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Myths, Magic & Monsters

Season 1
Anthropologist Dr Lawrence Blair goes in search of the origin of some of humanity's most pervasive myths. Exploring South East Asia, he looks at the rare and mysterious creatures and remnants of bygone human tribes to find the origin of our modern stories of dragons, unicorns, mermaids and other not-so-fanciful tales.
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  1. S1 E1 - Superhuman
    July 20, 2006
    46min
    13+
    Via the singing gibbon, the orangutans and the tiniest of primates - the great-eyed tarsiers - all in search for ourselves and our human potential in the land of the supernatural where humans possess mysterious powers.
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  2. S1 E2 - Snakes
    July 20, 2006
    46min
    13+
    Following the traces of Indonesia's ancient Naga religions of dragons and serpents, Dr. Blair confronts his own fear of snakes via snake-magicians, serpent healers, snake blood drinkers, the world's most venomous snakes and eaters of man.
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  3. S1 E3 - Beasts
    July 20, 2006
    47min
    13+
    Journey into the tangled relationships between the animals and humans of Indonesia via flying chickens, climbing dogs, Balinese tigers, and the last of the hands-on whale hunters as Dr. Blair examines our place in the Kingdom of Animals.
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  4. S1 E4 - Seas
    July 20, 2006
    46min
    13+
    A sailing adventure East of Bali via underwater encounters with sperm whales, enormous eels and other mysterious life forms in search of the most vividly bioluminescent creature in nature - the Laweri fish.
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Directors
Geoff Deehan
Producers
Union Commercials Ltd
Starring
Dr. Lawrence Blair
Studio
MagellanTV
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