Thirteen makes 1970s environmental series available

April

“Our Vanishing Wilderness”, an eight-episode expose on the environment that originally aired in 1970, can now be viewed on the Web.

The half-hour films were shot by renowned nature photographer Shelly Grossman, and written by environmental writer Mary Louise Grossman. The footage of animals in the wild is spectacular, the tone of the program unflinching. The series was based on the 1969 book of the same name. Thirteen had each tape digitized to make the program available for the first time ever since its original broadcast as an online exclusive at the newly redesigned Thirteen.org.

Our Vanishing Wilderness was a landmark program for National Educational Television and public broadcasting (pre-PBS). It originally aired in 1970 and reflects the nation’s growing interest at the time in pollution and environmental issues.

The series, eight half-hours, may be the very first TV series dealing with environmental issues. Each episode analyzes an ecosystem that was (and some still are) being threatened as the result of humans and industry.

To view the episodes, go here.

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2009 at 5:14 pm by Mike Risinit.
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