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The Human Adventure (1997)

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Genre
documentary
Country
France
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This series presents documentaries about distant cultures and historical sites around the world. It focuses on sharing knowledge about different societies and their heritage.

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What happens

The Human Adventure (French: L'Aventure humaine; German: Abenteuer Arte) is a collection of French television documentaries about the distant cultures and worldwide historical sites. The first documentary aired on 4 January 1997 on the Franco-German TV channel Arte. In coproduction with Arte France and Trans Europe Film, in collaboration with Éditions Gallimard, the programme inaugurated the adaptation of the collection "Découvertes Gallimard" in the same year, telecast on Saturday evening at 8:45. Selected documentaries are available in English, for instance, Alexandrie la magnifique and The Mummies of Taklamakan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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