Rivers of Life
Earth's great rivers, from source to sea, make extraordinary journeys carving through continents, nurturing ancient civilizations, feeding and connecting life across our world from the mountains and deserts of the Nile, from the cities and mysterious swamps of the Mississippi and the steaming waters and secret worlds of the tropical Amazon. Great Rivers are the lifeblood of planet earth. Breathtaking shots of animals and landscapes as well as the latest camera technology make life and nature alongside the great waterways around the globe come alive to the audience at home.
- 2019-2022
- 1 season
- PBS
- Documentary
Earth's great rivers, from source to sea, make extraordinary journeys carving through continents, nurturing ancient civilizations, feeding and connecting life across our world from the mountains and deserts of the Nile, from the cities and mysterious swamps of the Mississippi and the steaming waters and secret worlds of the tropical Amazon. Great Rivers are the lifeblood of planet earth. Breathtaking shots of animals and landscapes as well as the latest camera technology make life and nature alongside the great waterways around the globe come alive to the audience at home.
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Cast & Crew
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Amazon
Wed, Jun 19, 2019 54 mins
The mighty Amazon basin covers over half of South America, form Andes to Atlantic and Caribbean, with countless tributaries and world-class falls, sometimes spanning miles, part of a huge, but now greenhouse-fragile climatic system including glaciers, jungle and wetlands and irrigating human homes, tribal mostly in harmony with or modern intruding ever deeper into nature. Its wildlife is as varied, starring giant otters, jaguars, caimans, piranhas, anacondas and unique riverine pink dolphins, but also exposed to floods and droughts, determining the fate of cities like Manaus, reflected also culturally.
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