Treasure Islands
Season 1
Ep 13. Treasure Hunters
- TV-NR
- October 9, 2013
- 24 min
This Discovery Channel production interrogates myths that have long inhabited children's tales and popular cinema. The islands of the South Pacific: This is the image we have of 'Treasure Island'. Treasure Island is a grim tale, and Stevenson aimed to provide a moral message: Digging for private gold will only bring misery to the treasure-hunter.