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Disappearing World is a British documentary television series produced by Granada Television, which produced 49 episodes between 1970 and 1993. The episodes, each an hour long, focus on a specific human community around the world, usually but not always a traditional tribal group.
Original Release
05/19/1970 on ITV
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Melissa Llewelyn-Davies | Self - Anthropologist |
| Mark Edwards | Self - Narrator |
| John Sheppard | Self - Narrator |
| Reimar Schefold | Self - Anthropologist |
| Annette Barbara Cohen Weiner | Self - Anthropologist |
| Tone Bringa | Self - Anthropologist |
| Brian Trueman | Translations Speaker |
| Michael Sallnow | Self - Anthropologist |
| Thomas Gregor | Self - Anthropologist |
| Andre Singer | Self - Anthropologist |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Clearing in the Jungle | Tuesday, 19 May 1970 |
| 2 | The Last of the Cuiva | Tuesday, 08 June 1971 |
| 3 | Embera: The End of the Road | Tuesday, 15 June 1971 |
| 4 | War of the Gods | Tuesday, 22 June 1971 |
| 5 | The Tuareg | Tuesday, 18 April 1972 |
| 6 | The Meo | Tuesday, 04 July 1972 |
| 7 | Kataragama: A God for All Seasons | Tuesday, 20 November 1973 |
| 8 | Dervishes of Kurdistan | Tuesday, 27 November 1973 |
| 9 | The Mursi | Wednesday, 13 November 1974 |
| 10 | Mehinacu | Wednesday, 20 November 1974 |
| 11 | Masai Women | Wednesday, 27 November 1974 |
| 12 | Quechua | Wednesday, 04 December 1974 |
| 13 | Ongka's Big Moka - The Kawelka of Papua New Guinea | Wednesday, 11 December 1974 |
| 14 | The Sakuddei | Wednesday, 18 December 1974 |
| 15 | Masai Manhood | Tuesday, 08 April 1975 |
| 16 | The Kirghiz | Monday, 29 December 1975 |
| 17 | The Shilluk | Monday, 05 January 1976 |
| 18 | Eskimos of Pond Inlet - The People's Land | Monday, 12 January 1976 |
| 19 | Some Women of Marrakesh | Wednesday, 26 January 1977 |
| 20 | The Rendille | Wednesday, 23 February 1977 |
| 21 | Sherpas | Wednesday, 13 April 1977 |
| 22 | Umbanda | Wednesday, 23 November 1977 |
| 23 | The Pathans | Wednesday, 20 February 1980 |
| 24 | Witchcraft Among the Azande | Tuesday, 09 March 1982 |
| 25 | Asante Market Women | Tuesday, 16 March 1982 |
| 26 | The Kwegu | Tuesday, 23 March 1982 |
| 27 | Inside China: Living with the Revolution | Wednesday, 27 April 1983 |
| 28 | Inside China: The Newest Revolution | Wednesday, 04 May 1983 |
| 29 | Inside China: The Kazakhs of China | Wednesday, 18 May 1983 |
| 30 | The Migrants | Monday, 14 October 1985 |
| 31 | The Kayapo | Wednesday, 03 June 1987 |
| 32 | The Basques of Santazi | Wednesday, 10 June 1987 |
| 33 | The Lau of Malaita | |
| 34 | The Whalehunters of Lamalera | Wednesday, 13 July 1988 |
| 35 | Across the Tracks: Vlach Gypsies in Hungary | Wednesday, 20 July 1988 |
| 36 | The Wodaabe | Wednesday, 27 July 1988 |
| 37 | The Kayapo: Out of the Forest | Tuesday, 13 June 1989 |
| 38 | Villagers of the Sierra De Gredos | Tuesday, 20 June 1989 |
| 39 | The Herders of Mongun-Taiga | Tuesday, 27 June 1989 |
| 40 | The Mende | Wednesday, 18 July 1990 |
| 41 | Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea | Wednesday, 25 July 1990 |
| 42 | The Kalasha: Rites of Spring | Wednesday, 01 August 1990 |
| 43 | The Mursi - The Land Is Bad | Wednesday, 17 July 1991 |
| 44 | The Mursi - Nitha | Wednesday, 24 July 1991 |
| 45 | The Albanians of Rrogam | Wednesday, 31 July 1991 |
| 46 | Cakchiquel Maya of San Antonio Palopo | Wednesday, 07 August 1991 |
| 47 | War: We Are All Neighbours | Tuesday, 11 May 1993 |
| 48 | War: Orphans of Passage - Sudan | Tuesday, 18 May 1993 |
| 49 | War: The Longest Struggle | Tuesday, 25 May 1993 |
Directors
Brian Moser, Charlie Nairn, Bruce MacDonald, Leslie Woodhead, Helge Pahlman, Carlos Pasini Hansen, John Sheppard, Sheppard John, Michael Grigsby, David Wason, Debbie Christie
Writers
David Ash, Bruce MacDonald, Michael Sallnow, Thomas Gregor
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Melissa Llewelyn-Davies | Self - Anthropologist |
| Mark Edwards | Self - Narrator |
| John Sheppard | Self - Narrator |
| Reimar Schefold | Self - Anthropologist |
| Annette Barbara Cohen Weiner | Self - Anthropologist |
| Tone Bringa | Self - Anthropologist |
| Brian Trueman | Translations Speaker |
| Michael Sallnow | Self - Anthropologist |
| Thomas Gregor | Self - Anthropologist |
| Andre Singer | Self - Anthropologist |
| Ali Bulookbashi | Self - Anthropologist |
| Chris Kelly | Self - Narrator |
| Christine Hugh-Jones | Self - Anthropologist |
| Bernard Arcand | Self - Anthropologist |
| Clarence Church | Self - Director, Summer Institute of Linguistics |
| Ronald G. Metzger | Self - Linguist / Protestant |
| Stephen Hugh-Jones | Self - Anthropologist |
| Lois Metzger | Self - Linguist / Protestant |
| Peter Silverwood-Cope | Self - Anthropologist |
| Jacques Lemoine | Self - Anthropologist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rod Caird | Executive Producer |
| Brian Moser | Producer |
| Charlie Nairn | Producer |
| Leslie Woodhead | Producer |
| Sheppard John | Producer |
| Helge Pahlman | Producer |
| Carlos Pasini Hansen | Producer |
| John Sheppard | Producer |
| Bruce MacDonald | Producer |
| David Wason | Producer |
| Debbie Christie | Producer |
| Claudia Milne | Producer |
