
Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers — Season 1
About this season
From flashes of genius to curious experiments, humankind's innovations lead explorers and inventors on a brilliant journey of discovery in this series.
Episodes (26)

1. The Chinese, our Ancestors
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

2. Archimedes and the Greek
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

3. Hero from Alexandria
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

4. The Measuring of Time
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

5. Henry the Navigator and Cartography
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

6. Gutenberg and Printing
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

7. Leonardo Da Vinci, a Jack-of-all-trades
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

8. The Doctors (Paracelse, Vesale, Pare, etc...)
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

9. Galileo
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

10. Newton
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

11. Buffon (Discovering the Past)
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

12. Lavoisier and Chemistry
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

13. Stephenson, Full Steam Ahead!
Aired 3 January 1994 • 26 min

14. Faraday and Electricity
Aired 4 January 1995 • 26 min

15. Darwin and Evolution
Aired 11 January 1995 • 26 min

16. Mendel and Peas
Aired 18 January 1995 • 26 min

17. Pasteur and Micro-organisms
Aired 25 January 1995 • 26 min

18. Thomas Edison and Applied Science
Aired 1 February 1995 • 26 min

19. Marconi and the Waves
Aired 8 February 1995 • 26 min

20. Ford and the Adventure of Motorcar
Aired 15 February 1995 • 26 min

21. Aviation
Aired 22 February 1995 • 26 min

22. Marie Curie
Aired 1 March 1995 • 26 min

23. Einstein
Aired 8 March 1995 • 26 min

24. Lorenz, Father of the Goose
Aired 15 March 1995 • 26 min

25. Armstrong, the Moon and the Space
Aired 22 March 1995 • 26 min

26. Tomorrow is at our Doorstep
Aired 29 March 1995 • 26 min