Amazon (2008 TV series)
Amazon (also known as Amazon with Bruce Parry) is a BBC documentary television series co-produced by the Endeavour Productions and Indus Films, and hosted by Bruce Parry.
| Amazon | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Reality Documentary |
| Directed by | Matt Brandon |
| Presented by | Bruce Parry |
| Starring | Bruce Parry |
| Theme music composer | Guy Berryman Magne Furuholmen Jonas Bjerre |
| Composer(s) | David Ayers, Felix Tod |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Adrian Davies, Richard Klein, Sam Organ |
| Producer(s) | Steve Robinson, Matt Brandon |
| Production location(s) | Amazon River |
| Cinematography | Matt Norman Zubin Sarosh (location audio) |
| Editor(s) | Gwynfor Llewellyn |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 15 September – 20 October 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Tribe |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
In the series, Parry—a former British Royal Marine—travels more than 6,000 km down the Amazon River, 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
It began airing on BBC Two on 15 September 2008 and finished on 20 October 2008.
| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 15 September 2008 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 22 September 2008 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 29 September 2008 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 6 October 2008 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 13 October 2008 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 20 October 2008 |
Songs for Survival
Alongside the Amazon (and the previous Tribe) 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. The theme to Amazon is performed by Apparatjik, a supergroup composed of Guy Berryman, Magne Furuholmen, and Jonas Bjerre (of Coldplay, A-ha and Mew respectively).[1]
References
- "Coldplay and A-ha team up". Teletext. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
External links
- Amazon at BBC Programmes
- Amazon at BBC Online
- Amazon at Indus Films
- Amazon on IMDb
- Bruce Parry's Favourite Moments, a collection of videos introduced by Bruce Parry on the BBC's Human Planet Explorer