7.4 /10 1 Votes
7.5/10 TV Also known as 'Going Tribal' Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 3 First episode date 3 January 2005 Language English Original network BBC Two | 8.7/10 IMDb Genre Reality
Documentary Original language(s) English No. of episodes 15 (list of episodes) Final episode date 25 September 2007 Presented by Bruce Parry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Human Planet, Extreme Survival, Mountain, Full Circle with Michael P, Pole to Pole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tribe (known as Going Tribal in the United States) is a documentary television series co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, and hosted by former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry.
Contents
In each series, Parry visits a number of remote tribes in such locales as the Himalayas, Ethiopia, West Papua, Gabon and Mongolia, spending a month living and interacting with each society. While there, Parry adopts the methods and practices of his hosts, participating in their rituals and exploring their cultural norms. This often enables him to form personal bonds with the members of each tribe.
Parry tries to learn the basics of the tribe's language but is also accompanied by a translator.
The series is co-produced by BBC Wales and the Discovery Channel. A second series aired in July 2006 and the third began on 21 August 2007 on BBC Two, and ended on 25 September 2007. No further series have been made, though Parry's 2008 series, Amazon has a similar synopsis.
Parry was awarded the BAFTA Cymru "Best On-Screen Presenter" award in 2008 for his work on the 'Penan' Episode. A BAFTA Cymru "Best Camera: Not Drama" award was also awarded for Gavin Searle's work in the same episode.
Episodes
Original episode titles in the UK are only given as the name of the tribe. When aired in the US, episodes were given different titles; both sets of titles are shown here.
Songs for Survival
Alongside the Tribe (and Parry's next Amazon) series a 2-CD album, Songs for Survival, has been released by Kensaltown Records which features a variety of artists such as Mike Oldfield, Johnny Borrell, Hot Chip, The Go! Team, Mystery Jets and Yusuf Islam. Every track on the album is exclusive, and has been written especially for the project.