Previewing Explorer: Can the Gulf Survive?

The National Geographic family of networks is premiering three over the next week, starting with two tomorrow all of which tie into the October issue of National Geographic the magazine with a Brown Pelican on the cover with the headline The Spill. The issue features three articles about the gulf in addition to a supplement map on how the gulf works on one side and a map of the affected area on the flip side.

For those that want to learn more about the gulf tragedy and are not fond of reading, the trio of specials starts tomorrow at 9:00 on the National Geographic channel with After the Spill: The Last Catch. The show follows fisherman in Venice LA who were hoping this summer would a comeback year for their profession after Hurricane Katrina only for the oil spill to happen early in the season.

Directly following at 10:00 is Explorer: Can the Gulf Survive? the one program that I have seen prior to airing. Unfortunately it took too long for the show to get around to addressing the question with the first forty minutes devoted to a history of the spill. But Explorer did get extensive access from the coast guard and BP (when they were not getting kicked out of the viewing area because they “might be a distraction”). Below is a clip:



Then coming next Tuesday (October 5) on Nat Geo Wild at 9:00 wildlife expert Mireya Mayor joins forces with underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande for Saved from the Spill to save struggling creatures at the center of the oil spill. Mireya and Andy will work to rescue pelicans, sea turtles, dolphins and many other creatures that migrate through the Gulf.