The series centered around short subjects made by adventurers and documentary film makers, exploring (then) little known areas of the world in the early 1960s. Each show was edited to accentuate constant movement, whether it be across continents, oceans, or in contact with the local people and the animal species that are known in the region. Also the series used films by the film makers usually traveling with their families and quite often their on-camera exploits were as interesting as the areas covered in the show.