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- 1 2 "BBC - Madagascar: Earth's Tropical Islands - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018)". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "BBC - Borneo: Earth's Tropical Islands - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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