Season 1

1. Calypso countdown: Rigging for the Amazon

98m

A glimpse into the rich history of the American-made World War II minesweeper which was converted into a terry boat and later transformed by Jacques Cousteau into the Calypso

2. Journey to a thousand rivers

98m

Captain Jacques Cousteau and his team of scientists brave the uncompromising heights and recesses of Amazonia to discover how plants, animals and men survive in this water-dominated ecosystem.

3. The enchanted river

98m

Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Ratt team rejoin the Calypso after their descent from the Andes.

4. Shadows in the wilderness

98m

The Cousteau team explore the age-old methods and lore of the Amazon Indians.

5. River of gold

98m

During the Amazon expidition, Jean-Michel Cousteau and a team from the Calypso study the new mushroom towns of Brasil.

6. Legacy of a lost world

98m

Captain Cousteau and his team research into the impact of civilisation on the luxuriant vegetation and the muddy waters of Amazonia.

7. Blueprints for Amazonia

98m

In order to expose the alterations made by humans to Amazonia, the Calypso teams visit regions of the forest where modern technology has tried to tame the jungle.

8. Snowstorm in the jungle

98m

Captain Cousteau and his team tackle the issue of illigel drug trading in Amazonia.