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Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Episode 2, The Ganges
presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 56 mins
History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world's major rivers: the Nile, Yangtze and Ganges. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary par...
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presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 56 mins
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History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world's major rivers: the Nile, Yangtze and Ganges. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary parts of the world. Travel from the twin temples of Abu Simbel to the Nile delta; down the Yangtze from the giant Buddha of Leshen to the...
History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world's major rivers: the Nile, Yangtze and Ganges. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary parts of the world. Travel from the twin temples of Abu Simbel to the Nile delta; down the Yangtze from the giant Buddha of Leshen to the Three Gorges Dam and on to Shanghai; and along the great mother Ganges in a world caught between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity. Full of wonder and breathtaking, magisterial landscapes, Simon Reeve’s Sacred Rivers is a potent mix of revelation and hands-on adventure - a riot of colour, extraordinary spectacle and unexpected encounters.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Simon Reeve, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Religion, Indians (Asian)
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Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Episode 3, The Yangtze
presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 56 mins
History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world's major rivers: the Nile, Yangtze and Ganges. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary par...
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presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 56 mins
Description
History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world's major rivers: the Nile, Yangtze and Ganges. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary parts of the world. Travel from the twin temples of Abu Simbel to the Nile delta; down the Yangtze from the giant Buddha of Leshen to the...
History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world's major rivers: the Nile, Yangtze and Ganges. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary parts of the world. Travel from the twin temples of Abu Simbel to the Nile delta; down the Yangtze from the giant Buddha of Leshen to the Three Gorges Dam and on to Shanghai; and along the great mother Ganges in a world caught between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity. Full of wonder and breathtaking, magisterial landscapes, Simon Reeve’s Sacred Rivers is a potent mix of revelation and hands-on adventure - a riot of colour, extraordinary spectacle and unexpected encounters.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Simon Reeve, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve
Topic / Theme
Religion, Economic development, Cultural life, Chinese
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Search for the Last Unicorn
directed by Cherique Pohl, fl. 2009 and Tom Jarvis, fl. 2013; produced by BBC Natural History Production (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2022), 49 mins
Reports of Northern White Rhinoceros alive in Southern Sudan has given conservationists renewed hope. Declared extinct in 2018, could this charismatic animal get a miraculous second chance? With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts, on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of th...
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directed by Cherique Pohl, fl. 2009 and Tom Jarvis, fl. 2013; produced by BBC Natural History Production (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2022), 49 mins
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Reports of Northern White Rhinoceros alive in Southern Sudan has given conservationists renewed hope. Declared extinct in 2018, could this charismatic animal get a miraculous second chance? With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts, on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about, inhabiting some of the most remote and dangerous countries in...
Reports of Northern White Rhinoceros alive in Southern Sudan has given conservationists renewed hope. Declared extinct in 2018, could this charismatic animal get a miraculous second chance? With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts, on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about, inhabiting some of the most remote and dangerous countries in Africa – could a lost population of these incredible beasts still exist?
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
BBC Natural History Production
Author / Creator
Cherique Pohl, fl. 2009, Tom Jarvis, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Extinction, Rhinoceros, Sociocultural trends, Animal ecology, Africans, Habitats, Poaching, Wildlife conservation, Trapping, Animal deaths, Sudanese Civil War, 1983-, Dinka
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