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First Aired: October 10th, 1982

Network: PBS

Summary: Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Episode 1: Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World

Air Date: September 30th, 1984

Summary: 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: Treasures of the Gulf

Air Date: October 7th, 1984

Summary: How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.

Episode 3: Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

Air Date: October 14th, 1984

Summary: How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.

Episode 4: Fragments of Eden

Air Date: October 21st, 1984

Summary: 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: The Face of the Deep

Air Date: October 28th, 1984

Summary: Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.

Episode 6: Yellowstone in Winter

Air Date: November 11st, 1984

Summary: Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.

Episode 7: Winter Days

Air Date: December 2nd, 1984

Summary: 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: Kilimanjaro

Air Date: December 9th, 1984

Episode 9: Danube Delta

Air Date: December 16th, 1984

Summary: An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.

Episode 10: Tumbler in the Sky

Air Date: January 13rd, 1985

Summary: Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.

Episode 11: Kinabalu: Summit of Borneo

Air Date: January 20th, 1985

Summary: A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.

Episode 12: Birds of Paradox

Air Date: February 3rd, 1985

Summary: A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.

Episode 13: Lost World of the Medusa

Air Date: February 17th, 1985

Summary: An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.

Episode 14: Kitum - The Elephant Cave

Air Date: March 10th, 1985

Summary: African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.

Episode 15: Rhino on the Run

Air Date: March 17th, 1985

Summary: A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.

Episode 16: Through Animal Eyes

Air Date: March 31st, 1985

Summary: 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: Man's Best Friend

Air Date: April 28th, 1985

Summary: This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.

Episode 18: Namaqualand: Diary of a Desert Garden

Air Date: May 26th, 1985

Summary: An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.

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