain on alert, because at the bottom of the sea, the threat rumbles...

27 min

S2 · E15 · Nov 23, 2022

Pantelleria, the Black Pearl of the Mediterranean Episode 15

Isolated at sea between Europe and Africa, Pantelleria is the most secret active volcano in Italy. Its gentle windswept relief is a world away from the great Italian volcanoes, such as Stromboli or Vesuvius. However, for those who take the time to discover it, the island conceals countless volcanic treasures... from the Bronze Age to today, the peoples who have succeeded one another here have jealously guarded the secrets of the Black Pearl of the Mediterranean.

15 episodes in Season 2

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No two volcanoes are alike; each one has its own distinctive landscape, climate, and geological context. Just as unique are the people we meet along the way who help us comprehend how greatly our planet – and our lives – have been shaped by volcanic phenomena. For the scientific aspect of each episode, we explore the very diverse range of questions raised by volcanic phenomena in such varied fields as earth sciences, climatology, biodiversity, oceanography, geography, agronomics, and archaeology. The cultural part of the show delves into mythology, religion, philosophy, folk and artistic traditions, cooking, and ways of life.

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Cast

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Arnaud Guérin

Himself

Arnaud Guerin

Arnaud Guérin Creator · David Perrier Director · Jean-Luc Guidoin Director

Creator

Arnaud Guérin

Director

David Perrier

Director

Jean-Luc Guidoin

Director

Guy Beauché

Total runtime 15h 10m · Episode length 26 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

March 18, 2019

Final episode

November 23, 2022

Status

Returning series

Network

ARTE

Country

France

Type

Documentary

Episode length

26 min

Total runtime

15h 10m

Original language

French

Production

A

ARTE

Production

L

Les Bons Clients

Production

France

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Languages

Original title

Des volcans et des hommes

Spoken on screen

French

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