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The World About Us

Season 14 1980

  • 1980-01-15T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 50m
  • 1d 3h 30m (33 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology and natural history subjects.

33 episodes

Season Premiere

1980-01-15T00:00:00Z

14x01 Malay Magic: Spirit Doctor of Kelantan

Season Premiere

14x01 Malay Magic: Spirit Doctor of Kelantan

  • 1980-01-15T00:00:00Z50m

1980-01-22T00:00:00Z

14x02 Koko the Gorilla

14x02 Koko the Gorilla

  • 1980-01-22T00:00:00Z50m

1980-01-29T00:00:00Z

14x03 The Slaves of Surinam

14x03 The Slaves of Surinam

  • 1980-01-29T00:00:00Z50m

1980-02-05T00:00:00Z

14x04 Deer at Any Price

14x04 Deer at Any Price

  • 1980-02-05T00:00:00Z50m

14x05 San Giorgio's Bitter Fruits

  • 1980-02-12T00:00:00Z50m

1980-02-19T00:00:00Z

14x06 The Educated Trout

14x06 The Educated Trout

  • 1980-02-19T00:00:00Z50m

14x07 The Challenge of the Ganga

  • 1980-02-26T00:00:00Z50m

1980-03-09T00:00:00Z

14x08 Tree of Thorns

14x08 Tree of Thorns

  • 1980-03-09T00:00:00Z50m

14x09 Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons

  • 1980-03-16T00:00:00Z50m

A study of the huge outcroppings of bedrock, the Kopjes, which protrude like rocky islands amidst an ocean of grass in the heart of Africa's vast Serengeti Plain. Looks at how they provide shelter, shade and a source of water for an incredible array of plant and animal life and how quickly seasonal changes dramatically alter the kopje.

1980-03-29T23:00:00Z

14x11 The Holy Men of India

14x11 The Holy Men of India

  • 1980-03-29T23:00:00Z50m

1980-04-12T23:00:00Z

14x12 On the Rock Face

14x12 On the Rock Face

  • 1980-04-12T23:00:00Z50m

1980-04-19T23:00:00Z

14x13 Gold Fever

14x13 Gold Fever

  • 1980-04-19T23:00:00Z50m

14x14 Episode dated 27 April 1980

  • 1980-04-26T23:00:00Z50m

1980-05-03T23:00:00Z

14x15 Episode dated 4 May 1980

14x15 Episode dated 4 May 1980

  • 1980-05-03T23:00:00Z50m

14x16 Some Very Gallant Gentlemen

  • 1980-06-04T23:00:00Z50m

1980-06-11T23:00:00Z

14x17 Rites of Spring

14x17 Rites of Spring

  • 1980-06-11T23:00:00Z50m

1980-06-18T23:00:00Z

14x18 Refugee

14x18 Refugee

  • 1980-06-18T23:00:00Z50m

1980-08-16T23:00:00Z

14x19 Osprey

14x19 Osprey

  • 1980-08-16T23:00:00Z50m

1980-08-23T23:00:00Z

14x20 South Seas and Soft Soap

14x20 South Seas and Soft Soap

  • 1980-08-23T23:00:00Z50m

14x22 Ogunde: Man of the Theatre

  • 1980-09-06T23:00:00Z50m

14x23 Dive to the Edge of Creation

  • 1980-09-13T23:00:00Z50m

1980-09-20T23:00:00Z

14x24 The Son of Haji Omar

14x24 The Son of Haji Omar

  • 1980-09-20T23:00:00Z50m

14x25 The Rotten World About Us

  • 1980-09-27T23:00:00Z50m

Shows how members of the fungi family feed, grow and multiply, fulfilling their role as agents of the decay necessary to life.

1980-10-04T23:00:00Z

14x26 Colombian Roots

14x26 Colombian Roots

  • 1980-10-04T23:00:00Z50m

14x27 The Trouble with Evolution...

  • 1980-10-11T23:00:00Z50m

14x28 Amate: The Great Fig Tree

  • 1980-10-25T23:00:00Z50m

1980-11-02T00:00:00Z

14x29 Walkabout to Hollywood

14x29 Walkabout to Hollywood

  • 1980-11-02T00:00:00Z50m

1980-11-09T00:00:00Z

14x30 The Flowering of Britain

14x30 The Flowering of Britain

  • 1980-11-09T00:00:00Z50m

1980-11-23T00:00:00Z

14x31 Feast or Famine

14x31 Feast or Famine

  • 1980-11-23T00:00:00Z50m

14x32 The 150 Million Ton Shrimp

  • 1980-11-30T00:00:00Z50m
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