National Geographic Specials - 1979
1 - Gold!
Air Date: January 7, 1979
Shows how gold is mined and how it affects our lives.
2 - Hong Kong: A Family Portrait
Air Date: January 28, 1979
3 - Last Stand in Eden
Air Date: March 4, 1979
Shows how drought, poachers, and conflict have forced the elephants of east Africa to migrate.
4 - The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings
Air Date: April 1, 1979
Follows explorer Thor Heyerdahl's crew as they sail their reed boat over routes believed to have been followed by Sumerian traders 5000 years ago.