Synopsis
On Namibia's Skeleton Coast, Ray explores survival in one of the driest places on Earth and revisits the famous Dunedin Star shipwreck rescue.
- Programme: Ray Mears' Extreme Survival
- Series: 3
- Episode: 03: Namibia
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2002
Licence: ERA Licence required
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