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Season 1, Episode 600

Episode Title: The Hunt for Moby-Dick

Air Date: 2008-09-20

Overview:

Writer Philip Hoare embarks on an epic journey to investigate humankind's ongoing fascination with the whale. He travels from Southampton to the whaling ports of America, before concluding his study in the Azores, exploring the significance of the mighty mammals to each community. He then brings these relationships into focus through Herman Melville 's classic novel Moby-Dick.