Journey to the Center of the Earth the center of the Earth. The travellers are swept away as the sea rushes into the large open gap in the ground. After spending hours being swept along at lightning speeds by the water, the raft ends up inside a large volcanic chimney filling with water and magma. Terrified, the three are rushed upwards, through stifling heat, and are ejected onto the surface from a side-vent of a stratovolcano. When they regain consciousness, they discover that they have been ejected from Stromboli, a volcanic island located in southern Italy. They return to Hamburg to great acclaimProfessor Lidenbrock is hailed as
To the Ends of the Earth (TV series) To the Ends of the Earth (TV series) To the Ends of the Earth is a three-part BBC television miniseries adaptation of the trilogy of novels of the same name by William Golding. It premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in July 2005, and in the United States on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre in October 2006. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Harris, the series was critically acclaimed with "The New York Times" calling it "an intriguing drama" and "The Guardian" "the best TV drama of the year by a nautical mile." A BBC press release quoted