The BEST episodes of National Geographic Documentaries season 1986
Every episode of National Geographic Documentaries season 1986, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of National Geographic Documentaries season 1986!
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#1 - Chesapeake Borne
Season 1986 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/1986
Observes life along the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Shows how the bay and the region's main industry, crabbing, shapes the lives of a wide variety of people. But, the Bay is also threatened by overdevelopment, overuse, and pollution.
#2 - Creatures of the Mangrove
Season 1986 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/1986
Shows the unique and complex ecosystem of the tiny island of Siarau off the north coast of Borneo, comprised of mangrove trees with roots above ground and salt-excreting leaves. Present are proboscis monkeys, mudskippers, fiddler crabs, and other creatures that have adapted to life between the land and the sea.
#3 - Jerusalem : Within These Walls
Season 1986 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/1986
A kaleidoscopic view of Jerusalem and its people as they are today--the remarkable outcome of 3,000 years of history, hope, and faith.
#4 - Realm of the Alligator
Season 1986 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/1986
Enter the mysterious, unchartable wilderness of Okefenokee, 700 square miles of swampland on the Georgia-Florida border. Eerie, forbidding, and darkly beautiful - Okefenokee is ruled by a descendant of the dinosaur: the fearsome alligator. Day and night the alligator glides silently through its steamy realm, stony eyes just above the waterline, mouth held in a seemingly perpetual smile. Join scientists as they study the behavior of these huge and powerful reptiles in the Realm of the Alligator.
#5 - Secrets of the Titanic
Season 1986 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/1986
Secrets of the Titanic is a documentary, made and filmed over 1985, 1986, and 1987. Produced by the National Geographic Society, it was a National Geographic Video exclusive, narrated by Martin Sheen, written and produced by Nicolas Noxon consisting of historical photos and footage of the massive steamer being built and launched, the discovery and exploration by Dr. Robert Ballard, and a look inside the wreck, not only the ship itself, but the human story and sinking theories. At the time, young undersea explorer Bob Ballard develops the technology and the U.S. Navy sponsors an expedition. The date is September 1, 1985, the search has been going on for 56 days when Argo's camera shows wreckage, then one of Titanic's massive boilers. Then it follows Ballard in his exploration the next year, along with Martin Bowen, the pilot of the undersea robot, ROV Jason Jr., which was mounted in a "garage" on the front of the DSV Alvin.
#6 - Quest for the Atocha
Season 1986 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/1986
Mel Fisher searches 16 years for the treasure of the Spanish galleon Atocha which sank almost 300 years ago.