• 1976
The Discoverers

Summary In the last two centuries, explorers have doubled as amateur scientists, and scientists have moonlighted as explorers. Their mission: uncover undiscovered animals and plants across the globe, sometimes at great personal risk. View more details

  • 1976

The Discoverers

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Written : Unknown

Stars : David Attenborough

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 11, 1976

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Summary In the last two centuries, explorers have doubled as amateur scientists, and scientists have moonlighted as explorers. Their mission: uncover undiscovered animals and plants across the globe, sometimes at great personal risk. View more details

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 11, 1976

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

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Episode 1 • Nov 11, 1976
The Green Adventurers
David Attenborough tells the story of three of the men who started the world-wide hunt for rare new plants.
Episode 2 • Nov 18, 1976
The Bone Hunters
David Attenborough tells the story of 19th-century explorers who unearthed the mysteries of prehistoric animals and dinosaurs, a fascination that led to intense rivalries as they battled to be the first to make such discoveries.
Episode 3 • Nov 25, 1976
The Bug Collectors
David Attenborough introduces us to three remarkable entomologists: Maria Sibylla Merian, Henry Bates, and Jean Henri Fabre. These passionate scientists dedicated their lives to unraveling the mysteries of the vast and varied insect world.
Episode 4 • Dec 02, 1976
The Wanderer and the Woodsman
David Attenborough visits the ruins of a pioneering bird sanctuary, and tells the story of an intense 19th-century rivalry between its creator, Charles Waterton, known as the Wanderer, and his rival John James Audubon, an American painter.
Episode 5 • Dec 09, 1976
The Ocean
David Attenborough recounts the tales of three explorers-Vitus Bering, James Cook, and Matthew Flinders-who risked their lives to navigate the uncharted mysterious waters of the Pacific Ocean, including the 'Unknown Land of the South'.
Episode 6 • Dec 16, 1976
The Rare and the Curious
In the 19th-century, as zoos opened to the public, there was a global quest to find rare and unusual animals. Those given the task were often part-time zoologists, including British colonial officers and a French missionary priest.
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