Human Planet - Series 1 Ep. 7 - Rivers: Friend or Foe

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Synopsis

Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and water. They enable us to live in just about every environment on Earth. But as we discover in this episode, rivers are also capricious and treacherous. Rivers can flood, freeze or disappear altogether. Join Sam Niang, a Laotian fisherman who must walk a high wire strung above the raging Mekong River rapids on an extraordinary commute to work. Meet the father who must take his two children on a 6-day trek down a frozen river - the most dangerous school run on Earth!

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Episode Info:

Release:

2011

Running Time:

60 min

Certificate:

Exempt from classification

Availability:

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Genre:

• Documentary

Cast:

• John Hurt

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