MBC 2022 PROGRAM GUIDE DOCUMENTARY FOCUSING ON PEOPLE AND SOCIETY Producing programs that inform, entertain and impress based on humanism. MBC's investigative programs led by [PD NOTE] and documentaries hold the spirit of the times. On the other hand, daily and weekly programs cover diverse aspects of cultures and the value of life. As a window to the world, MBC's current affairs and documentary programs will contribute to making our society healthier and enriching people's lives. PROGRAM GUIDE DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY TEARS SERIES ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE & SOCIETY WILDLIFE 08 Tears of the
Antarctic 18 Humanimal 56 MBC 54TH Anniversary : 10 Tears in Africa 20 Bears The Great Meal 12 Tears of the Amazon 22 Climate Revolution 58 About Face-Evolution of 14 Tears in the Arctic 24 Life on Earth Make up 26 Pengi and Sommi 60 Future Human, AI 28 Glacier 62 Ganges: The Allure of the Golden Land 30 Wallace Line 64 Skyclad People 32 DMZ, The Wild 65 The Yellow River 34 Adventures of Ceratops 66 Spice Route 36 Insect, the Great Instinct 38 The Art of Seduction 40 The Aquatic Life 42 The Haenyeo and the Sea 43 The Eel 44 The Chimpanzees of Tanganyika 45 The Korean Leopard 46 The Land of
Dinosaurs 48 Lion Queen 50 Gray Wolf 51 Octopus Ocellatus 52 The Sea Cucumber 53 Wildlife in Serengeti CONTENTS PEOPLE POLITICS & HISTORY 70 Meeting You 96 Witnesses To Democracy: 72 Crybaby Mother The Journey Of A Mother, 73 5% Left in Me And A Photographer 74 The Four Finger Pianist 97 The Sign, Prehistorical Rock Art 75 Goodbye, Daddy 98 Gutenberg: Stealing Printing 76 Jin-ho, I Love You Idea From Corea 77 The Little Angels of 99 Russian Revolution of 1917 Seunggawon 78 Miracle on Christmas Day 80 Mom and the Red Bean Cake 82 Mommy’s Promise 83 A Mother’s Confession 84 My Little Baby
Brothers 85 My Robotic Legs 86 My Wife, Kim Gyeong Ja 87 1 Year to Love 88 Rain 89 Seon-woo and His Wonderful Village 90 The Stone Poet and His Mother 91 Thumbelina's Wish 92 To Daddy’s Home 08 | LINK Tears of the Antarctic However, the land is not a hospitable place for humans. Temperatures fall as low as negative 60 degrees Celsius and winds reach speeds of 200km per hour. A 60 minutes x 5 episodes unique ecosystem has evolved under these conditions. (prologue, 3 episodes, and epilogue) See Antarctica like never before! This documentary is the last episode of MBC Tears of Earth series.
Prologue Encountering the bottom of the world Chapter 1 <Emperor Penguins reign supreme on an icy With a land mass of 14 million km2, Antarctica, an icy continent> continent, dwarfs Oceania in size. There is no tree or The harsh winter season arrives in Antarctica. The Emperor grass, but instead, the surface of Antarctica is covered Penguin is the only species that bear their young on the with a sheet of ice that is 2000 meters in thickness. The Antarctica continent and stay during the winter. In a cold continent was first discovered in the 19th century, and negative 60 degree Celsius
condition, baby penguins are was the last new world to be discovered in history. born under the protection of their parents. This is the first DOCUMENTARY TEARS SERIES 08 | 09 time an Asian TV crew has taken footage of Emperor Antarctica have shrunk by 25,000km2 in the last 50 years. Penguins over a yearlong period. The population of Adelie Penguins and Emperor Penguins Chapter 2 <Listen to the song of the sea> has started to decline. As penguins suffer from a loss of The journey to Antarctica is arduous. Negative 4 degree habitat, they have also been infected with bird cholera. What Celsius
of the Antarctica Ocean poses the first challenge dark clouds circle over penguins? to explorers. Every summer, the Humpback Whale Chapter 4 Last Icy Continent unfailingly migrates to this part of the world. Vivid footage 100 years ago, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. of Humpback Whales is presented as they embark on the Since then, Antarctica has remained a mystery but today, longest migration in the animal world from the Pacific Ocean a silent war is unfolding here. Once a continent with no to the Antarctica Ocean. This documentary captured fierce human, Antarctica now draws 4000
people during the battles among male Southern Elephant Seals which weigh summer while 1000 people brave the extreme conditions as much as four tons and reach lengths of five meters. of the winter to conduct research. Chile and Argentina have Chapter 3 Planet of Penguins and Intruders in their midst claimed Antarctica as their territory and built permanent 70% of all penguins in the world live in Antarctica. In this settlements. The documentary also surveys Antarctica paradise for penguins, a threat has been spotted. As the through the eyes of young children. Each of the 12 bases earth heats
up, the ice shelf in the southeastern regions of operated by seven countries is visited by the camera crew. 10 | LINK Tears in Africa Africa is captured vividly on HD film. Through high- tech Cineflex filming techniques, the wildlife of Africa is captured from amazing aerial views. In the third 60 minutes x 5 episodes episode, the 5895m-high Mt. Kilimanjaro was filmed (prologue, 3 episodes, and epilogue) from the very top as our film helicopter passes right by the massive mountain. The clear image of permanent snowcaps and ice is captured. This special documentary is filled with vivid and
realistic images of Africa! Premiere nature documentary, Tears in the Africa! Episode 1: Red Winds from the Lower Valley of the Omo Through this program, we will deliver a realistic report Africa is where the fossils of early humans were found. on this fascinating part of the world A program of huge In the northeast of Africa, there is the lower valley magnitude with breathtaking images... of the Omo, where ancient, primordial remains still For this very special production, our TV crew spent an breathe. Experience the rite of passage for men of the entire year in Africa. Through 307days of
local filming, Karo Tribe called “cow jumping” and the fierce culture DOCUMENTARY TEARS SERIES 10 | 11 of stick-fighting called the Donga Festival, which have Episode 3: Tears of Mt. Kilimanjaro been handed down as tradition for thousands of years. Mt. Kilimanjaro is a massive mountain in Africa where tropical However, at the same time, the sounds of cold gunshots and permanent snowcaps and ice co-exist. Through endless pierce the red winds of this peaceful land and the tribes. droughts and global warming, the permanent snow and ice are What could be the reason for this sudden attack? quickly
melting, leaving behind only small-sized snowcaps on Episode 2: The Revelation of the Sahara top of the mountain. Very soon, the mystery of Mt. Kilimanjaro The Sahara Desert covers most of North Africa. The name could be buried as a legend forever. The Gorongosa National “Sahara” comes from “empty” and “infertile.” Just like its Park located in the heart of central Mozambique was often name, this massive desert stretches endlessly. However, for referred to as “Eden.” However, as of late, it is failing to live up some people, this is a land of survival, and a place they call to its nickname.
Due to global climate anomalies, animals are home. For the first time ever for a Korean TV broadcaster, being massacred and residents are leaving the land because we go on a massive journey of desert elephants that walk they can no longer make a living by farming. The land is 600km in search of water and grassland. The program also filled with nomads on a journey to find a new home. As the captures the Gerewol Festival of the Fulani nomads, who animals are killed and people migrate away from the land, Mt. create beauty of life in this infertile land. Kilimanjaro can do nothing but shed its
massive tears of ice. 12 | LINK Tears of the Amazon Episode 1 Inheritors of the Amazon Half of the 2 million plant and animal species in the world live in the Amazon, which is a treasure trove of wildlife 60 minutes x 5 episodes diversity. There are indios who live deep in the jungles (prologue, 3 episodes, and epilogue) of the Amazon and do without the trappings of modern civilization while adhering to their traditional way of life. With strict paternal families, the indios of the Amazon A documentary shot in high definition about the are polygamous. However Western civilization is slowly
environment “Tears in the Amazon” is a big budget MBC encroaching into their lands. Bicycles, satellite dishes... documentary that captures vivid images of the Amazon What kind of changes are taking place in the Amazon River in Brazil over the course of 300 days. The aerial jungles? The Zoe tribe still retains the earliest human camera mount, Cineflex will be used to shoot gorgeous way of life and we will bring you footage of the Waura high definition images of the vast Amazon River for the tribe! viewing pleasure of the audience. The documentary will Episode 2 Amazon on Fire present provoking
questions about environmental issues The lands in the Amazon supply 20% of all the oxygen that have a global impact. DOCUMENTARY TEARS SERIES 12 | 13 on earth. When the dry season begins in the Amazon, Episode 3 Paradise Lost human-caused blazes erupts in the jungle. Due to Along the Xingu River in Brazil, indios were living peacefully. global warming, desertification is already occurring in However, the construction of a hydroelectric power plant has the Amazon. Fires set by humans are destroying the forced the indios to leave their homelands and embark on Amazon jungles at a rapid pace. Mark
Lynas who wrote a path to exile. They are now leaving behind their traditions Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet warns that and homelands. Worse yet greenhouse gases emitted the massive wildfires that occurred in Australia and from the power plant construction have also destroyed the California will soon happen in the Amazon. He claims Amazon jungle. The environmental destruction caused by that if a huge wildfire burns through the Amazon, humans has pushed animals and the indios’ way of life to the then the place will eventually turn into a desert. The brink of extinction. Thousands of
illegal farms have sprouted destruction of the Amazon jungle will not only impact the around the Amazon. The Amazon jungle is being destroyed local environment but it will also cause extensive climate to grow bean crops for livestock. And interactions between change around the world. Are the modern trappings the indios tribes and the outside world have brought liquor, adopted by the Amazon tribes an ominous sign of what cigarettes, and drugs into Amazon tribes. These erstwhile is to come or are they helpful tools? Amazon warriors now populate city slums. 14 | LINK Tears in the Arctic The vast
nature of the Arctic has been captured on film using 360-degree rotatable Cineflex aerial photography. The narwhal, and the beluga can also be seen through 60 minutes × 3 episodes underwater photography. The glaciers of the Arctic are melting, and because of the Episode1: The Last Hunter in an Ice Kingdom vanishing ice, the polar bears are losing their hunting At 77degrees north latitude, the most northern point on grounds. this earth, is a village called Kanak. If global warming continues at the current rate, polar When spring comes, the Inuit go hunting for narwhal on bears may become
extinct by 2050. their dog sleds. This documentary is a warning against the dangers of However, as the ice melts faster, the time in which the global warming seen through the animals of the arctic Inuit can hunt grows shorter. There are cracks in the icy and the lives of the Inuit in the midst of a crisis. ground, leading to terrifying accidents where the sled DOCUMENTARY TEARS SERIES 14 | 15 dogs fall into the cracks. Four people have lost their lives because of the melting It is also a dangerous time for the polar bears hunting on glaciers that flowed into the river. The people that the ice.
The melting ice makes it all the more difficult for
