Disappearing World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Disappearing World was a British documentary television series produced by Granada Television, which produced 49 episodes between 1970 and 1993. The episodes, each an hour long, each focus on a specific human community around the world, usually but not always a traditional tribal group.

Series details

• Title: Disappearing World
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1970-05-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-07-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV Granada
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 57019
• IMDb ID: tt0835398
• TVDB ID: 359693

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1970-05-19; final listed air date 1970-05-19.
• Season 2: premiered 1971-06-08; final listed air date 1971-06-22.
• Season 3: premiered 1972-04-18; final listed air date 1972-07-04.
• Season 4: premiered 1973-11-20; final listed air date 1973-11-20.
• Season 5: premiered 1974-10-04; final listed air date 1975-04-08.
• Season 6: premiered 1975-12-29; final listed air date 1976-01-12.
• Season 7: premiered 1977-01-26; final listed air date 1977-04-13.
• Season 8: premiered 1977-11-23; final listed air date 1977-11-23.
• Season 9: premiered 1980-02-20; final listed air date 1980-02-20.
• Season 10: premiered 1982-03-09; final listed air date 1982-03-23.
• Season 11: premiered 1983-04-27; final listed air date 1983-05-18.
• Season 12: premiered 1985-10-14; final listed air date 1985-10-14.
• Season 13: premiered 1987-06-03; final listed air date 1987-06-17.
• Season 14: premiered 1988-07-13; final listed air date 1988-07-27.
• Season 15: premiered 1989-06-13; final listed air date 1989-06-27.
• Season 16: premiered 1990-07-18; final listed air date 1990-08-01.
• Season 17: premiered 1991-07-17; final listed air date 1991-08-07.
• Season 18: premiered 1992-07-07; final listed air date 1992-07-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Disappearing World on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.