Overview: Around the world, up to 30 volcanoes erupt every day.

Here in 'Nature: Living Volcanoes' (out now via PBS) we meet the people and wildlife that live alongside these volcanoes from Kilauea to Mount Etna, and discover how volcanoes cause destruction; but also create and nurture life.

DVD Verdict: From the off it's important to know that this documentary is an expedition of scientists and adventurers to one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes alive today, located in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.

Ergo, it's not just an in depth look into (no pun intended) an endless array of volcanoes and how they came to be. That said, the camera work done here when they literally do peer into a living volcano is rather spectacular, it has to be said.

Our planet is bursting at the seams. Around the world, as aforementioned, up to 30 volcanoes erupt every day - and hundreds more could explode at any moment.

This expansive 53 minute new documentary from PBS goes deep into the territories where these living organisms inhabit and we get to meet the people and wildlife that live in constant fear of an eruption.

At the "burning heart" of this documentary is a daring expedition of scientists and adventurers to one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes alive today, located in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.

Watching along we also learn that volcanoes are the portal to the earth’s fiery magma heart; one might imagine that life above ground would avoid living nearby. But a surprising number of animals survive and thrive alongside them.

Furthermore, all life on Earth owes itself to their existence. Volcanos create the land we live on, emit gas that forms the air we breathe, spew minerals from the center of the Earth and make homes for spectacular natural history – they are the source of life.

So, purchase this wonderful and eye-opening new PBS DVD today and take a terrifying descent into the Marum Crater with biologist Jeffrey Marlow; who risks a boiling lava lake to collect and analyze rock samples for signs of life.

His discoveries could lead to a better understanding of the origins of life and a picture of what life might look like outside of Earth.

So, whether or not they do or don't just know that 'Nature: Living Volcanoes' is, without a shadow of a doubt, the hottest DVD to buy right now (sorry, I just had to!) This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.