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The World About Us

Season 9

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A series of films from all over the world about our astonishing planet and the creatures that live on it. Combining natural history with an element of adventure, the series featured well-known naturalists such as Jane Goodall and Gerald Durrell, and the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. Succeeded by The Natural World.

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28 Episodes

  • Otter
    E1
    Otter
  • Return to Sicily
    E2
    Return to Sicily
  • The Great Turtle Mystery
    E3
    The Great Turtle Mystery
  • Grease Paint and Chopsticks: Chinese Travelling Theatre
    E4
    Grease Paint and Chopsticks: Chinese Travelling Theatre
  • Return to Hong-Kong
    E5
    Return to Hong-Kong
  • In Search of the Bowhead Whale
    E6
    In Search of the Bowhead Whale
  • Return to the Punjab
    E7
    Return to the Punjab
  • Sheltered Existence
    E8
    Sheltered Existence
  • The Romance of Indian Railways
    E9
    The Romance of Indian RailwaysThe 150th anniversary of global rail transportation is marked by a visit to India to survey one of the world's most impressive railway networks. The World About Us team join forces with Michael Satow, who in 1970 took up the post of honorary adviser to the Rail Transport Museum in New Delhi, Asia's first railway museum.
  • The Hyena Story
    E10
    The Hyena Story
  • The Baboons of Gombe
    E11
    The Baboons of GombeFollows the progress of Jane Goodall and Hugo Van Lawick as they return to the shores of Lake Tanganyika to study the social structure of the so-called 'beach troop' of baboons living there.
  • Thaipusam: Festival of Ecstasy
    E12
    Thaipusam: Festival of Ecstasy
  • Cyclone
    E13
    Cyclone
  • Monsters! Mysteries or Myths?
    E14
    Monsters! Mysteries or Myths?
  • The Unofficial Countryside
    E15
    The Unofficial Countryside
  • A Himalayan Journey
    E16
    A Himalayan Journey
  • An Island Called Danger
    E17
    An Island Called Danger
  • In Deepest Britain
    E18
    In Deepest Britain
  • The World Beneath Us
    E19
    The World Beneath Us
  • Crustacean Cocktail
    E20
    Crustacean Cocktail
  • The Magnificinet Adventure
    E21
    The Magnificinet Adventure
  • Chinese Spirit Mediums
    E22
    Chinese Spirit Mediums
  • Kangaroos
    E23
    Kangaroos
  • The Mayan Connection
    E24
    The Mayan Connection
  • African Masque
    E25
    African Masque
  • The Return of the Gone Ones
    E26
    The Return of the Gone Ones
  • Kenya Runner
    E27
    Kenya Runner
  • Following the Tundra Wolf
    E28
    Following the Tundra Wolf

 

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