Amazon (2008 TV series)

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Amazon
DVD cover
Genre
Directed byMatt Brandon
Presented byBruce Parry
StarringBruce Parry
Theme music composer
ComposersDavid Ayers, Felix Tod
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAdrian Davies, Richard Klein, Sam Organ
ProducersSteve Robinson, Matt Brandon
Production locationAmazon River
Cinematography
  • Matt Norman
  • Zubin Sarosh (location audio)
Editor
Tribe

Amazon (also known as Amazon with Bruce Parry) is a

television series co-produced by the Endeavour Productions and Indus Films, and hosted by Bruce Parry
.

In the series, Parry—a former

British Royal Marine—travels more than 6,000 km down the Amazon River
, by boat, light aircraft, and on foot. Over the course of six episodes, he meets and lives with indigenous peoples, coca farmers, loggers, and illegal miners.

The series was released on a two-disc DVD set on 3 November 2008. A book to accompany the series was also published.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"15 September 2008 (2008-09-15)
2"Episode 2"22 September 2008 (2008-09-22)
3"Episode 3"29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)
4"Episode 4"6 October 2008 (2008-10-06)
5"Episode 5"13 October 2008 (2008-10-13)
6"Episode 6"20 October 2008 (2008-10-20)

Songs for Survival

Main article: Songs for Survival

Alongside the Amazon (and the previous

Yusuf Islam. Every track on the album is exclusive, and has been written especially for the project. The theme to Amazon is performed by Apparatjik, a supergroup composed of Guy Berryman, Magne Furuholmen, and Jonas Bjerre (of Coldplay, A-ha and Mew respectively).[1]

References

  1. ^ "Coldplay and A-ha team up". Teletext. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.

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