Videos

Global Village Ep2570

The People's Train - A rail trip from the Siberian taiga, across the Mongolian steppe to the capital, Ulan Bator, then on across the Gobi desert to the Chinese border. (Rpt); Waiting for the Promised Land - In the 1980s and 1990s, Israel organised two projects to emigrate nearly 30,000 Ethiopian Jews under the Law of Return. (From France, in French, Amharic, Mongolian, English and Hebrew) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

Global Village Ep2569

Indian Fishing Camp - A beach fishing camp teaches young Kenaitze Indians the old way of catching salmon. (Rpt); Ngoma Buntibe: Music of the Tonga - Ngoma buntibe is the music of the Tonga people of Zimbabwe, who were displaced after the construction of a dam on their ancestral land. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French, English and Bantu) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

Global Village Ep2568

Children of the Mist - In and around Rotorua, there is a huge amount of geothermal activity. Geysers, fumaroles and hot pools are central to the traditional Maori way of life; Wings of the Far North - The Inuit people of the far north of Canada used the money they received from selling part of their land to form an airline, Air Inuit. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in English, French and Inuit) (Documentary Series) G CC

Global Village Ep2567

Mounties at Old Crow - Follows the lives of officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the remote community of Old Crow in the Yukon. (Rpt); Nikolaevsk: Little Russia - Russian culture thrives in Nikolaevsk, a small village of nearly 500 people located in south Central Alaska. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French, English and Russian) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

Global Village Ep2566

The Maori Wake-up Call - New Zealand depicts itself as a liberal society, a sports-loving nation that champions the environment. But New Zealand must also confront the realities of its growth and history, like Maori cultural renewal and land claims. This story highlights the strong sense of injustice that some Maori continue to feel about the British colonisation of New Zealand. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French and English) (Documentary Series) G CC

Global Village Ep2565

Field Acrobats - In New Zealand’s hill country, pilots perform amazing aerial acrobatics to spread fertiliser on land that cannot be reached by truck; Back to Earth - The Mapuche Indians in the south of Argentina are battling the government to get their traditional lands back after it was sold off to foreign companies. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French and Spanish) (Documentary Series) G CC

Global Village Ep2564

Rome's Last Emperor - Rome's monuments are home to a large colony of cats, protected by law as bio-cultural heritage and looked after by a few old ladies known as 'gattare' or cat women; Boys From the City of Men - The rags to riches story of Douglas and Darlan, stars of the Brazilian mini-series City of Men. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French, Portuguese and Italian) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

Global Village Ep2563

Hitting the Road - In earthquake-prone New Zealand, most the houses are made of wood. As a result, many New Zealanders take their house with them when they move; Amazons of Cotonou - In the Dantokpa market in Cotonou, the biggest city of Benin, women run most of the businesses. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French, English and Fon) (Documentary Series) G CC

Global Village Ep2562

The Market of the Poor - Antananarivo, the capital of the island of Madagascar, is one of the poorest capital cities in the world. (Rpt); The Glaciers of Yakutat - Looks at the impact of global warming on the Hubbard Glacier in Alaska, which is affecting the small fishing community of Yakutat. (Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French, Malagasy and English) (Documentary Series) (Rpt) G CC

Global Village Ep2561

Oil vs Caribou - As world oil reserves dwindle, oil company executives are eyeing the National Wildlife Refuge of Northern Alaska. (Rpt); Amchi School - In Mustang, in the old kingdom of Lo in Nepal, the people are treated by Amchi doctors, whose medicine is based on plants. Presented by Silvio Rivier. (From France, in French and English) (Documentary Series) G CC