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  • DIAN FOSSEY: SECRETS IN THE MIST

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It has now been over 30 years since the mysterious death of Dian Fossey, the primatologist who transformed the way we see gorillas. Fossey told the world how mountain gorillas live, and fought tooth and nail to save them. Her obsession may have cost her her life. Through extensive and rarely seen archival footage, dozens of Fossey’s letters, interviews with friends and colleagues, and narration by Sigourney Weaver, Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist tells her life story 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. With exclusive access to Fossey’s belongings and personal effects, including objects from her cabin where she was brutally slain, the event series explores Fossey’s murder and the investigation and trial of her research student Wayne McGuire, who was found guilty in absentia of her murder by the Rwandan courts.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist: Dark Side of The Mountain
  • Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist: Gorilla Girl
  • Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist: Episode 1
    Dian Fossey was world famous, but in the remote Rwandan forest where she fought to save Mountain Gorillas, she'd made dangerous enemies. This is the story of the life that took her there and how it was ended abruptly one December night.
  • Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist: Episode 2
    David Attenborough recounts how, just days after the slaughter of Dian's favourite gorilla, together they filmed one of the most famous television sequences ever. And the story of Dian's life torn between the US and Rwanda continues.
  • Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist: Episode 3
    Everyone who knew Dian was shocked by her brutal murder, but not surprised. Since being arrested for her murder and fleeing the country, Dian’s researcher Wayne Maguire has declared his innocence but if he didn’t kill her, who did?
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