Exploring the Past
by National Geographic Live
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Description
Join scientists and historians in the search for clues on how we can adapt to a changing world.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoRestore the Titanic | National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic and wants to preserve the most famous ship in history from plunder and decay. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoTitanic's Graveyard | Dr. Robert Ballard explores the haunting wreckage of the Titanic strewn over 1,000 acres of seabed. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoPainting the Titanic | Underwater explorer Robert Ballard hopes to paint the Titanic where it sits at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The only question is: What color? | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoThe Battle of Shiloh 1862 | Author Winston Groom writes that Shiloh was the first battle in the Civil War that shocked Americans into seeing how long and how terrible the war would become. | 23 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoJosie Underwood's Civil War Diary | A young southern belle chronicles the times when Union and Confederate troops invaded her home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. | 23 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoThe King James Bible | British author Adam Nicolson offers a sweeping look at the work that went into translating the King James Bible, first published 400 years ago and still the most influential Bible translation of all time. | 27 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoThe Untold Civil War | Historian James Robertson reveals surprising, little-known aspects of the Civil War in a remarkable human history of the conflict. | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoA Soldier's Script | Historian James Robertson tells of a young man who lost his arm in the Civil War, but went on to win an award for penmanship. | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Video"The Cross-Eyed Beast" | Historian James Robertson takes on one of the most hated figures of the Civil War—Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler. | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoThe Human Journey | Nat Geo Explorer-in-Residence Spencer Wells maps the history of human migration by analyzing the DNA of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. | 23 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoPart Ape, Part Human: The Fossils of Malapa | Professor Lee Berger and his son stumble across an amazing find in South Africa—two-million-year-old fossils of an unkown species of ape-like creatures. | 21 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoPalenque and the Ancient Maya World | Archaeologists and National Geographic grantees George and David Stuart offer keen insights into the art and culture of the Mayans. | 22 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoNG Live Interview: George & David Stuart | Father and son archaeologists discuss their shared passion for exploring ancient Mesoamerica. | 22 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoCradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham and Machu Picchu | Historian Christopher Heaney relates how 100 years ago Hiram Bingham stepped into the astounding ruins of Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. | 29 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoLeonardo's Universe | Bulent Atalay, himself a scientist and artist, offers a comprehensive look at Leonardo da Vinci, his work, and the many ways this enigmatic genius has influenced our world. | 10 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoNG Live Interview: Bulent Atalay | Go behind the scenes and hear scientist, artist, and author Bulent Atalay elaborate on Leonardo da Vinci's genius, contradictions, and new discoveries. | 10 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Episodes |
