Episode 1
Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World
1984-09-30 • 53 min
An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.
TV season
1984-09-30
Episode 1
1984-09-30 • 53 min
An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.
Episode 2
1984-10-07 • 53 min
How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
Episode 3
1984-10-14 • 53 min
How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.
Episode 4
1984-10-21 • 53 min
Explores the varieties of plant and animal life found in the Seychelles, a 90-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, described in 1609 as “an earthly paradise”.
Episode 5
1984-10-28 • 53 min
Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.
Episode 6
1984-11-11 • 53 min
Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.
Episode 7
1984-12-02 • 53 min
Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate
Episode 8
1984-12-09 • 53 min
Episode 9
1984-12-16 • 53 min
An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.
Episode 10
1985-01-13 • 53 min
Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.
Episode 11
1985-01-20 • 53 min
A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.
Episode 12
1985-02-03 • 53 min
A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.
Episode 13
1985-02-17 • 53 min
An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.
Episode 14
1985-03-10 • 53 min
African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.
Episode 15
1985-03-17 • 53 min
A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.
Episode 16
1985-03-31 • 53 min
The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.
Episode 17
1985-04-28 • 53 min
This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.
Episode 18
1985-05-26 • 53 min
An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.