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Season 1 – Explorer

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This award-winning series presents compelling untold stories and covers a wide array of provocative subjects. "Explorer" aired for 25 years -- the longest-running documentary series in cable TV history -- before being relaunched in 2015 after a five-year hiatus. Each monthly episode of the new "Explorer" takes a similar deep dive inside a story from the pages of a recent National Geographic magazine issue, taking viewers not only to the most remote corners of the globe but also to the furthest reaches of the mind and deepest crevices of history -- on urgent missions of discovery.

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Lisa Ling

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 13, 2004 Female Suicide Bombers Lisa Ling travels to Russia and the Middle East to learn about women who become suicide bombers. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 9, 2005 The Perfect Swarm Locusts swarm across continents, leaving devastation and despair in their paths before mysteriously vanishing. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 16, 2005 Spider Sex Courtship strategies of the spider. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 23, 2005 Killer Cats Big cats in California and India are entering populated areas to hunt. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 30, 2005 The True Face of Hurricanes Footage from inside the eye of a hurricane. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 13, 2005 The Witchcraft Murder The discovery of the remains of a young boy floating in England's Thames River leads Scotland Yard into a case involving witchcraft and cult killings. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 20, 2005 Inside Shock & Awe The strategies and technology used to coordinate the all-out air offensive that launched Operation Iraqi Freedom. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 13, 2005 Tiny Humans: The Hobbits of Flores Scientists have discovered evidence of a "hobbit-sized" prehistoric species on an Indonesian island. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 20, 2005 Hogzilla A forensic investigation into the existence of Georgia's Hogzilla, a legendary beast said to weigh at least 1,000 pounds. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 10, 2005 Surviving Maximum Security California's Sacramento State Prison is one of the highest security facilities in the nation. Host: Lisa Ling. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 5, 2005 Violent Earth Examining the destructive force of natural disasters, including the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia and a massive fault threatening Istanbul. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 5, 2005 Elephant Rage An increase in elephant attacks causes experts to question whether people and pachyderms can live together peacefully. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 26, 2005 Search for Adam Geneticist Spencer Wells trys to determine if all men are genetically linked to one single being. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 18, 2005 Secrets of the Tornado Scientist Tim Samaras and his team deploy multicamera probes into the paths of giant tornadoes to capture images from inside the cyclones. Details Episode 15 Aired Sep 25, 2005 Collapse Scientists take a forensic look at the chain events leading up to some of the world's most fatal structural disasters. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 9, 2005 Mysteries of Survival Examining how some people manage to live through struggles for survival while others succumb in just a few days. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 23, 2005 Pyramids of Fire The pyramids of the Americas. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 20, 2005 Nightmare in Jamestown The excavation of a 17th-century fort reveals the incredible odds the settlers at Jamestown were up against. Details Episode 19 Aired Nov 27, 2005 Last Days of the Maya Skeletons discovered in the depths of an ancient cistern in Guatemala might hold answers to the mystery of why the Mayans fled their cities 2,000 years ago. Details Episode 20 Aired Dec 11, 2005 Super Chopper The evolution of helicopters. Details

Season Info

Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 13, 2004