Join Martin Bester for an exclusive insight into the world of BBC Earth’s new program, “Seven Worlds One Planet.”

This week, Martin gives you an inside peak on what to expect from the Australia episode, including exclusive interviews and snippets from the show!

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth.

Here, kangaroos and wombats brave snowstorms and gum tree forests are filled with never-before-seen predators.

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. The Daintree, one of the world's oldest tropical forests is home to the most dangerous bird on earth, the cassowary. A dinosaur-like bird standing six feet tall, they are formidable but their success is down to how well a father cassowary can carefully protect his tiny stripy chicks. 

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Life in Australia is tough and getting tougher. Since its isolation, the continent has been rapidly drifting north, getting hotter and drier - turning the forests and grasslands to dust. Over 70% of Australia is now arid land. 

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