Andrew J. Lumsden
Himself (Te Radar)
Radar Across the Pacific (2012)
Season 2
Te Radar lives in Auckland. But he doesn't know much about his Pacific neighbors. In Radar Across the Pacific, he travels to the islands to find out more.
Released June 19, 2012
None+
Genres: Adventure, Documentary
Keywords: imdb.city, tmdb.pacific-island
Watch Providers: The Roku Channel
Network: TVNZ 1
Country: New Zealand
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Easter Island
Radar marvels at ancient statues and learns how and why these world famous monoliths were formed. He witnesses the Tapati festival, which shows off the island's ancient crafts and odd competitions.
July 20, 2014, midnight
S2E2 - New Caledonia
Radar risks life and limb in New Caledonia when he rides a South Sea cowboy's training mechanical bull; explores Kanak culture and the desire for independence from France.
July 27, 2014, midnight
S2E3 - Vanuatu
Radar gets terrified when he climbs one of the world's only accessible live volcanoes; and witnesses the land diving ceremony as men leap to earth from massive wooden towers.
Aug. 3, 2014, midnight
S2E4 - Hawaii
Radar explores the rich Polynesian culture of Hawaii including the ancient martial art of Lua, kite flying and the hula. He also gets a lesson from the surf legend Buttons Kaluhiokalani.
Aug. 10, 2014, midnight
S2E5 - French Polynesia
French Polynesia and Tahiti have long been seen as the archetypical South Seas Paradise, and Radar wants to know if this still holds true today.
Aug. 17, 2014, midnight
S2E6 - Niue
Radar discovers how a country of only 1400 people survives, goes swimming with killer sea snakes, learns how to build a traditional Niuean canoe and visits the islands only prisoner.
Dec. 7, 2014, midnight
S2E7 - Norfolk
Radar discovers how descendants of the Bounty mutineers colonized this Pacific island. He gets a lesson in yodelling from a country music legend and heads out trail bike riding with the island's teens.
Dec. 14, 2014, midnight
S2E8 - Tokelau
Radar travels for two days to reach one of the most isolated countries on the planet. He finds out how Tokelau has harnessed solar to become the first country in the world to run on renewable energy.
Dec. 21, 2014, midnight
TVNZ 1
June 19, 2012
Dec. 21, 2014, midnight
Ended
NR
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