Tribe (British TV series)

2005 British TV series or programme

Tribe

Tribe DVD

Also known as| Going Tribal
Presented by| Bruce Parry
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 3
No. of episodes| 15
Original release
Network| BBC Two
Release| 3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) –
25 September 2007 (2007-09-25)
Related
Amazon

Tribe (known as Going Tribal in the United States) is a British documentary television series co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, and hosted by former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry.

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 members of each tribe.

Parry tries to learn the basics of each tribe's language, though he 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.[1]

The show has also received criticism from scholars for not using scientific, anthropologic practices, and for appealing to stereotypes of exoticism for entertainment purposes.[2]

## Episodes

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### Series 1 (2005)

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season| Title| US title| Original release date| US air date

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1| 1| "Adi"| Lost Tribe: The Adis| 3 January 2005 (2005-01-03)[3]| 6 September 2005

Set in Northeast India. The episode involves the sacrifice of a bull.

2| 2| "Suri"| Dangerous Game: The Suri| 10 January 2005 (2005-01-10)[4]| 9 August 2005

Set in Ethiopia.

3| 3| "Kombai"| Living with Cannibals| 17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)[5]| 16 August 2005

Set in West Papua.

4| 4| "Babongo"| African Vision Quest| 24 January 2005 (2005-01-24)[6]| 30 August 2005

Set in Gabon.

5| 5| "Darhad"| Horse Masters of Mongolia| 31 January 2005 (2005-01-31)[7]| 23 August 2005

Set in Mongolia. Parry witnesses a shamanic ritual.

6| 6| "Sanema"| Waking the Spirits| 7 February 2005 (2005-02-07)[8]| 13 September 2005

Set in Venezuela. Parry takes part in a ceremony involving an hallucinogenic drug.

### Series 2 (2006)

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All three episodes were in Ethiopia within the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

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7| 1| "Nyangatom"| Return to Africa| 2 May 2006 (2006-05-02)| 2 May 2006

Parry returns to Ethiopia to stay with the Nyangatom people, who are sworn enemies of the Suri, whom Parry had met in the previous series.

8| 2| "Hamar"| Rites of Passage: The Hamar| 9 May 2006 (2006-05-09)| 9 May 2006

Set in Ethiopia

9| 3| "Dassanech"| Crocodile Hunting| 16 May 2006 (2006-05-16)| 16 May 2006

Set in Ethiopia

### Series 3 (2007)

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season| Title| US title| Original release date| US air date

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10| 1| "Matis"| Hunting with the Jaguar Tribe| 21 August 2007 (2007-08-21)| 10 August 2007

Set in Brazil

11| 2| "Nenets"| Nomads of the Siberian Tundra| 28 August 2007 (2007-08-28)| 17 August 2007

Set in Russia

12| 3| "Anuta"| Lost Island of Anuta| 4 September 2007 (2007-09-04)| 24 August 2007

Set in the Solomon Islands

13| 4| "Akie"| Life in the African Bush: The Akie| 11 September 2007 (2007-09-11)| 31 August 2007

Set in Tanzania

14| 5| "Layap"| Journey to the Clouds: Bhutan| 18 September 2007 (2007-09-18)| 7 September 2007

Set in Bhutan

15| 6| "Penan"| Ghosts of the Forest| 25 September 2007 (2007-09-25)| 14 September 2007

Set in Sarawak, Borneo

## Songs for Survival (2008)

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Main article: 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.[9]

## See also

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* Television portal
* United Kingdom portal

* Mark & Olly: Living with the Tribes (2007)
* Serious (TV series) (2002)

## References

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1. ^ "BAFTA Cymru Film, Television & New Media Awards, 2008 - WINNERS" (PDF). BAFTA Cymru. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
2. ^ Rethinking documentary : new perspectives, new practices. Austin, Thomas, 1966-, De Jong, Wilma. Maidenhead, England: McGraw Hill/Open University Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-335-23627-5. OCLC 271677031.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)
3. ^ "Tribe, Series 1, Adi". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. ^ "Tribe, Series 1, Suri". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
5. ^ "Tribe, Series 1, Suri". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
6. ^ "Tribe, Series 1, Babongo". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
7. ^ "Tribe, Series 1, Darhad". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
8. ^ "Tribe, Series 1, Sanema". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
9. ^ "Coldplay and A-ha team up". Teletext. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.

## External links

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* Tribe at BBC Online
* Tribe at IMDb
* Going Tribal at Discovery.com (archived)
* "Bruce Parry's Favourite Moments". Human Planet Explorer. BBC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.

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