The Wonder List with Bill Weir

CNN and Bill Weir take a journey to some of the most fascinating locations in the world to experience amazing cultures, people and creatures at a crossroads.

2015 HD 60min TV-14 United States English

Bill Weir

Adventure

travel culture

S1E1 - Vanuatu: Landlords of Paradise 2015-03-01

Proud native tribes of the islands face head-on, a changing world that threatens their centuries old traditions.

S1E2 - Galapagos: A Fight for Survival 2015-03-08

Many endangered species of the islands face the fate of extinction if not for the efforts of the worlds leading naturalists fighting to keep their habitat unscathed.

S1E3 - Ikaria: The Island Where People Forget to Die 2015-03-15

A visit to the remote Greek island of Ikaria where inhabitants live longer than most Americans and try to maintain their centuries old way of life in a modern world.

S1E4 - India: Tigers and the Taj 2015-03-22

Weir visits the Taj Mahal in India and learns about conservation efforts to save the Bengal tiger.

S1E5 - The Dead Sea: Salt of the Earth 2015-03-29

The Wonder List visits Jordan and Israel to examine the Dead Seas decline, and meets the people battling to save it.

S1E6 - Venice: Sink or Swim 2015-04-05

A journey through the canals of Venice, where rising sea levels threaten the future of the historic city.

S1E7 - The Alps: Fire and Ice 2015-04-12

A visit to the Alps where glaciers are receding to examine what the stakes are if the melting continues.

S1E8 - Everglades: A Fight for Glory 2015-04-12

A visit to Floridas endangered Everglades.

S2E1 - Cuba: Forbidden Island 2016-03-20

Season 2 begins with a visit to Cuba where people are preparing for a tourist invasion.

S2E2 - Iceland: The Wedding Crash 2016-03-27

A visit to Iceland, where two-thirds of babies are born to unmarried parents, to explore whether the nation will be the first country to completely let go of marriage.

S2E3 - The Colorado River: A Thirst for More 2016-04-03

An examination of the Colorado River that sustains more than 40 million people in the West to see whether enough efforts are being made to see that it continues to flow, with populations booming and the waters receding.

S2E4 - Bhutan: The Happiest Place On Earth 2016-04-10

The magical kingdom of Bhuton, "the happiest place on earth," is visited to see whether it can stay blissfully content as the modern world encroaches its borders.

S2E5 - Botswana: The Hunters & the Hunted 2016-04-17

Weir goes on safari in Africa with naturalists fighting to save precious species from extinction.

S2E6 - Amsterdam: The Future of Freedom 2016-12-18

Bill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the worlds liberal cities, to find out if it can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.

S3E1 - Patagonia: Paradise Bought 2017-10-07

A report on an American conservationist who has purchased vast tracts of land in Patagonia, much to the dismay of local developers.

S3E2 - Madagascar: The Richest Poor Country in the World 2017-10-14

A visit to Madagascar where deforestation rages and unique species vanish, and where a fight is brewing to save one of the planets most special places before it is ruined forever.

S3E3 - Egypt: Sunken City of Pharaohs 2017-10-21

As sea levels rise, the sunken city of Heracleion sounds a stark warning of the growing threat faced by the planets teeming coastal cities.

S3E4 - Alaska: Buried Treasure 2017-10-28

Miners want to drill for billions of dollars worth of copper and gold beneath the pristine wilderness of Americas last wild frontier but fishermen say the worlds last great salmon run could be jeopardized.