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The Pacific Ocean
The early human migrations across the Pacific, and later, the voyages of James Cook
The oceans and seas of the world, and the enterprise and ingenuity that has been used to master them.
Episode five: Exploring the early human migrations across the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions, from the Philippines, Indonesia, Polynesia and Micronesia, and later, the 18th Century voyages of James Cook.
"The story begins in 4,000BC or 5,000BC with people who spoke Austronesian languages, and who invented a unique concept of sailing craft." David Lewis, author of We the Navigators.
Presented by Roger Fenby.
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