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Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Last time we hooked up with wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory, it was for a series called Secrets Of The Penguins. It’s fair to say he’s now stepping up a gear, risk-wise, as this special takes him to

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