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The Kon-Tiki Man

on BBC One London

Thor Heyerdahl: the Story of a Great Adventurer
Determined to find scientific evidence to prove that the first inhabitants of Polynesia could have come from
America, Thor Heyerdahl turned his attention to a group of islands 600 miles from the mainland, made famous by Charles Darwin over a century earlier - the Galapagos.
He was then ready for one of the great challenges of his life: the most isolated piece of inhabited land on earth, Easter Island.
Narrator:
Christopher Railing.
Producer Christopher Railing Director Bengt Jonson
A Sebrafilm/John Gau production for BBCtv
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Thor Heyerdahl
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Charles Darwin
Director:
Bengt Jonson

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