Episode 1
Vanuatu: Landlords of Paradise
2015-03-01 • 60 min
Proud native tribes of the islands face head-on, a changing world that threatens their centuries old traditions.
TV season
2015-03-01
Across eight, one hour episodes, storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom will take viewers to Vanuatu; the Galapagos Islands; Ikaria, Greece; the Taj Mahal in India; the Alps; the Dead Sea; the Everglades and Venice. While in these visually stunning locations, captured by Bloom’s unparalleled cinematography, Weir explores the forces of change that effect so many lives, and discovers what can be done to save them.
Episode 1
2015-03-01 • 60 min
Proud native tribes of the islands face head-on, a changing world that threatens their centuries old traditions.
Episode 2
2015-03-08 • 60 min
Many endangered species of the islands face the fate of extinction if not for the efforts of the world's leading naturalists fighting to keep their habitat unscathed.
Episode 3
2015-03-15 • 60 min
A visit to the remote Greek island of Ikaria where inhabitants live longer than most Americans and try to maintain their centuries old way of life in a modern world.
Episode 4
2015-03-22 • 60 min
Weir visits the Taj Mahal in India and learns about conservation efforts to save the Bengal tiger.
Episode 5
2015-03-29 • 60 min
The Wonder List visits Jordan and Israel to examine the Dead Sea's decline, and meets the people battling to save it.
Episode 6
2015-04-05 • 60 min
A journey through the canals of Venice, where rising sea levels threaten the future of the historic city.
Episode 7
2015-04-12 • 60 min
A visit to the Alps where glaciers are receding to examine what the stakes are if the melting continues.
Episode 8
2015-04-12 • 60 min
A visit to Florida's endangered Everglades.