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Down the Mighty River with Steve Backshall: With Steve Backshall, Aldo Kane, Jordy Searle. For more than 20 years naturalist Steve Backshall has dreamed of navigating New Guinea's uncharted Baliem River. This two-part series follows him and his team as they travel from its source to the sea.
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- 2017-03-12
- Documentary, Adventure
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Adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall sets out to explore one of the wildest rivers in the world, the mighty Baliem River in the island of New Guinea, just north of Australia.
Down the Mighty River is an intimate and moving portrait of the river's story - its people, land, and wildlife - and the cultural and environmental impacts of one of the most environmentally destructive mega projects in the western hemisphere.
- Documentary
- 2010-03-03
Steve Backshall sets out to explore the mighty Baliem River in the island of New Guinea. Episode 2 Steve and his crew kayak one of the most extreme stretches of white water on the planet.
The team travel down the lower gorge but find the river dangerously swollen by heavy rains. An excursion into the surrounding jungle leads to a hazardous night time return journey and contact with a local tribe.
Mar 12, 2017 · Steve Backshall, British adventurer and naturalist, embarks on a journey to explore the Baliem River. Located in the island of New Guinea, which is north of Australia, Steve's goal is to find out more about the hidden secrets that lay along one of the world's wildest rivers.
Mar 12, 2017 · These tongue-tied outbursts of adrenalised emotion are the staples of Steve Backshall’s lexicon as he explores the inner heart of New Guinea in Down the Mighty River (BBC Two). At one point...
