2010

S6.E1 ∙ On the Trail of Labor Camp Fugitives

Sat, Dec 31, 2011

Between 1857 and 1945 the French sent approximately 85 000 men and women to labor camps in Guiana. The convicts were forced into manual labor and essentially served to replace slave labor in France after the abolition of slavery in 1848.

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S6.E2 ∙ America's Wild West Trail

Sat, Jan 07, 2012

The discovery and colonization of the American Wild West in the 19th century is an important chapter in the history of the USA. In the years that followed, the Wild West was immortalized in film and literature throughout the western world.

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S6.E3 ∙ The Black Sea: On the Trail of Keraban the Inflexible

Sat, Jan 14, 2012

Istanbul: a city of the world, a monster of a city. A city of 18 million inhabitants that is defined in history as the place where Asia meets Europe. The Bosphorus channel cuts the city in two. The Western shore is in Europe, the Eastern in Asia. Istanbul is a wharf.

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S6.E4 ∙ Colombia

Sat, Jan 21, 2012

The mere mention of Columbia conjures up an image of guerrillas, drug trafficking, paramilitaries, cartels, kidnappings. In this documentary we will find out more and discover an alternative side to Colombia. Colombia was indeed the birthplace of the legend of El Dorado.

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S6.E5 ∙ Papua New Guinea: The Final Frontier

Sat, Jan 28, 2012

There is a country where people live as if they are still in the Stone Age. It has been claimed that warrior cannibals, headhunters, and undiscovered tribes inhabit the terrain, and the country has long been the fantasy of every explorer. This country is Papua New Guinea.

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S6.E6 ∙ Bhutan: Hidden Valleys of the Himalayas

Sat, Feb 04, 2012

With India on one side and Tibet on the other, the Himalayas are one of the highest mountain ranges on the planet. Although people have crossed the Himalayas, they are known as the "Roof of the World".

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S6.E7 ∙ In the Footsteps of James Cook

Sat, Feb 11, 2012

The Pacific was the last maritime space explored by Europeans. In the 18th century, it was James Cook who, over three expeditions, went exhaustively over the zone, mapped it, and discovered many islands. The British explorer has always been associated with this part of the world.

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S6.E8 ∙ Thailand: The Path of Smiles

Sat, Feb 18, 2012

Thailand is called the "country of the smile." Since their first contacts with the Siamese more than three centuries ago, foreign visitors have been struck by the levity a spontaneous smile can provide, a smile in Thailand embodies a culture and a way of life quite unique unto its own.

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