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S41.E1 ∙ Nuclear Dynamite

Wed, Oct 04, 2000

In spring of 1960, a village in western Arctic was chosen as site of a huge nuclear experiment.

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S41.E2 ∙ Episode #41.2

Wed, Oct 11, 2000

Healthy siblings offer to donate their lungs to their sister, who is dying of cystic fibrosis.

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S41.E3 ∙ Spare Parts

Wed, Oct 18, 2000

A few decades ago, you'd have been hard pressed to find many survivors of transplant surgery.

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S41.E4 ∙ Lost Worlds: Wild South America

Wed, Nov 22, 2000

South America; Ecuadorean volcanoes; waterfalls; Machu Picchu; Tierra del Fuego; glaciers.

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S41.E5 ∙ Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Monkey Jungles

Wed, Nov 29, 2000

The tropical rain forest of Amazonia and myriad animals that call its tree canopy home.

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S41.E6 ∙ Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Mighty Amazon

Wed, Dec 06, 2000

An examination into rivers and tributaries of Amazon basin and how wildlife adapts to seasonal changes in river level.

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S41.E7 ∙ Amanda's Choice/Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Tue, Jan 09, 2001

Amanda's family is a carrier for a rare early-onset gene that triggers Alzheimer.

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S41.E8 ∙ The Secret Life Of The Crash Test Dummy

Tue, Jan 16, 2001

The history of crash test dummy is traced back 50 years to its invention for US Air Force.

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S41.E11 ∙ Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Penguin Shores

Tue, Jan 23, 2001

PENGUIN SHORES is part five of magnificent six-part BBC series Lost Worlds, covering amazingly diverse topography of South America, and its remarkable denizens.

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S41.E12 ∙ Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Great Plains

Tue, Jan 30, 2001

Lost Worlds - A six-part series on breath-taking natural world of South America takes viewers on a cross-continent grand tour - from mighty Amazon to spectacular Andean peaks and world's driest desert

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S41.E13 ∙ Coastal Forest/Salmon Forest

Tue, Feb 06, 2001

The Salmon Forest transports viewers to breathtaking remote temperate rainforests.

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S41.E14 ∙ Fish Farming/The Price Of Salmon

Tue, Feb 13, 2001

On both coasts of North America, salmon have long symbolized speed, power and abundance in nature.

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S41.E15 ∙ Surgeons of the Future

Tue, Feb 20, 2001

Modern medicine venturing beyond the realm of dreams and bringing new hope in the battle against disease. The program includes "awake" brain surgery; robotic "beating heart" surgery; and laser foetoscopy for twin-twin syndrome.

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S41.E16 ∙ Changing Ground/Maisin People In Papua New Guinea

Tue, Feb 27, 2001

On northeast coast of Papua New Guinea, lives a tribe of 2,000 people, Maisin. Unlike more remote tribes, Maisin were among first to have contact with Europeans.

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