National Geographic Explorer

tv show

poster for National Geographic Explorer

7 total episodes

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7 seasons

First Aired April 07, 1985

Overview

A weekly series of short documentary segments funded by the National Geographic Society and done in the style of the National Geographic Specials. In 2003, the show was re-branded National Geographic Ultimate Explorer. A news-style journal format is now used instead of the more traditional format of the specials.

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Death of the Iceman

Season 22 - Episode 14 - 0h 0m

Air Date

April 01, 2008

Overview

A forensic breakthrough leads scientists back to the scene of a 5,000 year old murder on a glacier high in the European Alps. As three possible motives emerge, the story of the Iceman's violent death illuminates the origins of conflict in the Copper Age.