Untamed World | |
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Genre | Nature Documentary |
Narrated by | Phil Carey, Alan Small |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 8 |
Original release | |
Network | CTV Television Network |
Release | 15 September 1968 – 19 September 1976 |
Untamed World is a television wildlife documentary series narrated by Phil Carey and Alan Small, originally broadcast from 1968 to 1976. It is remembered by many for its distinctive and interesting theme music. Untamed World is sometimes confused with another wildlife show from the same era, Wild Kingdom .
The show was originally broadcast on CTV and was changed to Untamed Frontier for a short time due to legal issues. [1] Phil Carey was the narrator for the show from 1968 to 1975. [2] Alan Small had been involved with the show from the beginning. He was also a narrator for the show and was previously with CFRB. [3] It was produced by Lawrence E. Neiman and Bud Weiser. [4] Episodes covered different locations around the world, including focusing on flora and fauna. [5]
Phil Carey died on 7 February 2009, aged 83. [6]
The theme music for the show was provided by Mort Garson. [7]
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"The New Generation" | 15 September 1968 | 1 |
The debut episode features the beginning of life for an egret and a crocodile, the birth of a gazelle, a zebra's first hours and a lioness with three cubs. Narrated by Phil Carey. [8] [9] [10] | ||
"Animal Rodeo" | 22 September 1968 | 2 |
Conservationists round up and transport animals to game preserves. Filmed by Armand Denis. Narrated by Phil Carey. [11] [12] [13] | ||
"People of the Water" | 29 September 1968 | 3 |
"World of Insects" | 6 October 1968 | 4 |
Violence and splendor in the world of insects including butterflies and ants. Narrated by Phil Carey. [16] [17] [18] [19] | ||
"Search for Gertie" | 13 October 1968 | 5 |
Armand and Michaela Denis travel thousands of miles across Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve in search of Gertie, a rhinoceros with a 50-inch horn. [20] [21] | ||
"The World of Birds" | 20 October 1968 | 6 |
A study of birds, nature's most adaptable creatures. [22] | ||
"Morocco" | 27 October 1968 | 7 |
The desert kingdom of contrasting faces. A look at the old and the new way of life, narrated by Armand Denis. [23] [24] [25] | ||
"Predators and Scavengers" | 3 November 1968 | 8 |
"Animals that Work for Man" | 10 November 1968 | 9 |
"South American Tribes" | 17 November 1968 | 10 |
Filmed by Armand Denis; this program visits some of the Indian tribes of South America, including the Cunas, once part of the Inca Empire around Machu Picchu, who live in the islands of vegetation in Lake Titicaca of Peru. [30] [31] [32] | ||
"Water Rescue" | 24 November 1968 | 11 |
"People of Africa" | 8 December 1968 | 12 |
"American Wilderness" | 15 December 1968 | 13 |
"Dragons" | 22 December 1968 | 14 |
An exploration of reptiles, including pythons. baby crocodiles and venomous snakes. [40] | ||
"Japan" | 29 December 1968 | 15 |
"Pygmies" | 5 January 1969 | 16 |
"Armand and Micheala and the Animals" | 12 January 1969 | 17 |
A visit to the house of Armand and Michaela Denis in Nairobi, Kenya, where they have spent 20 years filming African wildlife. [45] | ||
"Rituals of Man" | 19 January 1969 | 18 |
"Thailand" | 26 January 1969 | 19 |
"Water and Life" | 2 February 1969 | 20 |
The impacts of drought on animals in the plains of East Africa, including Elephants migrating hundreds of miles to find water. Narrated by Phil Carey. [51] [52] [53] | ||
"A Day in the Parks" | 16 February 1969 | 21 |
The national parks of Africa. [54] | ||
"Underwater, Part One" | 2 March 1969 | 22 |
"Underwater, Part Two" | 9 March 1969 | 23 |
The second part looks at the Horseshoe Crab, Decorator Crab, and Hermit Crab. There are also visits to a sea lion colony and the Miami Seaquarium. [57] | ||
"Man and Environment" | 23 March 1969 | 24 |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Waterhole" | 21 September 1969 | 1 |
Herbivores and carnivores in Africa. Also, the way of life and social patterns of baboons. [60] | ||
"Operation Gwamba" | 28 September 1969 | 2 |
"Animal Behaviour" | 5 October 1969 | 3 |
Armand and Michaela Denis explore the myths and mysteries of African animals behavior and why they look and act the way they do. [63] [64] [65] | ||
"Bats, Birds and Bigger Beasts" | 26 October 1969 | 4 |
"The People of Hong Kong" | 2 November 1969 | 5 |
"Birds. Beasts and Breathing Fish" | 9 November 1969 | 6 |
"Elephants – The Noble Beast" | 16 November 1969 | 7 |
"Insects ... A Success Story" | 7 December 1969 | 8 |
"Balance of Nature" | 11 January 1970 | 9 |
"Nomads of Africa" | 25 January 1970 | 10 |
"Creatures of the Water" | 1 February 1970 | 11 |
"Gazelles" | 8 February 1970 | 12 |
"Arts and Crafts" | 15 February 1970 | 13 |
"Day in Africa" | 22 February 1970 | 14 |
"Birds of a Different Feather" | 1 March 1970 | 15 |
"Giants" | 8 March 1970 | 16 |
"The Primates" | 15 March 1970 | 17 |
"Other Cats" | 22 March 1970 | 18 |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"The Octopus" | 29 March 1970 | 1 |
"The Blue Line" | 5 April 1970 | 2 |
"Cozumel" | 12 April 1970 | 3 |
"The Collectors" | 19 April 1970 | 4 |
"Bora-Bora Paradise" | 26 April 1970 | 5 |
"The Fighting Billfish" | 3 May 1970 | 6 |
"Tropical Fish Hunt" | 10 May 1970 | 7 |
"Thunder Boats" | 17 May 1970 | 8 |
"Sharks of Nicaragua" | 24 May 1970 | 9 |
"Killer Whale" | 31 May 1970 | 10 |
"Makai Range" | 7 June 1970 | 11 |
"Kelp" | 28 June 1970 | 12 |
"The Grey Whales" | 5 July 1970 | 13 |
"The World of Oceanography" | 12 July 1970 | 14 |
A visit to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at La Jolla, California, which has a fleet of research ships. [121] [122] | ||
"Coast Guard Search and Rescue" | 19 July 1970 | 15 |
"The Aqualung" | 26 July 1970 | 16 |
"The Fishermen of Hastings" | 2 August 1970 | 17 |
"The Multi-Hulls" | 9 August 1970 | 18 |
"Surfing" | 23 August 1970 | 19 |
The history of surfing and some of the world's greatest surfers at Huntington Beach, California. [131] [132] | ||
"A Man and The Sea" | 6 September 1970 | 20 |
Explorer John Craig shows films and stills from his underwater adventures; from his first expedition to Baja California in 1934 to the present day. [133] | ||
"Smugglers" | 13 September 1970 | 21 |
"Harvesting the Sea" | 20 September 1970 | 22 |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Communication" | 20 September 1970 | 1 |
"Snakes" | 4 April 1971 | 2 |
"Herbivores" | 4 October 1970 | 3 |
The vegetarian animals, including giraffes, elephants, zebras and ostriches. [144] | ||
"Safari" | 11 October 1970 | 4 |
"Lions" | 18 October 1970 | 5 |
"Forest Dwellers" | 25 October 1970 | 6 |
"The Midgets" | 1 November 1970 | 7 |
"Asia" | 8 November 1970 | 8 |
"Galapagos: The Sea" | 15 November 1970 | 9 |
"Galapagos – The Land" | 22 November 1970 | 10 |
"Antelopes" | 6 December 1970 | 11 |
"Birds and How They Get Around" | 13 December 1970 | 12 |
"Sherpas" | 20 December 1970 | 13 |
"The Arctic" | 27 December 1970 | 14 |
"The Great Barrier Reef" | 3 January 1971 | 15 |
One of the world's great natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia is now facing biologists with a distressing phenomenon – the rapid destruction of the reef by a predator starfish that has destroyed one fifth of the reef in eight years. [169] | ||
"The Rockies" | 10 January 1971 | 16 |
The Rocky Mountains are one of the world's most spectacular mountain ranges. This is a frontier where animals may roam unnoticed by man. Cameras follow animals through the seasonal change from winter to spring. [170] | ||
"Water Birds" | 17 January 1971 | 17 |
Examined are the over 800 species of birds living around lakes, rivers and oceans, sometimes in colonies that number in the thousands. [171] | ||
"Australia Part I" | 24 January 1971 | 18 |
"Prairies" | 31 January 1971 | 19 |
A look at the North American prairies that once stretched from Alberta to Mexico and from Indiana to the Rockies, now being assimilated into agricultural land. Species featured include the Sharp-tailed Grouse, the Rough-legged Hawk, the Thirteen-lined Ground squirrel and the Canada Goose. [174] [175] [176] | ||
"Australia Part II" | 7 February 1971 | 20 |
"Canadian Parklands" | 14 February 1971 | 21 |
"Australia Part III" | 21 February 1971 | 22 |
"African Wildlife" | 28 February 1971 | 23 |
"Cranes" | 7 March 1971 | 24 |
"American Parks" | 14 March 1971 | 25 |
"Penguins" | 21 March 1971 | 26 |
Penguin species of the world from Antarctica, Australia and South America. [188] |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"The Antarctic" | 12 September 1971 | 1 |
"Survival" | 19 September 1971 | 2 |
The survival instinct found in animals, including man. [191] | ||
"The Everglades Part I" | 26 September 1971 | 3 |
The plant and animal life of the Florida Everglades. [192] | ||
"Bighorn Sheep" | 3 October 1971 | 4 |
"Getting the Job Done" | 17 October 1971 | 5 |
"Sockeye Salmon" | 24 October 1971 | 6 |
The autumn migration of Sockeye Salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the inland gravel beds where they were born. [198] | ||
"Everglades Part II" | 31 October 1971 | 7 |
Birds of the Florida Everglades, including Anhinga, grebe, heron and an almost extinct kite. [199] | ||
"The Jungle" | 14 November 1971 | 8 |
"Afghanistan" | 21 November 1971 | 9 |
"The Arctic and Man" | 5 December 1971 | 10 |
"The Beach" | 12 December 1971 | 11 |
"The Mangrove Swamp" | 26 December 1971 | 12 |
"The Farne Island Bird Sanctuary" | 19 December 1971 | 13 |
A visit to the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast of England and one of the world's oldest bird sanctuaries. [208] [209] | ||
"Scandinavia" | 16 January 1972 | 14 |
"Ngorongoro Crater" | 23 January 1972 | 15 |
"Waterfowl" | 30 January 1972 | 16 |
"A Visit to New Guinea" | 6 February 1972 | 17 |
"British Columbia" | 13 February 1972 | 18 |
"Nile" | 20 February 1972 | 19 |
"Storks" | 5 March 1972 | 20 |
"African Parks" | 12 March 1972 | 21 |
"Asia Minor" | 19 March 1972 | 22 |
"Grebes and Geese" | 26 March 1972 | 23 |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Ceremonies of Man Part I" | 17 September 1972 | 1 |
"Ceremonies of Man Part II" | 1 October 1972 | 2 |
"Kangaroos" | 8 October 1972 | 3 |
"Pacific Coast" | 22 October 1972 | 4 |
"New England" | 29 October 1972 | 5 |
"Marsupials" | 5 November 1972 | 6 |
"Sahara" | 19 November 1972 | 7 |
The Sahara Desert covers a quarter of Africa and is one of the hottest regions on Earth. [229] [230] | ||
"Conservation" | 26 November 1972 | 8 |
"Insects" | 3 December 1972 | 9 |
"Water" | 10 December 1972 | 10 |
"Handicrafts" | 17 December 1972 | 11 |
"Desert" | 12 November 1972 | 12 |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Silent Savages" | 14 January 1973 | 22 |
"Tugboat" | 21 January 1973 | 23 |
"Great Barrier Reef" | 23 January 1973 | 24 |
"Life at Sea World" | 22 July 1973 | 26 |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Geese" | 16 September 1973 | 1 |
"Nuba" | 13 January 1974 | 2 |
"Pets" | 14 October 1974 | 3 |
"Elephants" | 21 October 1973 | 4 |
Africa is experiencing ecological problems resulting from an overabundance of Elephants. This program looks at their family structure, eating and migratory habits. [247] | ||
"Underwater" | 4 November 1973 | 5 |
"Waika" | 18 November 1973 | 6 |
"Color" | 2 December 1973 | 7 |
The importance of color in the animal world. [251] | ||
"Dogon" | 20 December 1973 | 8 |
"Birds" | 30 December 1973 | 9 |
"Wheels in Africa" | 13 January 1974 | 10 |
A truck safari from the Nile River to the heart of Africa. [252] | ||
"Nuguria" | 10 February 1974 | 11 |
Life on Nuguria Lagoon in the South Pacific. [253] | ||
"Guillemots" | 7 July 1974 | 12 |
"Carnivores" | 4 August 1974 | 13 |
Nature's most efficient killers – the carnivores. [254] |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Makiritare" | 15 September 1974 | 1 |
"Kalahari" | 22 September 1974 | 2 |
"unnamed" | 29 September 1974 | TBA |
"Chimpanzees I" | 6 October 1974 | 3 |
TBA | 13 October 1974 | 4 |
Animal courtship and mating. [261] | ||
"Yanomama" | 20 October 1974 | 5 |
Yanomama – the jungles of Southern Venezuela. [262] | ||
"Methods" | 27 October 1974 | 3 |
"Chimpanzees II" | 10 November 1974 | 3 |
"Guinea" | 8 December 1974 | 6 |
Remote northwest Guinea. [263] | ||
"Water Birds" | 5 January 1975 | 7 |
Birds of European deltas. [264] | ||
TBA | 19 January 1975 | 8 |
Rare predatory birds and animals of Europe. [265] | ||
"Polar Bears" | 26 January 1975 | 9 |
Tagging and examining polar bears in Norway. [266] | ||
"South America" | 2 February 1975 | 10 |
Diverse habitats of South America. [267] | ||
"Orissa Domb" | 9 February 1975 | 11 |
"Dogon II" | 16 February 1975 | 12 |
"Serengeti" | 23 February 1975 | repeat |
"Iceland" | 2 March 1975 | 13 |
Iceland, land of contrasts. [273] | ||
"Madagascar Island" | 9 March 1975 | 14 |
"Yugoslavia" | 23 March 1975 | 15 |
"Africa's Great Rift Valley" | 6 April 1975 | 16 |
"South America II" | 20 April 1975 | 17 |
"India" | 18 May 1975 | repeat |
Animals of India, including the rare Indian Rhinoceros. [282] | ||
"unnamed" | 25 May 1975 | TBA |
"Poland" | 22 June 1975 | 18 |
A wildlife preserve in eastern Poland. [283] | ||
"The Alps" | 10 August 1975 | 19 |
"Sea Islands" | 24 August 1975 | repeat |
Animals on rocky North Atlantic islands. [287] |
Title | Broadcast date | Episode |
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"Mating Dances" | 28 September 1975 | 1 |
Mating dances in birds. [288] | ||
"Antarctica I" | 5 October 1975 | 2 |
Penguins in the Antarctic region. [289] | ||
"Rocky Mountains" | 12 October 1975 | 3 |
Animals of the Rockies. [290] | ||
"Cordillera" | 2 November 1975 | TBA |
"Malaysia" | 9 November 1975 | 4 |
"Tropical Marshes" | 28 November 1975 | TBA |
"Island Survivors" | 7 December 1975 | TBA |
"Nakuru" | 14 December 1975 | TBA |
Lake Nakuru in east Africa is one of the last great bird sanctuaries. [295] | ||
"Pachyderms" | 21 December 1975 | TBA |
"Continental Survivors" | 28 December 1975 | TBA |
"Birds of Prey" | 18 January 1975 | TBA |
"African Plains" | 25 January 1976 | TBA |
Animals of the savanna of southeast Africa. [298] | ||
TBA | 1 February 1976 | TBA |
Unusual animals of Australia. [299] | ||
TBA | 15 February 1976 | TBA |
Wildlife and people of Africa. [300] | ||
"Seychelles" | 4 April 1976 | TBA |
Life in the Indian Ocean around the Seychelles Islands. [301] | ||
"Indian Ocean" | 4 April 1976 | TBA |
Life in the Indian Ocean around the Seychelles Islands. [302] | ||
"African Eagles" | 11 April 1976 | TBA |
Eagles in East African savannas. [303] | ||
"Kenya Safari" | 18 April 1976 | TBA |
"Canadian Marsh" | 11 July 1976 | repeat |
Conservation areas in the Great Lakes region of Canada. [304] | ||
"Snow Geese" | 18 July 1976 | TBA |
"Elba" | 1 August 1976 | repeat |
Invertebrates of the Mediterranean Sea. [305] | ||
"unnamed" | 15 August 1976 | TBA |
"unnamed" | 22 August 1976 | TBA |
"'Puffins" | 29 August 1976, 1975 | TBA |
"Eleonora Falcon" | 12 September 1976 | TBA |
Eleonora's falcon of the Green Islands in the Aegean Sea. [306] | ||
"Marmots" | 19 September 1976 | TBA |
Life cycle of Marmots in the Bavarian Alps. [307] |
Giants of the animal world
It points out the similarities and differences between the various members of the cat family and how their physical features prove advantageous to them. Among the cats viewed are lions, leopards, cheetahs, tigers, domestic cats, pumas and the caracal and benet cats.
Other cats. Among the cats viewed are lions, leopards, cheetahs, tigers, domestic cats, pumas and the caracal and benet cats.