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.
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, April 19
Earth's Views
Season 2 • Episode 7
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; satellites; flight in a DC-3 aircraft; an observatory.
Friday, April 19
Alaska
Season 2 • Episode 8
Alaska: a brown bear hunting for salmon; Denali National Park; scuba diving in frigid waters.
Saturday, April 20
Plants
Season 1 • Episode 5
The Poconos of Pennsylvania; plants that eat insects; edible forest plants; how plants communicate.
Friday, April 26
Strange Planet
Season 2 • Episode 9
Petrified National Forest; Crater Lake; a giant forest of kelp; glowworms in New Zealand caves.
Friday, April 26
Time Machine
Season 2 • Episode 10
Grand Canyon; an ancient cave on the island of Curacao; Lake Michigan; ice ages.
Saturday, April 27
Fire and Ice
Season 1 • Episode 6
Forest-fires; lightning strikes; Iceland; glaciers and the sea level.