Did anybody else see this excellent programme?
Episode one, the presenter trekked in and lived with a tribe of people called the Adi. And when I say lived I mean lived, he got struck in an got his hands dirty working with them and not just for the camera - you could see there was a real friendship forming between him and the people. On one occasion, after visiting the tribes wizen old medicine women, he saw her working in her field alone and went over and did all her back breaking labour for her, he even carried all her fire wood home (a womens task) and you could see she thought the world of him for it.
He was adopted by the village leader and at the end of the programme when he left to return home his adopted brother and mother were both in floods of tears. Genuine sorrow at his leaving
It has been ages since I have seen a programme of such honest content and calibre.
The tv company were in all likely hood paying the Adi for the privilege of filming them as is the norm with all these types of programmes but what set this apart was the presenter, he didn't stand around lording it like a rich european, he didn't try to make it look like the people liked him and visa versa while hanging on the periphery and keeping his hands clean and his image intact (in fact I had never heard of him) he just respected their ways, did as they did, got dirty and wet with them, went hungry with them and eat what they ate - in essence he became one of them.
And that was the magic, the Adi liked him, he became one of them in mind and spirit.
A truly excellent programme document of a truly happy and honest people.
Brilliant :biggthump
Episode one, the presenter trekked in and lived with a tribe of people called the Adi. And when I say lived I mean lived, he got struck in an got his hands dirty working with them and not just for the camera - you could see there was a real friendship forming between him and the people. On one occasion, after visiting the tribes wizen old medicine women, he saw her working in her field alone and went over and did all her back breaking labour for her, he even carried all her fire wood home (a womens task) and you could see she thought the world of him for it.
He was adopted by the village leader and at the end of the programme when he left to return home his adopted brother and mother were both in floods of tears. Genuine sorrow at his leaving
It has been ages since I have seen a programme of such honest content and calibre.
The tv company were in all likely hood paying the Adi for the privilege of filming them as is the norm with all these types of programmes but what set this apart was the presenter, he didn't stand around lording it like a rich european, he didn't try to make it look like the people liked him and visa versa while hanging on the periphery and keeping his hands clean and his image intact (in fact I had never heard of him) he just respected their ways, did as they did, got dirty and wet with them, went hungry with them and eat what they ate - in essence he became one of them.
And that was the magic, the Adi liked him, he became one of them in mind and spirit.
A truly excellent programme document of a truly happy and honest people.
Brilliant :biggthump
