Mondays won’t be the same for a while as I will really miss my travels down the Amazon with the intrepid, very cheerful Bruce Parry. What a superb program ‘Auntie Beeb’ it has been. Last evening Mr Parry reached the final stretch of his epic journey and here we really see the massive destruction that is taking place in the Brazilian Rain Forest. How savage it all looked, and shockingly close to the indigenous tribes. Bruce Parry’s journey took him seven months! but we were able to see his journey in a matter of weeks and as he has now been made a ‘son’ of a badly affected tribe in a very moving ceremony, we witnessed and felt their despair. Bruce Parry covered their story so completely – it was compelling viewing.
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How good it is to have the former Royal Marine Bruce Parry back for another great series. Often not one to watch, while having supper! but how very entertaining is “Amazon with Bruce Parry” showing on BBC2 at 9pm on Monday evening . This week as he treks along the route of the Amazon through parts of the remote Peruvian forest is quite sad in places. The disruption to the Achuar tribe is so badly threatened by the worlds oil companies showing the pollution they make to their very necessary water rivers spoiling this unique way of life. As always Parry was keen to integrate with the tribe and agreed to try ayahuasaca a hallucinogen that causes severe vomiting. It was painful viewing, but fearless Parry was not to be beaten. As always so educational and the scenery is just amazing. These are such great series and certainly not to be missed. There are four more episodes to go, catch it if you can.