The World About Us

S16 · E1 · 1982年1月3日

The Blasted Heat 第1話

Documentary which looks at the heathland of Wessex and its wildlife.

S16 · E2 · 1982年1月10日

The Art of Surviving 第2話

Documentary on the natives of one of the world's most inhospitable areas, the North Eastern Amazon basin.

S16 · E3 · 1982年1月17日

Bird of the Thunder Woman 第3話

An analysis of a wealth exchange cycle in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Shows part of the Sa cycle of the Wola people of Halalinja, Southern Highlands Province. Cassowaries and pigs, which are highly prized, are raised by the women. At a ceremony lasting two days, the birds and pigs are slaughtered by the men and the meat is distributed to relatives and friends. The ceremony if just one in an elaborate cycle of gift exchanges.

S16 · E4 · 1982年1月24日

The Axing of the Himalayas 第4話

Documentary about the deforestation of the Himalayas by man and the ecological consequences of it.

S16 · E5 · 1982年2月7日

The Samurai from Twickenham 第5話

Documentary which looks at the Soma wild-horses chase in Japan and one Englishman's unique involvement in it. He is Michael Jay, a 35 year-old Englishman from Twickenham.

S16 · E6 · 1982年3月7日

Futebol Brasil 第6話

Documentary looking at the fanatical football following in Brazil with emphasis on the Bel Horizon team Atletico Mineiro, and their star forward Reinaldo, with interviews with him, and with the fans of the team.

S16 · E7 · 1982年3月14日

Sky Doctor: A Lifeline for the Outback 第7話

Documentary which looks at the work of the flying doctor in Australia, concentrating on the work of Dr. Robert Liddell from Perth.

S16 · E8 · 1982年3月21日

Big Business in Bees 第8話

The vital role played by bees as pollinators in the vast American industry of alfalfa production.

S16 · E9 · 1982年4月4日

Tibet: The Lost Mystery 第9話

First of a two part documentary which tells the mysterious story of Tibet, a country unseen by Europeans until early this century, of its destruction by invading Chinese in 1950, and the flight into India of the Dalai Lama with 100,000 Tibetans.

S16 · E10 · 1982年4月8日

Tibet: The Bamboo Curtain Falls 第10話

Second part of a two part documentary film which look at the daily life in Tibet throughout the twentieth century, with film shot by western travelers in the early part of the century, and an examination of the change in the country after in Chinese invasion in 1950. Compiled principally from Chinese and Tibetan sources, this production reviews the history of Tibet from the Chinese invasion in the 1950's to the present. It includes rare footage of the Dalai Lama's visit to Peking in 1954, the Chinese newsreel coverage of the invasion, Tibetan and Chinese footage of the 1959 uprising and a record of the Dalai Lama's flight to India. Also included are extracts from the footage by the first delegation of the Tibetan Government in exile during a three month tour of Tibet in the fall of 1979.

S16 · E11 · 1982年4月18日

The Incredible Heap: The Story of Garden Compost 第11話

The research which naturalist James Gray does into the lives of the inhabitants of an ordinary garden compost heap.

S16 · E12 · 1982年4月28日

The Mick Burke Award 第12話

Two part special which looks at the six finalists in the competition set up for amateur documentary film-making teams.

S16 · E13 · 1982年5月5日

Trading to Extinction 第13話

Documentary about the trade in wildlife and the products gleaned from the world' s animals, and the effects that the trade is having on the growing list of endangered species.

S16 · E14 · 1982年5月9日

Last Days in Sinai 第14話

Documentary which looks at the effects of the 15 years of occupation of Sinai by Israel and the influence that it will have now that the land has been returned to Egypt.

S16 · E15 · 1982年5月16日

South American Sketchbook 第15話

Documentary which follows the journey of artist Feliks Topolski and his son Daniel to South America in the form of a random sketchbook which mirrors the drawings made by Topolski.

S16 · E16 · 1982年5月30日

In Pursuit of the Boar 第16話

Documentary which looks at the life cycle and the natural enemies (mainly human) of the wild-boar, now extinct in England, but still inhabiting the forests of France.

S16 · E17 · 1982年6月13日

The Trail Blazers 第17話

Documentary which follows up the young criminals who featured in the "LAST CHANGE WAGON TRAIN" (Season 13, Episode 20) and discovers from them why the scheme seems to work.

S16 · E18 · 1982年6月27日

The Hidden Land 第18話

Portrays the life and customs of the Dai people in the South Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China.

S16 · E19 · 1982年8月29日

Home on the Range 第19話

S16 · E20 · 1982年9月5日

Eliza Doolittle Goes to Bombay 第20話

Documentary which compares the fictional version of the life of a Bombay twig seller, as portrayed in a hindi adaptation of the story of Pygmalion with the reallity of modern twig sellers.

S16 · E21 · 1982年9月12日

American Challenge 第21話

S16 · E22 · 1982年10月3日

Ribbon of Life: One Man's Reef 第22話

Documentary in which marine biologist Alastair Birtles gives his guide to the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast.

S16 · E23 · 1982年12月5日

Stranded 第23話

S16 · E24 · 1982年12月12日

Camels Outback, Eh? 第24話

Documentary which looks at the population of wild camels in the Australian outback, which have been established by strays from camels imported to build railways.

S16 · E25 · 1982年12月24日

The Forgotten Voyage 第25話

Play by Elaine Morgan, which tells the story of naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and his voyage to the Far East in 1854 where he made discoveries complementary to those of Darwin. Dramatization about the journey made by Alfred Russel Wallace, a young naturalist, to Singapore and the Spice Islands. The journey lasted for eight years from 1854 and Wallace's scientific discoveries paralleled those of Charles Darwin.

S16 · E26 · 1982年12月25日

On the Tracks of the Wild Otter 第26話

Documentary on the life and habitat of Otter's in the Shetland Isles.