Series 1
Overview
Explorer Bruce Parry spends time living with different tribes around the world.
Episodes
1. Adi
2005-01-03
Location: Northeast India Bruce joins the Adi people of Arunchal Pradesh in the Himlayas in hunting, eating rats and sacrificial rituals.
2. Suri
2005-01-10
Location: Ethiopia Living in an unstable region of Ethiopia, the Suri are self-sufficient and have a powerful assurance in their culture.
3. Kombai
2005-01-17
Location: West Papua Explorer Bruce Parry lives with the Kombai people to discover whether cannibalism is still part of their lives.
4. Babongo
2005-01-24
Location: Gabon The Babongo people of Gabon take powerful hallucinogens which send them on a life-threatening, three day trip. Bruce Parry undergoes the initiation and finds it has some terrifying side effects.
5. Darhad
2005-01-31
Location: Mongolia The Darhad herders of Mongolia are some of the last nomadic people on the planet. Explorer Bruce Parry joins a family for their arduous winter migration.
6. Sanema
2005-02-07
Location: Venezuela The remote Sanema people of the Venezuelan Amazon inhabit a universe full of powerful spirits and ancestors. Explorer Bruce Parry lives with the tribe, eats the same food as them and takes part in a dramatic shamanistic festival.