- 1 A Cheetah Story
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Delivering an unparalleled look at the cheetah's circle, Explorer follows a mother and her cubs' struggle to survive AKA Killer Cats of the Kalahari
Date de diffusion : 2003-10-12
- 2 Ultimate Crocodile
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Ultimate Crocodile: Saltwater crocodiles are one of the most successful predators the world has ever seen. They out-lasted the dinosaurs with a 200 million year-old biological design, perfectly engineered for the modern world. The "saltie" has the most powerful jaws since T-rex, a complex heart and brain, and unexpected intelligence.
Date de diffusion : 2003-10-19
- 3 Born in Jail
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Date de diffusion : 2003-06-15
- 4 Mothers Behind Bars
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Date de diffusion : 2003-06-21
- 5 Big Cat Crisis
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Big Cat Crisis looks at the huge increase of private individuals in America who are illegally keeping large exotic felines as pets. And the many inexperienced owners who have learnt the hard way that these animals cannot be domesticated.
Date de diffusion : 2003-06-21
- 6 Cave Crocs
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Date de diffusion : 2003-06-22
- 7 Raising the Hunley
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Date de diffusion : 2003-06-22
- 8 King Kong in My Pocket
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Date de diffusion : 2003-06-29
- 9 21 Days to Baghdad
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NGC chronicles the critical first three weeks of military action in the Iraq war. From the launch point through to the end where the American forces takes Baghdad, the campaign is charted in combat footage never before seen by the public and interviews with ground forces, military experts and journalists.
Date de diffusion : 2003-06-29
- 10 Iraq's Lost Treasure
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Date de diffusion : 2003-07-06
- 11 Holy War, Inc.
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Based on the book of the same title written by journalist Peter Bergen, who was the first westerner to interview Osama bin Laden, Explorer investigates the actions and origins of al-Qaeda.
Date de diffusion : 2003-06-06
- 12 Deadly Fashion
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Lisa Ling goes on her first undercover operation to investigate the illicit trade that fuels the poaching of endangered Tibetan antelopes, known as Chiru.
Date de diffusion : 2003-07-13
- 13 Devils of the Deep
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Deep in the blue waters of Mexico's Gulf of California, lies large and ravenous predators that the natives call diablos rojos, or "red devils". These predators are Humboldt, or Jumbo squid and have in recent years, been appearing and disappearing from the waters. Biologist, William Gilly, is on a mission to uncover the mysterious migration patterns of these gigantic squids.
Date de diffusion : 2003-07-20
- 14 Inside the Tornado
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NGC sends a crew consisting of storm chasers and photographers to South Dakota. And with the use of armoured devices and cameras, film the full intensity of a tornado as it causes devastion near Manchester.
Date de diffusion : 2003-07-27
- 15 Ultimate Snake
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Snake expert Jesus Rivas travels from Venezuela to Australia, Puerto Rico and South Africa in search of various species of constrictors
Date de diffusion : 2003-08-03
- 16 Women Smokejumpers
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Smokejumpers are firefighters who parachute into remote areas to fight wilderness fires. And Lisa Ling profiles the daily lives of a special breed of females who have served as smokejumpers and the intense training that they undergo to reach their rank.
Date de diffusion : 2003-08-10
- 17 Gorilla Wild
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Date de diffusion : 2003-08-17
- 18 Snake Hunter: Costa Rica
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Reknown snake hunter, Rom Whitaker, and his team tracks through the jungles and forest of Costa Rica, home to 130 different species of snakes, in pursuit of some of the world's most extraordinary snakes.
Date de diffusion : 2003-08-24
- 19 Island Castaway
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Lance Milbrand documents his April 2003 isolation on the Clipperton Island off the coast of Acapulco. For 41 days, with the exception of a camera man who stayed briefly at the beginning and end of his trip, Milbrand lived as a castaway with only the thousands of bright orange crabs and millions of seabirds for company.
Date de diffusion : 2003-08-31
- 20 Wolf Pack
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After being hunted to near extinction, the gray wolf is reintroduced to Yellowstone Park in the mid 1990s. Filmaker Bob Landis documents the wolf pack known as the Druid Peak pack and their effects on the wildlife population.
Date de diffusion : 2003-08-31
- 21 Witness 9/11
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Date de diffusion : 2003-09-07
- 22 Al Qaeda: The Network
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Date de diffusion : 2003-09-07
- 23 Wild Vet: Extreme Challenge
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Date de diffusion : 2003-09-14
- 24 Volcano Alert
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Date de diffusion : 2003-09-21
- 25 Miracle Doctors
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Lisa Ling journeys to Nepal with two eye specialist of the Hamalayan Cataract Project to witness these doctors restore sight to tens of thousands of Nepalis from the country's most remote villages.
Date de diffusion : 2003-09-28
- 26 Country Croc: Nest Raiders
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Date de diffusion : 2003-10-05
- 27 Life and Death on Denali
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With thousands of climbers that head for the summit of Mount Mckinley, also known as Denali, a highly skilled group of mountaineers known as the 'Volunteers in Park's (VIPs) offer their assistance to the National Park Service rangers patrol in the rescue of stranded climbers. NGC correspondent Michael Davie joins a team of these mountain rangers in their mission to rescue trapped climbers.
Date de diffusion : 2003-10-19
- 28 Creepy Healers
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Nick Baker introduces the creepy crawly cures that are used in modern day medicine and the use of these leeches and maggots in olden times.
Date de diffusion : 2003-10-26
- 29 Ice Dogs
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These two hour special features the solo travel of English explorer, Benedict Allen, crossing the frozen Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska with only a team of sled dogs.
Date de diffusion : 2003-11-15
- 30 Liberia: American Dream?
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Date de diffusion : 2003-11-24
- 31 Virus Crisis
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Date de diffusion : 2003-11-30
- 32 Siamese Crocs
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Crocodile hunter, Brady Barr travel to Cambodia in search of the rare Siamese crocodile.
Date de diffusion : 2003-12-07
- 33 The War Next Door
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Lisa Ling reports on the efforts by US and Columbia on the war on drugs. The documentary includes an interview with Columbian President Alvaro Uribe.
Date de diffusion : 2003-12-14
- 34 Killer Cats of the Kalahari
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In the Kalahari region of South Africa, the documentary examines how the cheetah survives in a wilderness.
Date de diffusion : 2003-12-28
- 35 Sell Yourself for Cash
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From hair to one's vital organs, Lisa Ling reports on how people are selling parts of themselves through both legal and illegal ways for money.
Date de diffusion : 2004-01-18
- 36 Love Those Dogs
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The relationship between man and dog are examined in the documentary.
Date de diffusion : 2004-02-08
- 37 Into the Lost World
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Date de diffusion : 2004-02-22
- 38 Return of the Mummy
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Lisa Ling journeys to Egypt to uncover the effects of the losses of Egypts treasures to tomb raiders. And the recovery of the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses I. As well as the discovery of a 2,500 year old sarcophagus.
Date de diffusion : 2004-03-07
- 39 One Wild Ride: Yukon to Yellowstone
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Date de diffusion : 2004-03-14
- 40 Beyond the Movie: 'Lord of the Rings'
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National Geographics Channels explores the influences and myriad inspirations of the novel including how the elven language came to be. The documentary includes interviews with some of the main actors in the movie.
Date de diffusion : 2004-03-20
- 41 Chasing the American Dream
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Lisa Ling explores the issues surrounding the lives of illegal immigrants. And report the ways that these workers has revitalised the nation's heartland communities.
Date de diffusion : 2004-03-28
- 42 Battle of the Artic Giants
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Date de diffusion : 2004-04-04
- 43 Forensic Case: CSS Hunley
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Date de diffusion : 2004-04-11
- 44 Walking With Lions
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In Northern Zimbabwe, during the 8 month dry season, herds of thirsty animals flock to the spring in their thousands. But they must also walk among the pack of lions headed by a male lion named Kavingo. These lions have made the spring area their hunting ground.
Date de diffusion : 2004-04-17
- 45 Avalanche: Surviving Tragedy
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Correspondent Michael Davie investigates the 2003 avalanche that took the lives of 14 people including seven teenagers in Canada's Glacier National Park. Includes interviews with survivors as well as the families of the victims, some of whom speak out for the first time.
Date de diffusion : 2004-04-18
- 46 Roar: One Man's Pride
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Roar: One Man's Pride tells the story of filmmaker Tim Liversedge as he sets out to make the program of his dreams - 'Roar' - a Large Format/IMAX film that documents the amazing wildlife in Southern Botswana, where the lush mosaic of the Okavango Delta gives way to the unforgiving plains of the Kalahari. He first came to this part of the world as a boy. Now, 40 years later, he returns with his wife, taking extraordinary personal risks in order to produce this giant screen spectacle. Focusing on an old lion king, his two wives and their domain surrounding a rare waterhole, Liversedge braves fierce heat and blinding dust storms - and the animals he loves - to bring us some of the most stunning wildlife images ever seen.
Date de diffusion : 2004-04-23
- 47 Lost Gold of the Republic
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Lisa Ling dives more than 1,600 feet deep into the Atlantic ocean onboard a high-tech submersible to explore the wreck of the S.S. Republic, a Civil War-era steamship that sank off the coast of Georgia 138 years ago. The vessel sank carrying a fortune of gold and silver coins now valued at more than $100 million.
Date de diffusion : 2004-04-23
- 48 Renegade Lions
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Date de diffusion : 2004-04-25
- 49 America's Lost Mustangs
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The documentary looks at the efforts made to save the descendants of America's first wild mustang in the high desert of New Mexico.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-02
- 50 Seasons of the Rhino
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Date de diffusion : 2004-05-02
- 51 Clone!
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Date de diffusion : 2004-05-02
- 52 Haunt of the Hippo
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A close up and personal documentary on the lives of hippos in Kenya's Mzima Springs.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-09
- 53 The Lion Queen
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Following a pride of lions in Kenya's Nakuru National Park.
Date de diffusion : 2003-11-09
- 54 Search for the Afgan Girl
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Efforts to search for the girl with the green eyes who graced the cover of the National Geographic magazine in 1985 is chronicled.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-09
- 55 Lemur Rescue
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Mireya Mayor and her team set off to Madagascar to make efforts to save the highly endangered lemurs. Two very elusive types of sub-species, the silky sifakas and the Perrier's sifakas are researched.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-16
- 56 Bioblitz
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Over 350 biologists and volunteers set out on a 24-hr marathon to identify as many species of plants and animal in a 654-acre New York's central park.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-16
- 57 Burma's Forbidden Islands
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A remarkable group of nomads known as the Moken are profiled by filmmakers Frederique Lengaigne and Klaus Reisinger. The way of live of these "sea gypsies" who live on the idyllic islands in the Megui Archipelago are now threatened.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-16
- 58 Elephant Power
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Date de diffusion : 2004-05-16
- 59 Cicadas
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Date de diffusion : 2004-05-21
- 60 Feast of the Giant Sharks
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"Feast of the Giant Sharks" profiles the life of the world's largest fish, the titanic whale shark that live off the coast of Southern Belize.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-23
- 61 Crocodiles of the Orinoco
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Date de diffusion : 2004-05-23
- 62 The Ultimate Crocodile
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Considered to be one of the world's most feared predator, the mighty Nile crocodile is observed to be making a comeback.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-23
- 63 Wings Over Serengeti
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The vulture, one of nature's misunderstood creatures is revealed as a vital part of Africa's eco-system.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-30
- 64 Africa's Deadly Dozen
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Africa is a continent that conjures up images of bold predators: Lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and jackals. Now National Geographic sets those four-legged giants aside in search of the twelve deadliest snakes in Africa, including the continent's most lethal serpent. We will come face to face with these amazing creatures, and meet both those who revere them and some of the victims of their often-deadly defenses. What characteristics will crown one snake as Africa's most dangerous? It is sure to have a combinati
Date de diffusion : 2004-02-09
- 65 Killer Crocs of Uganda
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Crocodile expert Brady Barr is enlisted by the African government to aid the village of Lubango, Uganda in finding a solution to reduce attacks by Nile crocodiles living in Lake Victoria.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-30
- 66 The Battle for Midway
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Titanic discoverer, Dr. Robert Ballard and a team of experts, with the help from four WWII veterans, set out in search for at least one of the five sunken aircraft carriers, including the U.S.S Yorktown.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-30
- 67 Lions of Darkness
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Accompany Derek Joubert on an expedition in the Savuti region of Botswana. Joubert spends three years documenting the lives of three male lions, from their domination of new territory, the birth of cubs, to their struggles in the harsh African wild.
Date de diffusion : 2004-05-30
- 68 If Hitler Had the Bomb
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The documentary follows the story of the efforts by the Norwegian resistance to impede the German Nazis from developing an atomic bomb during World War II.
Date de diffusion : 2004-06-06
- 69 U-Boats
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Date de diffusion : 2004-06-06
- 70 China's Lost Girls
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Lisa Ling examines China's controversial one-child policy, that has left the country's population in crisis. Due to Chinese cultural and social traditions, boys are more desirable than girls which leads to thousands of female babies aborted, abandoned or put up for adoption.
Date de diffusion : 2004-06-20
- 71 On Thin Ice
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Guest correspondent, Adam Ravetch, one of only a handful of filmmakers who dives under the Artic sea ice, chronicles his efforts to track down the elusive bowhead whales. He faces his greatest challenge on the ice rather than under it.
Date de diffusion : 2004-06-27
- 72 Calling All Sharks
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The beautiful Mireya Mayor accompanies filmmaker Bob Cranston to the Guadalupe Island, Mexico. And Bob experiments with a unique sound-wave device to attract great white sharks.
Date de diffusion : 2004-07-04
- 73 Cool Quest
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Host Lisa Ling explores some of the scientific related cool trends, gadgets and skills. Lisa becomes the first guinea pig for a new system called 'Neuromarketing'. And she looks at the 'cool factor' among video gamers.
Date de diffusion : 2004-07-11
- 74 Girl Power
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Controversial issues about the homosexual activity among female dominant species is featured in Ultimate Explorer's Girl Power. Correspondant Mireya Mayor introduces viewers to the mating rituals of the male bowbird, female Japanese macaques and the ability of female fish that can change into males.
Date de diffusion : 2004-07-18
- 75 Africa's Wild Eden
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Gabon's Loango National Park, created by Gabon's President Omar Bongo, is a haven for hippos, whales, giant sea turtles and elephants. Biologist J. Michael Fay and photographer Michael Nichols go on a mission to safeguard this wild Eden, and NGC documents the challenges faced in preserving it.
Date de diffusion : 2004-07-25
- 76 Lost Film of Dian Fossey
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Hours of never-before-seen footage of Dian Fossey, author of "Gorillas in the Mist", studying and working with mountain gorillas has been found. It was filmed by Bob Campbell, the wildlife photographer and filmmaker whose footage and photographs propelled Dian and the mountain gorillas into the international spotlight. This documentary tells of the never before mentioned relationship between Fossey and Campbell that turned sour as well as her life that ended in the loss of her friend and her murder.
Date de diffusion : 2004-09-05
- 77 Extreme Speed
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NGC Ultimate Explorer focuses on America's obsession with speed. Correspondant Michael Davie takes viewers on a look at extreme sportsman, super-charged cars and even speed datin
Date de diffusion : 2004-08-09