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Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

Season 49 Episode 8
53:20
Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

Season 49 Episode 9
53:43
Rebuilding Notre Dame

Rebuilding Notre Dame

Season 49 Episode 13
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Nazca Desert Mystery

Nazca Desert Mystery

Season 49 Episode 17
53:31
Hidden Volcano Abyss

Hidden Volcano Abyss

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Your Brain: Perception Deception

Your Brain: Perception Deception

Season 50 Episode 9
53:30
Your Brain: Who's in Control?

Your Brain: Who's in Control?

Season 50 Episode 10
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Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky

Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky

Season 50 Episode 11
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Ancient Earth: Frozen

Ancient Earth: Frozen

Season 50 Episode 12
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Ancient Earth: Life Rising

Ancient Earth: Life Rising

Season 50 Episode 13
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Ancient Earth: Inferno

Ancient Earth: Inferno

Season 50 Episode 14
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Ancient Earth: Humans

Ancient Earth: Humans

Season 50 Episode 15
53:15
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Great Mammoth Mystery

Season 49 Episode 3

Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neanderthals. A team of paleontologists and archaeologists soon discover that the site preserves rare evidence of the extinct beasts and early human inhabitants of Britain dating to over 200,000 years ago.

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Tuesday Jun 2, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
Wednesday Jun 3, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
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