The Wonder List

Cuba: Forbidden Island

As the barriers to this forbidden island come down, Weir journeys to the heart of Cuba to meet the distant neighbors bracing for a tourist invasion.

Iceland: The Wedding Crash

More than two-thirds of babies in Iceland are born to unmarried parents; will this happy and healthy nation be the first to let go of marriage completely?

Colorado River: A Thirst For More

America’s most iconic river sustains more than forty million people in the West but as populations boom and the waters recede, are we doing enough to make sure it will continue to flow?

Bhutan: The Happiest Place on Earth

Can this magical kingdom of Bhutan, the happiest place on earth, stay blissfully content as the modern world begins to encroach its remote borders?

Botswana: The Hunters & The Hunted

The stunning wildlife of Africa is under threat like never before, Weir goes on safari to meet the naturalists battling to save our most precious creatures from extinction.

Peru: The Curse of Incan Gold

The breathtaking Incan ruins of Machu Picchu are attracting visitors in record numbers but can their fragile beauty be protected in the modern world?

Amsterdam: The Future of Freedom

Bill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the world's most liberal cities, to find out if this bastion of tolerance can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.

Patagonia: Paradise Bought

What’s the best way to protect paradise? In stunning Patagonia, an American conservationist has purchased vast tracts of land to the fury of local developers.

Alaska: Buried Treasure

Miners want to drill for billions of dollars worth of copper and gold beneath the pristine wilderness of America’s last wild frontier but fishermen say the world’s last great salmon run could be jeopardized.

Madagascar: The Richest Poor Country in the World

As deforestation rages and unique species vanish, the fight is on to save one of the planet’s most special places before it is ruined forever.

New Zealand: Preying on Predators

Conservationists turn killers in this battle to turn back time by eradicating mammal invaders threatening the islands’ unique ecosystem.

Egypt: The Sunken City of the Pharaohs

As sea levels rise, the sunken city of Heracleion sounds a stark warning of the growing threat faced by the planet’s teeming coastal cities.