Xploration Awesome Planet
TVPG
Science
Educational
The grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth’s burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
Cast & Crew
Philippe Cousteau Host
Delaney Reynolds Self
Tracy Fanara Self
Greg Skomal Self
Philippe Cousteau Executive Producer
Jason Evans Writer
Liz Reph Writer
Jason Evans Producer
Matt Gibson Producer
Bryan D. Arata Composer
Robert Marish Cinematography
Mark Gambol Cinematography
Anthony Leone Editor
Robby Rotfeld Editor
Tim McCusker Editor
Mike Varga Editor
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, January 30
Guardians of the Environment
Season 4 • Episode 9
Ways in which scientists, students and regular citizens are helping to save the earth.
Friday, January 30
Pennsylvania
Season 4 • Episode 8
A hidden wonder beneath the Appalachian Mountains; air quality; rocks that make a ringing sound.
Friday, January 30
Rangers
Season 4 • Episode 7
Rescue dogs at Yellowstone National Park, and how rangers manage trails in harsh winter conditions.
Friday, January 30
Rumbling Earth
Season 1 • Episode 1
An active volcano on Hawaii; a laboratory simulates a tsunami; tsunami history and damage.
Saturday, January 31
Students Lead
Season 5 • Episode 5
The national finals of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize; student teaches kids about climate change.
Friday, February 6
Extinction Earth
Season 1 • Episode 2
A potential supervolcano; Meteor Crater; powerful telescopes on Maui search for meteors.
Friday, February 6
Ecosystems
Season 1 • Episode 3
The Florida Everglades; Yellowstone's ecosystem; Earth as a giant ecosystem.
Friday, February 6
Extreme Weather
Season 1 • Episode 4
Mount Washington, N.H.; Florida's "Wall of Wind"; pursuing a tornado; debris thrown by tornadoes.
Friday, February 6
Plants
Season 1 • Episode 5
The Poconos of Pennsylvania; plants that eat insects; edible forest plants; how plants communicate.
Saturday, February 7
Threatened Places
Season 5 • Episode 9
The effects of rising sea levels on North Carolina barrier islands; protecting migrating raptors.
Friday, February 13
Fire and Ice
Season 1 • Episode 6
Forest-fires; lightning strikes; Iceland; glaciers and the sea level.
Friday, February 13
Evolving Earth
Season 1 • Episode 7
Dinosaur bones and footprints; islands that evolved from volcanoes; an old coal mine; fossil fuels.
Friday, February 13
Ocean Exploration
Season 1 • Episode 8
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; coral reefs off the Florida coast; Maui's massive waves.
Friday, February 13
Awesome Iceland
Season 1 • Episode 9
Iceland: waterfalls and geysers, a volcanic mountain that may erupt at any time, a large glacier.
Saturday, February 14
Hidden Nature
Season 5 • Episode 6
Sea otters at the Seattle Aquarium; mantis shrimp in Australia; protecting turtle nests in Florida.
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