Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless, the accomplished son of successful middle class parents, was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and became the subject of the best-selling book and movie “Into the Wild.” Now, PBS retraces Chris McCandless’ steps to try to piece together why he severed all ties with his past, burnt or gave away all his money, changed his name and headed into the Denali Wilderness. McCandless' own letters, released for the first time, as well as new and surprising interviews, probe the mystery that still lies at the heart of a story that has become part of the American literary canon and compels so many to this day.

Examining one of the most baffling unexplained deaths of recent years. In August 2010, Gareth Willia...

The summits and sheer mountain ridges of Austria’s "Little Siberia" funnel the freezing air from sno...

An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwes...

Imagine one of the most remote wildernesses in the world. Granddaughter Masha and Vladimir, the prot...

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snow...

Wild rabbits share the sea cliffs on the island of Skomer, off the Pembrokeshire coast, with seabird...

A devoted pair of little owls set up home in an old orchard in rural Herefordshire. From spring blos...

Two otters, a mother and daughter, are inseparable as the cub faces the dangers of her first Scottis...

A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their takin...

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge b...

Journey to a secret valley in Australia, where a nervous baby kangaroo named Mala faces hungry dingo...

This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original su...

In August 1997, the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, stunned her family and catapulted the ...

A look at the great wolf debate with comments and views from people on both sides. It also contains ...
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Explore the extraordinary hidden world of insects, where a leaf weighs more than a car, rain drops f...

Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers H...

The story of the evolution of tropical rain forests, their recent and rapid destruction, and the int...

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her throug...

Documentary about chimps in Gombe.