About this season
National Geographic's Explorer gives viewers special access to the issues of the day.
Episodes (17)
1. Moment of Death
Aired 2 September 2008
National Geographic Explorer examines the physical and psychological changes experienced by the human in the moments before and after death.
2. Congo Bush Pilots
Aired 16 September 2008
3. Secret History of Gold
Aired 25 September 2008
4. Marijuana Nation
Aired 2 October 2008
5. Guns in America
Aired 9 December 2008
6. The Virus Hunters
Aired 13 January 2009
7. Italy's Mystery Mummies
Aired 3 February 2009
8. Monster Fish of the Congo
Aired 10 February 2009
9. Peru's Mass Grave Mystery
Aired 24 February 2009
10. T. Rex Walks Again
Aired 10 March 2009
11. Inside Guantanamo
Aired 5 April 2009
The naval base at Guantanamo Bay secured a place in the annals of history when the first wave of detainees from America's War on Terror – men dubbed "the worst of the worst" – arrived in 2002. The goings-on inside the wire encircling this highly classified camp have been a closely held government secret — until now. National Geographic exclusively captures day-to-day life in the most famous prison in the world.
12. Child Mummy Sacrifice
Aired 2 June 2009
13. Easter Island Underworld
Aired 9 June 2009
14. Inside Death Row
Aired 12 June 2009
15. Inside Guantanamo
Aired 8 September 2009
16. Sex, Lies and Gender
Aired 15 September 2009
17. Chimps on the Edge
Aired 22 September 2009