Episode
Nature: Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
Overview
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
Details
- Series
- Nature
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1987-04-12
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden is Episode 15 in Season 5 of Nature. It aired on 1987-04-12. The runtime is 53 min.
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