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Shifting sands

United Kingdom, 1988
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Episode number 2 of Series “Battle for the planet”. The program is presented by William Hinton, a Nebraska grazier and frequent visitor to China. ..

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Feast or famine

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Man in the desert

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More precious than gold

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