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Ganges

Season 1 2007

  • 2007-08-03T20:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 50m
  • 2h 27m (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
A journey that follows the Ganges from its source deep within the Himalayas through to the fertile Bengal delta, exploring the natural and spiritual worlds of this sacred river.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-08-03T20:00:00Z

1x01 Daughter of the Mountains

Series Premiere

1x01 Daughter of the Mountains

  • 2007-08-03T20:00:00Z49m

Documentary which journeys deep into the Himalayas to the source of the Ganges, providing a glimpse into the natural and spiritual worlds that swirl around India's most sacred river. Tracing the river through diverse landscapes uncovers some spectacular wildlife including snow leopards, black bears, man-eating cats and rare elephants. Every summer thousands of Hindu pilgrims make the arduous journey high into the mountains to worship at the river's source and honour the river goddess.

2007-08-10T20:00:00Z

1x02 River of Life

1x02 River of Life

  • 2007-08-10T20:00:00Z49m

Following the River Ganges as it journeys across Northern India, this film explores the colourful natural history of the Gangetic Plains. Once a rich wilderness teeming with tigers, lions and cheetahs, the plains have been transformed into the most densely populated place on Earth. Nourished by the sacred river's gift of life, this remarkable region has witnessed the rise of great civilisations and the evolution of the Hindu religion, but how has the wildlife of the plains adapted to survive this increasingly human dominated world?

Season Finale

2007-08-17T20:00:00Z

1x03 Waterland

Season Finale

1x03 Waterland

  • 2007-08-17T20:00:00Z49m

Documentary about India's most sacred river. As the Ganges nears the sea it divides into the many channels of the delta, a vast and beautiful region where boundaries between land and water are blurred. Here the most densely-packed human population on Earth lives alongside the unique animals of the Sundarbans Forest. People are threatened by the close proximity of wild animals, and the danger of flooding, yet it is the ever-changing river that ultimately sustains the great abundance of life here.

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