''Amazon'' (also known as ''Amazon with Bruce Parry'') is a
BBC documentary television series
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co-produced by the Endeavour Productions and Indus Films, and hosted by
Bruce Parry.
In the series, Parry—a former
British Royal Marine—travels more than 6,000 km down the
Amazon River
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The headwaters of t ...
, by boat, light aircraft, and on foot. Over the course of six episodes, he meets and lives with indigenous peoples, coca farmers, loggers, and illegal miners.
The series was released on a two-disc DVD set on 3 November 2008. A book to accompany the series was also published.
Episodes
''Songs for Survival''
Alongside the ''Amazon'' (and the previous ''
Tribe
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'') series a 2-CD album, ''
Songs for Survival'', has been released by Kensaltown Records which features a variety of artists such as
Mike Oldfield
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...
,
Johnny Borrell,
Hot Chip
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,
The Go! Team,
Mystery Jets
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, and
Yusuf Islam
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. Every track on the album is exclusive, and has been written especially for the project. The theme to ''Amazon'' is performed by
Apparatjik
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, a supergroup composed of
Guy Berryman,
Magne Furuholmen, and
Jonas Bjerre (of
Coldplay
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,
A-ha
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and
Mew respectively).
References
External links
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''Amazon Quiz''*
Bruce Parry's Favourite Moments a collection of videos introduced by Bruce Parry on the BBC'
Human Planet Explorer
{{BAFTA TV Award for Best Factual Series or Strand
2008 British television series debuts
2008 British television series endings
2000s British documentary television series
BBC television documentaries
English-language television shows