The Heartland Series

S01E01 — “Prologue” Runtime: 4:04 Summary: Bill Landry introduces The Heartland Series and its mission of exploring the people, traditions, history,...

S01E02 — “Ancestral Mountains” Runtime: 3:47 Summary: Bill Landry explores the ancient geological origins of the Appalachian Mountains. With the hel...

S01E03 — “The Coves” Runtime: 3:47 Summary: Bill Landry explores the sheltered mountain coves of the Southern Appalachians and how they were formed...

S01E04 — “Refuge” Runtime: 3:36 Summary: Bill Landry examines the Southern Appalachian mountains as a natural refuge, where the varied elevations an...

S01E05 — “Megafauna” Runtime: 3:12 Summary: Bill Landry explores the enormous animals that once inhabited the Southern Appalachians. Using illustrat...

S01E06 — “Early Man” Runtime: 4:20 Summary: Bill Landry explores the earliest human inhabitants of the Southern Appalachians and how they adapted to...

S01E07 — “Cherokee Dawn” Runtime: 2:40 Summary: Bill Landry turns to the Cherokee people and their deep connection to the Southern Appalachian mount...

S01E08 — “Cherokee Zenith” Runtime: 3:19 Summary: Bill Landry examines the Cherokee civilization at its height in the Southern Appalachians. The seg...

S01E09 — “The Flower Hunter” Runtime: 3:21 Summary: Bill Landry tells the story of an early botanist and “flower hunter” who explored the Southern A...

S01E10 — “An American Genius” Runtime: 3:18 Summary: Bill Landry tells the story of Sequoyah, the Cherokee scholar who created a written system for...

S01E11 — “Crown Jewels” Runtime: 3:25 Summary: Bill Landry explores the magnificent old growth forests of the Southern Appalachians, highlighting an...

S01E12 — “Lucinda” Runtime: 3:31 Summary: Bill Landry tells the story of Lucinda, a mountain woman whose life reflects the hardships and self relian...

S01E13 — “Comeback” Runtime: 3:22 Summary: Bill Landry examines the recovery of the Southern Appalachian wilderness after generations of heavy loggi...

S01E14 — “School Days” Runtime: 3:23 Summary: Bill Landry looks back at education in the one room schoolhouses of the Southern Appalachians. Visitin...

S01E15 — “Alien” Runtime: 3:30 Summary: Bill Landry explores the mystery of an unusual grave found deep in the Tennessee mountains. Working with the...

S01E16 — “Fishin’” Runtime: 3:24 Summary: Bill Landry visits with an elderly Appalachian fisherman who recalls the old days of fishing in the mounta...

S01E17 — “Prophet of the Long Road” Runtime: 3:24 Summary: Bill Landry tells the story of Bishop Francis Asbury, the pioneering Methodist circuit ri...

S01E18 — “Homecoming” Runtime: 3:23 Summary: Bill Landry explores the powerful connection Appalachian people maintain with the mountains and places...

S01E19 — “Pi Beta Phi School” Runtime: 3:23 Summary: Bill Landry looks back at the history of Pi Beta Phi Elementary School in Gatlinburg, founded i...

S01E20 — “Black Bears” Runtime: 3:18 Summary: Bill Landry explores the black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains and the work being done to understan...

S01E21 — “Peace of Work” Runtime: 3:18 Summary: Bill Landry explores the Appalachian tradition of weaving and the satisfaction found in creating som...

S01E22 — “First Park Botanist” Runtime: 3:24 Summary: Bill Landry tells the story of the first botanist of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and h...

S01E23 — “Walk in the Woods” Runtime: 3:19 Summary: Bill Landry takes a walk through the Southern Appalachian forest with a knowledgeable naturalist...

S01E24 — “A.D.’s Bear Stories” Runtime: 3:22 Summary: Bill Landry visits with A.D., an elderly mountain storyteller who recalls memorable encounters...

S01E25 — “Heartland Christmas Special” Runtime: 26:56 Summary: In this extended Heartland Christmas special, Bill Landry celebrates the people, plac...