Subject: Science/Nature
Grades: 1-12
Length: 13 episodes @ 30 minutes
Eyewitness presents a dazzling wildlife tour -- the ultimate guide through
the mysteries of natural history. Combining fact, history, anecdote, myth
and legend with fast-paced and stunning graphics, this series explores
an astonishing array of creatures. The series is based on the internationally
best-selling "Eyewitness" books.
301 Planets: This episode travels to the edge of the solar system to reveal the alien worlds of Earth's nearest neighbors. Zooming through space and time to reveal the stories behind the discovery of the planets, this episode takes viewers from ancient times to the present.
302 Flight: For centuries, flight has been a dream for earthbound humans. With stunning graphics and archival footage, this episode tells the extraordinary story of how the dream to fly became a reality and how designers borrowed from the natural world to achieve safe and controlled flight.
303 Life: This episode goes back billions of years to the bubbling cauldron of early Earth and follows the story of life's development from its primitive beginnings. With stylish graphics and remarkable natural history film, the principles that govern all living things are explained in simple terms and memorable images.
304 Sight: This episode reveals the world through new eyes. All creatures have eyes for the job-from the action-packed vision of the dog to the tiny shrimp that see colors beyond human imagination. This spectacular program takes viewers through a world of illusion, a realm where there is much more to see than meets the eyes.
305 Bear: Bears, solitary and private creatures, have become symbols of strength and power around the world. From the giant polar bear of the Arctic to the rare panda of China, bear explores the hidden world of these magnificent creatures.
306 Natural Disaster: This episode looks at the forces that shape the planet and affect lives. Captured on camera in the midst of turmoil, rare footage reveal the earth at its most violent, from the lashing fury of a twister to the awesome progress of an avalanche.
307 Plant: Plant celebrates the most varied and important life form on earth. Packed with stunning graphics and painstaking time-lapse photography, this program allows viewers to see flowers bloom and to witness seeds growing into plants.
308 Survival: This program shows how the fight to survive in the natural world has led to amazing animal performances and extraordinary adaptations to extreme conditions. From the cheetah's incredible speed to the protective shell of a tortoise, each creature has found ways to eat - and avoid being eaten.
309 The Human Machine: Through the magic of special cameras and computer graphics, this program reveals the working parts of the most developed, efficient and complex machine of all-the human body. A robotic guide explores the vital organs that power humans and the remarkable instrument through which humans sense the world.
310 Mountain: This program journeys to the summit of earth's majestic landforms. Mountains exist on every continent and inspire curiosity and wonder like no other natural monument. Mountain takes viewers to high altitudes where rare plants and animals have evolved to survive a rough and rocky world.
311 Ocean: This episode reveals the secrets of the mysterious depths that lie beneath the ocean. Covering two-thirds of the surface of the planet and containing the longest, deepest and highest geological features on earth, it's no wonder biologists estimate that millions of marine species have yet to be discovered.
312 Island: Island explores the origins and the unique communities of wildlife and human culture that have evolved on isolated ocean outposts. Be it a tropical paradise or the tip of a seething volcano, there are over half a million islands in the world.
313 Monster: In Monster, a door creaks open in the eyewitness virtual museum to reveal a rogue's gallery of the natural world. From Komodo dragons to the deadly sting of the scorpion, monstrous beasts lurk all across the globe. But the most terrible creations come not from nature, but from the human mind.