Summary for : Artic with Bruce Parry – North Europe
The adventurer travels to a remote Russian village deep within a forest that stretches for thousands of miles, where people rely on the food they can gather from their surroundings. He then heads to Norway to spend time with the Sami reindeer herders who use snowmobiles, boats and sometimes helicopters to move their animals. His six-month journey through the Arctic concludes with a visit to a scientific community in the Svalbard archipelago, where he learns about the fragility of the ecosystem – before witnessing the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights.source:LocateTv.com
The explorer travels to Alaska, the northernmost American state, to discover how three communities have learned to survive amid its wild terrain. He begins by sampling life with a family of salmon fishers, before heading to Nome, a city famed for a gold rush at the start of the 20th century – and discovers its modern-day prospectors often find their best hauls at the bottom of the sea. Finally, he joins the Inupiat people, who have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and discovers why their annual whale hunt is under threatsource:LocateTv.com
Summary for : Arctic With Bruce Parry – Siberia: Horsemen Of The Mountains
The adventurer experiences life among remote communities in the Arctic wilderness, beginning in the Russian territory of Siberia. Arriving during the summer solstice – a period when the region experiences continuous daylight – he spends time with horse breeders and reindeer herders, and has a go at using traditional methods of riding the beasts. The presenter also embarks on a quest to learn more about the importance of shamanic rituals to the native people, and asks whether their traditional way of life is in danger of being permanently wiped out by the modern worldsource:LocateTv.com
