Richard competes in the Highland Games, a competition and celebration of Scottish traditions that began 1000 years ago. He meet a shepherd who is one of the top trainers in the world of Scottish Sheepdogs.
Richard comes upon 300lb Loggerhead turtles, who return to the same beach where they were born to give birth. Richard encounters meets a group of dedicated scientists who are giving the African penguin a new lease on life.
Richard discovers the spellbinding music and dance traditions in cultures around the world like the songs of Namibia and the fierce Zulu warrior dance, Native American buffalo dance and Chile's Latin Cueca Brava.
Richard mounts a camel to race through the Australian Outback. He discovers the traditions of the Fantasia in Morocco. In Chile's capital of Santiago, join a chess master who challenges Richard to a match.
Born to Explore travels to a remote part of South Africa to meet the Makuleke people. Richard cooks a Makuleke favorite: pan-fried termites. See how this community has transformed a land into a flourishing wildlife reserve.
Richard discovers the natural wonders and native cultures of the Grand Canyon state. He rides the rapids of the Colorado River, helicopters into sacred Navajo land and meets a Navajo family.
Richard Wiese explores the vibrant colors of exotic India by rickshaw and samples its savory cuisine. Travel from the northern city of Delhi to the coastal port of Chennai. Learn why yoga nourishes mind and body.
Join us as we uncover hidden treasure in New York City: fossils. Richard searches through all 5 boroughs and finds fossils in unexpected places, from the floor of Grand Central Station to the walls of Tiffany's and Saks on Fifth Avenue.
Explorer Richard Wiese travels from Canada to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to dig up the past. He joins digs in search for Cleopatra's temple, a new breed of dinosaur and explores the Pipestone Creek dig.
Host Richard travels to Hawaii, to experience a traditional Polynesian luau and learn how to cook in an underground oven called an imu. In Iceland Richard bakes bread in the underground fires. He attends a Kashmiri feast.
Host Richard Wiese journeys to the Shetland Islands. Richard encounters the legendary pint-sized Shetland ponies that are no bigger than an Irish wolfhound. He sees where puffins return after months at sea to breed the next generation.
Richard Wiese journeys to Maine. Richard sails with a lobsterman who shows him the secrets of lobstering. He meets scientists who rehabilitate orphaned/injured harbor seal pups. Richard helps them return 3 pups back into the ocean.
Richard is on the set of a Bollywood romantic comedy for a behind the scenes look at the industry. He explores the silk centers of Kanchipuram. At the famous Kalakshetra Foundation, see why music and dance are holy arts.
Richard travels to Borneo, Indonesia, one of only two islands on earth where orangutans live in the wild. He journeys to see the orangutans play, eat and care for their young. Discover why the rainforest is vanishing.
Richard discovers the world's rhythms and cultures through dance. Indonesia's Barong Dance tells the struggle between good and evil. Korean "k-pop" takes to the streets of NY and Chinese-Americans interpret the Lion and Dragon Dances.
Richard tracks the white rhino in southern Africa. In Namibia, he encounters a mother and calf. In South Africa, he helps track rhinos by helicopter to implant microchips to help protect them from poachers.
Richard Wiese journeys to Scotland. He meets the man who's spent 40 years searching for the Loch Ness monster, learns how to play the bagpipes and cooks a classic Scottish seafood dish with one of the Shetlands' top chefs.
Richard travels across three continents to meet man's best friend -dogs at work and at play. He meets Scottish Sheepdogs in Scotland, Kangal dogs in Namibia, and a dog in Maine who survived a stroke.
Host Richard Wiese travels to the mystical land of India, to explore this vibrant culture. His mission-to perform a "seva" or good deed at the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi, a Sikh temple known for feeding thousands.
Join Richard in the Big Apple as he sees an unusual side of the city. In Central Park, he forages for wild edibles. Then, he investigates how the woolly mammoth might have roamed through New York a few thousand years ago.
Richard travels to Indonesia. On the island of Bali, he experiences a day in the life of an elephant where he bathes and feeds these magnificent Asian pachyderms. Richard takes part in the Hindu Galungan Festival.
Host Richard Wiese saddles up on horses in a Canadian wilderness; Shetland ponies in Scotland; a horse-whisperer in Chile; a wild herd of horses in North Carolina.
Journey to Morocco and the famous dye pits. Learn how rare argan oil is handmade by women who share it's health and beauty secrets. In India, Richard spins the potter's wheel to learn about the blue pottery of the Maharajas.
Join Richard as he embarks on an unusual - and tasty - journey in search of exotic foods that for some cultures are just everyday edibles. He gives his taste buds a shock from fried termites to kangaroo tail to sheep intestine.
Richard Wiese travels across three continents in search of creatures who have survived on this planet for eons. He encounters saltwater crocodiles in Australia, red wolves in North Carolina, and endangered manatees off the coast of Belize.
