About this season
For decades, 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.
Episodes (4)
1
E1
1. Gold!
Aired 7 January 1979
Shows how gold is mined and how it affects our lives.
2
E2
2. Hong Kong: A Family Portrait
Aired 28 January 1979
3
E3
3. Last Stand in Eden
Aired 4 March 1979
Shows how drought, poachers, and conflict have forced the elephants of east Africa to migrate.
4
E4
4. The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings
Aired 1 April 1979
Follows explorer Thor Heyerdahl's crew as they sail their reed boat over routes believed to have been followed by Sumerian traders 5000 years ago.
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