Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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From Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster to mysterious stone spheres, ball lightning, ancient technologies, and strange objects falling from the sky, this fascinating documentary explores some of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL

The first stage of Arthur C Clarke's journey leads from a 'lost world' in Sri Lanka, via a spectacular eclipse of the sun on the plains of India, through the banana plantations of Costa Rica, to the unveiling of Clarke's Orders of Mystery.

This film was first broadcast: 02 Sep 1980

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