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Diana Nyad Interviewed

  • TV-14
  • Aug 8, 1978
  • 60 min

After having failed three times to swim the English Channel, Diana Nyad talks about why it isn't such a big deal and about how it's really just a matter of luck.

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After having failed three times to swim the English Channel, Diana Nyad talks about why it isn't such a big deal and about how it's really just a matter of luck.

Season 1

13 episodes

  1. 1Pilot

    60 minJun 6, 1978

    Greyhound Racing Showcased, Flip Wilson Interviewed, California Primary, Nuclear Bomb Report, 10th Anniversary of Robert Kennedy Assassination

  2. 2The Disco Phenomenon

    60 minJul 18, 1978

    Thomas Hoving examines the disco craze and visits Xenon in New York City; Jubilation in Las Vegas; Ones, a disco for children in New York City; the Empire Rollerdrome in Brooklyn; and a retirement/rehabilitation home in Los Angeles, where disco dancing is used as a form of therapy.

  3. 3Episode 3

    60 minJun 20, 1978

  4. 4Diana Nyad Interviewed

    60 minAug 8, 1978Now viewing

    After having failed three times to swim the English Channel, Diana Nyad talks about why it isn't such a big deal and about how it's really just a matter of luck.

  5. 5Episode 5

    60 minJul 4, 1978

  6. 6Episode 6

    60 minJul 11, 1978

  7. 7Episode 7

    60 minJul 18, 1978

  8. 8Episode 8

    60 minJul 25, 1978

  9. 9Episode 9

    60 minAug 1, 1978

  10. 10Episode 10

    60 minAug 8, 1978

  11. 11Episode 11

    60 minAug 15, 1978

  12. 12Episode 12

    60 minAug 22, 1978

  13. 13Episode 13

    60 minAug 29, 1978