03/09/2011 GMT
Oceans are the largest habitat on Earth but how much do we know about life in their depths, their sound and history?
The latest technology is allowing us to view ocean depths not just in real time but over long periods and gives us a detailed picture of the dramas unfolding down there.
Paul Snelgrove from the Ocean Sciences Centre at Memorial University in Newfoundland is at the forefront of research which has been revolutionised by these new developments.
For composer and sound artist Annea Lockwood the unique rhythm of water running in great rivers like the Danube and the Hudson has the power not only to enchant us but to connect us more deeply to nature.
Back on the sea surface historian Andrew Lambert tells us about the forgotten war of 1812 and explains how this naval war shaped the national cultures of the US, Canada and Britain.
Illustration by Emily Kasriel: listening to the flow and drama of the deep oceans.
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Part 1
Paul Snelgrove: technology and the ocean
Duration: 13:25
Annea Lockwood
Annea Lockwood: the music of water
Duration: 09:35
Part 2 60 Second Idea
Every nation to add different colour tracers to everything damaging they do in the ocean.
Duration: 04:40
Andrew Lambert
Andrew Lambert: war and the ocean
Duration: 12:49
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- Sat 3 Sep 2011 08:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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