Tribe

Synopsis

Documentary series following former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry as he visits a number of remote tribes around the world, spending a month living and interacting with each society.

First Air Date: 2005-01-03

Last Air Date: 2007-09-27

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 15

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Bruce Parry as Himself

Seasons

Series 1 (2005) - (6 Episodes)

Series 2 (2006) - (3 Episodes)

Series 3 (2007) - (6 Episodes)

Series 1 (2005)

Explorer Bruce Parry spends time living with different tribes around the world.

Episodes:

Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.