National Geographic Explorer Season 23 Episodes

Episode 1

Moment of Death

Tue, Sep 2, 2008

National Geographic Explorer examines the physical and psychological changes experienced by the human in the moments before and after death.

Episode 2

Congo Bush Pilots

Tue, Sep 16, 2008

Episode 3

Lost Cities of the Amazon

Sun, Nov 23, 200850 mins

The Amazon is the largest tropical rain forest on the planet that until the twentieth century seemed untouched by man. But today, science is pealing back the canopy to reveal an untold history, one in which great swathes of the dense jungle were once gardens or farms, successfully managed by a huge and organized civilization. This new evidence suggests that legends of lost cities, like the mythical El Dorado, might be based in truth. In 1542 conquistador Francesco de Orellana was searching for the mythical City of Gold, El Dorado, but got hopelessly lost. A diary kept of his epic adventure tells of a sophisticated population living in a network of gleaming white cities. But the diary was dismissed as a hoax. This film reconstructs his epic journey to discover the truth. Today archaeologist Eduardo Neves has found more than a hundred ancient sites around in central Amazon. Fertile man-made soil, more than a thousand years old, has been found all across the rain forest. The soil discovered would cover an area the size of France. With the aid of satellite photographs archaeologist Professor Michael Heckenerger has unveiled a huge complex of huge villages connected by 150 feet wide roads, into what he calls a 'sprawling city like modern Los Angeles'. Today the Kuikuro tribe lives much as they did 500 years ago but their existence is being threatened by deforestation. Heckenberger reveals how these survived and prospered in the jungle and why they need help if they are to survive.

Episode 4

Secret History of Gold

Thu, Sep 25, 2008

Here are the stories of people in pursuit of that most precious metal; gold. A prospector gathers tiny specks of gold in the Peruvian rain forest. Dubai grows into a global gold trading center. A treasure hunter is on the trail of lost Spanish gold plundered form the Incas. And an investigator pursues the gold previously pursued by the perpetrators of the Brinks Mat gold robbery.

Episode 5

Marijuana Nation

Thu, Oct 2, 2008

Episode 6

Guns in America

Fri, Dec 5, 200850 mins

National Geographic tells the story of America's connection to guns through the eyes of its citizens. From gangs to local law enforcement to gun hobbyists to a young mother, this documentary explores the lives of people with guns.

Episode 7

The Virus Hunters

Tue, Jan 13, 2009

Episode 8

Italy's Mystery Mummies

Tue, Feb 3, 200946 mins

Scattered across the island of Sicily, beneath picturesque churches, are thousands of mummified bodies. And most mysterious of all is one known as the "sleeping beauty"-Rosalia Lombardo. A child barely two years old when she died nearly a century ago, her body remains flawlessly preserved. A scientific team is on the case, exploring this baffling culture of mummification and revealing the secret formula behind Rosalia's perfect preservation.

Episode 9

Monster Fish of the Congo

Tue, Feb 10, 2009

Episode 10

Peru's Mass Grave Mystery

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

In the cloud forests of Peru are the remains a lost civilization and an ancient legend of mass murder. For hundreds of years, anthropologists have been hunting for who or what killed these people. Now well analyze the evidence and test theories to dig up the truth.

Episode 11

T-Rex Walks Again

Tue, Mar 10, 200945 mins

Scientists construct a walking model of a one year old Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Episode 12

Inside Guantanamo Bay

Sun, Apr 5, 2009

Explorer takes an inside look at the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention camp. It chronicles the daily routines of both captives and guards and considers the legal status of the detainees.

Episode 13

Child Mummy Sacrifice

Tue, Jun 2, 2009

Episode 14

Easter Island Underworld

Tue, Jun 9, 200945 mins

Deep beneath the legendary Easter Island, National Geographic undertakes a groundbreaking expedition to map a vast cave system utilized by the people who carved these iconic statues. Protected by sheer cliffs, narrow labyrinths and underwater entrances, many of the caves have not been explored for decades. Recently discovered human remains and telltale artifacts reveal details of the island's intriguing history and culture.

Episode 16

Kingdom of the Blue Whale

Tue, Aug 11, 2009