The Wonder List with Bill Weir — Season 2
Go there before it's gone.
About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. Cuba: Forbidden Island
Aired 20 March 2016 • 60 min
Season 2 begins with a visit to Cuba where people are preparing for a tourist invasion.
2. Iceland: The Wedding Crash
Aired 27 March 2016 • 60 min
A visit to Iceland, where two-thirds of babies are born to unmarried parents, to explore whether the nation will be the first country to completely let go of marriage.
3. The Colorado River: A Thirst for More
Aired 3 April 2016 • 60 min
An examination of the Colorado River that sustains more than 40 million people in the West to see whether enough efforts are being made to see that it continues to flow, with populations booming and the waters receding.
4. Bhutan: The Happiest Place On Earth
Aired 10 April 2016 • 60 min
The magical kingdom of Bhuton, "the happiest place on earth," is visited to see whether it can stay blissfully content as the modern world encroaches its borders.
5. Botswana: The Hunters & the Hunted
Aired 17 April 2016 • 60 min
Weir goes on safari in Africa with naturalists fighting to save precious species from extinction.
6. Amsterdam: The Future of Freedom
Aired 18 December 2016 • 60 min
Bill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the world's liberal cities, to find out if it can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.