The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey — Season 1, Episode 1: The Nile (1)

Episode synopsis

Flowing 4,000 miles from Central Africa to the Mediterranean, the Nile River has long exerted a mystical influence on man's imagination - and the dreams of explorers such as Jacques and Philippe Cousteau. In this breathtaking journey, the Cousteaus embark on a daring 10-month expedition along the entire course of the world's largest river, capturing on film the Nile's astonishing natural beauties, menacing dangers, primitive cultures and animal sanctuaries.

About The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey includes all 12 episodes of the 1978 television series featuring the research adventures of Cousteau, a celebrated documentarian and public conscience of mankind's stewardship of our oceans. Alongside his son Philippe Cousteau, Jacques's adventures begin with an ambitious expedition (on Cousteau's famous Calypso ship and a seaplane called the Catalina) following the course of the Nile River from Central Africa to the Mediterranean.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2The Nile (2)
• E3Calypso’s Search for Atlantis (1)
• E4Calypso’s Search for Atlantis (2)
• E5Time Bomb at Fifty Fathoms
• E6Mediterranean: Cradle or Coffin?
• E7Calypso’s Search for the Britannic
• E8Diving for Roman Plunder
• E9Blind Prophets of Easter Island
• E10Clipperton: The Island Time Forgot
• E11Lost Relics of the Sea
• E12Warm-Blooded Sea: Mammals of the Deep