The Wonder List with Bill Weir
TV-14
7.9
2015
Documentary
Storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom embarks on a quest to tell the untold stories of extraordinary people, places, cultures and creatures that are at a crossroads.
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Episode 6 : Peru: The Curse of Incan Gold
November. 11,2017
A look at whether the fragile beauty of the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu can be protected from an ever-growing number of visitors.
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Episode 5 : New Zealand: Preying on the Predators
November. 04,2017
A look at predatory mammals in New Zealand.
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Episode 4 : Alaska: Buried Treasure
October. 28,2017
Miners want to drill for billions of dollars worth of copper and gold beneath the pristine wilderness of America's last wild frontier but fishermen say the world's last great salmon run could be jeopardized.
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Episode 3 : Egypt: Sunken City of Pharaohs
October. 21,2017
As sea levels rise, the sunken city of Heracleion sounds a stark warning of the growing threat faced by the planet's teeming coastal cities.
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Episode 2 : Madagascar: The Richest Poor Country in the World
October. 14,2017
A visit to Madagascar where deforestation rages and unique species vanish, and where a fight is brewing to save one of the planet's most special places before it is ruined forever.
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Episode 1 : Patagonia: Paradise Bought
October. 07,2017
A report on an American conservationist who has purchased vast tracts of land in Patagonia, much to the dismay of local developers.
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Seasons
Season 2
Storyteller Bill Weir continues his worldwide quest to uncover the untold stories of remarkable people, places, cultures, and creatures, at the crossroads of change. Across six hour-long episodes, viewers will be transported to fascinating and breathtaking locations, including the glaciers and fjords of Iceland, the Peruvian ruins of Machu Picchu, the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, stunning Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa, the secretive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and to Cuba as it undergoes dramatic transformation.
Season 1
Across eight, one hour episodes, storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom will take viewers to Vanuatu; the Galapagos Islands; Ikaria, Greece; the Taj Mahal in India; the Alps; the Dead Sea; the Everglades and Venice. While in these visually stunning locations, captured by Bloom’s unparalleled cinematography, Weir explores the forces of change that effect so many lives, and discovers what can be done to save them.
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