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New Zealand miners' families wait and hope

Rescue workers in New Zealand hoping to find 29 miners missing underground say they are planning for possible loss of life. Archdeacon Robin Kingston from Greymouth, 60km from the mine, describes how he has been trying to comfort the families.

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DOCUMENTARIES

The Impossible Life of Jacques Cousteau

In the centenary of Costeau's birth, friends, colleagues and family members talk about this often difficult but always inspiring man.

22 mins