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The Best Episodes of The Wonder List with Bill Weir

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Every episode of The Wonder List with Bill Weir ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Wonder List with Bill Weir!

Storyteller Bill Weir and renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom embarks on a quest to tell the untold stories of extraordinary people, places, cultures and creatures that...
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  • Iceland: The Wedding Crash
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    #1 - Iceland: The Wedding Crash

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 3/27/2016

    A visit to Iceland, where two-thirds of babies are born to unmarried parents, to explore whether the nation will be the first country to completely let go of marriage.

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  • Vanuatu: Landlords of Paradise
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    #2 - Vanuatu: Landlords of Paradise

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/1/2015

    Proud native tribes of the islands face head-on, a changing world that threatens their centuries old traditions.

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  • Galapagos: A Fight for Survival
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    #3 - Galapagos: A Fight for Survival

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 3/8/2015

    Many endangered species of the islands face the fate of extinction if not for the efforts of the world's leading naturalists fighting to keep their habitat unscathed.

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  • Ikaria: The Island Where People Forget to Die
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    #4 - Ikaria: The Island Where People Forget to Die

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 3/15/2015

    A visit to the remote Greek island of Ikaria where inhabitants live longer than most Americans and try to maintain their centuries old way of life in a modern world.

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  • India: Tigers and the Taj
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    #5 - India: Tigers and the Taj

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 3/22/2015

    Weir visits the Taj Mahal in India and learns about conservation efforts to save the Bengal tiger.

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  • The Dead Sea: Salt of the Earth
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    #6 - The Dead Sea: Salt of the Earth

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 3/29/2015

    The Wonder List visits Jordan and Israel to examine the Dead Sea's decline, and meets the people battling to save it.

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  • Venice: Sink or Swim
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    #7 - Venice: Sink or Swim

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 4/5/2015

    A journey through the canals of Venice, where rising sea levels threaten the future of the historic city.

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  • The Alps: Fire and Ice
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    #8 - The Alps: Fire and Ice

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 4/12/2015

    A visit to the Alps where glaciers are receding to examine what the stakes are if the melting continues.

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  • Everglades: A Fight for Glory
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    #9 - Everglades: A Fight for Glory

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 4/12/2015

    A visit to Florida's endangered Everglades.

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  • Cuba: Forbidden Island
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    #10 - Cuba: Forbidden Island

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 3/20/2016

    Season 2 begins with a visit to Cuba where people are preparing for a tourist invasion.

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  • The Colorado River: A Thirst for More
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    #11 - The Colorado River: A Thirst for More

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 4/3/2016

    An examination of the Colorado River that sustains more than 40 million people in the West to see whether enough efforts are being made to see that it continues to flow, with populations booming and the waters receding.

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  • Bhutan: The Happiest Place On Earth
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    #12 - Bhutan: The Happiest Place On Earth

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 4/10/2016

    The magical kingdom of Bhuton, "the happiest place on earth," is visited to see whether it can stay blissfully content as the modern world encroaches its borders.

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  • Botswana: The Hunters & the Hunted
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    #13 - Botswana: The Hunters & the Hunted

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 4/17/2016

    Weir goes on safari in Africa with naturalists fighting to save precious species from extinction.

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  • Amsterdam: The Future of Freedom
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    #14 - Amsterdam: The Future of Freedom

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/18/2016

    Bill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the world's liberal cities, to find out if it can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.

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  • Patagonia: Paradise Bought
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    #15 - Patagonia: Paradise Bought

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 10/7/2017

    A report on an American conservationist who has purchased vast tracts of land in Patagonia, much to the dismay of local developers.

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  • Madagascar: The Richest Poor Country in the World
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    #16 - Madagascar: The Richest Poor Country in the World

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/14/2017

    A visit to Madagascar where deforestation rages and unique species vanish, and where a fight is brewing to save one of the planet's most special places before it is ruined forever.

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  • Egypt: Sunken City of Pharaohs
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    #17 - Egypt: Sunken City of Pharaohs

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 10/21/2017

    As sea levels rise, the sunken city of Heracleion sounds a stark warning of the growing threat faced by the planet's teeming coastal cities.

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  • Alaska: Buried Treasure
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    #18 - Alaska: Buried Treasure

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/28/2017

    Miners want to drill for billions of dollars worth of copper and gold beneath the pristine wilderness of America's last wild frontier but fishermen say the world's last great salmon run could be jeopardized.

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  • New Zealand: Preying on the Predators
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    #19 - New Zealand: Preying on the Predators

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 11/4/2017

    A look at predatory mammals in New Zealand.

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  • Peru: The Curse of Incan Gold
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    #20 - Peru: The Curse of Incan Gold

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 11/11/2017

    A look at whether the fragile beauty of the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu can be protected from an ever-growing number of visitors.

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  • Montana: Saving the Last Best Place
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    #21 - Montana: Saving the Last Best Place

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 4/21/2022

    The pristine land of President Lincoln's favorite state is under threat like never before as developers, conservationists and cowboys battle for territory.

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  • Greenland: Breaking the Ice
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    #22 - Greenland: Breaking the Ice

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 4/21/2022

    Global warming is dramatically altering the landscape — and the prospects — of the world's largest island.

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  • Charleston: History and the Rising Tide
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    #23 - Charleston: History and the Rising Tide

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 4/21/2022

    As surging seas and frequent floods batter America's most historic city, the fight is on to save beautiful Charleston and its storied past.

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  • Hawaii: Protecting Paradise
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    #24 - Hawaii: Protecting Paradise

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 4/21/2022

    The global shutdown gave Hawaii's fragile islands a chance to recover from the effects of surging tourism. Can a new balance be struck to protect the island?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Iceland: The Wedding Crash" is the best rated episode of "The Wonder List with Bill Weir". It scored 8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/27/2016. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Vanuatu: Landlords of Paradise".