Dian Fossey: Secrets In The Mist

20171 series
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Nat Geo

Dian Fossey changed the way people view gorillas. She told the world how they lived and dedicated years to fighting a battle against encroaching gorilla poachers. Her obsession may have ended up killing her. Three decades after Fossey was murdered in a remote mountain cabin in Rwanda, National Geographic looks back at her life and legacy, from childhood and her early days researching in Congo, through to her arrival in Rwanda, where she spent 18 years studying and protecting the mountain gorilla population. Featured across three parts are extensive use of archival footage and still images, interviews with people who knew and worked with Dian -- including Wayne McGuire, the man convicted in absentia of her murder -- and the primatologist's own writings. The series is narrated by Sigourney Weaver, who won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Fossey in the 1988 film `Gorillas in the Mist'.

Gorilla Girl: Episode Image
Episode 1Gorilla Girl

The story of the life and murder of Dian Fossey, the legendary conservationist credited with saving mountain gorillas from extinction. (1 of 3)

Dark Side of The Mountain: Episode Image
Episode 2Dark Side of The Mountain

Days after the death of her favourite gorilla Digit, a sick Dian Fossey meets David Attenborough to film what became one of TV's most famous sequences. (2 of 3)

Murder on the Mountain: Episode Image
Episode 3Murder on the Mountain

Having made many enemies and long feared for her life, pioneering primatologist Dian Fossey was brutally murdered in her cabin in 1985. Who was responsible? (3 of 3)

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