National Geographic Specials
For over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
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For over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
Season 1988 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1988
Episode 1
African Odyssey
Wed, Jan 20, 1988 53 mins
Tracking efforts by zoologists Delia and Mark Owens to begin new research in 1985 in Botswana's Kalahari Game Reserve, where the couple conducted landmark studies from 1974 to 1980.
Episode 2
Australia's Twilight of the Dreamtime
Wed, Feb 10, 1988 60 mins
Covers a spiritual culture based upon reverence for the land and the spiritual dimension known as the Dreamtime.
Episode 3
The Rhino War
Sun, Feb 28, 1988
How Kenya and Zimbabwe wage war against heavily armed gangs that have swept through Africa destroying the black rhino population.
Episode 4
Inside the Soviet Circus
Wed, Mar 9, 1988
Covers Moscow's Circus School and the magic of the performances that delight millions.
Episode 5
Mysteries of Mankind
Wed, Apr 20, 1988 60 mins
Investigation about the origin of Man and his evolutionary process, taking into account the new techniques that allow to determine the age of fossils, bones and footprints, and reconstruct a face from its skull.
Episode 7
The Explorers: A Century of Discovery
Wed, Oct 12, 1988
Relives some of the most significant expeditions in history.