Giant termite mounds, ants and erotic cave paintings are among the items Dan Cruickshank unearths in the Australian outback. For Dan, even the brilliance of Sydney harbour can't rival the highlights of ancient Australia.
Then it's on to the wonders of Indonesia and the Sulawesi people, with their marathon funerals and contact with the spirit world. Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in Cambodia provide more treasures, and a golden elephant is Dan's final prize in Thailand - a wonder of the ancient world.