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Thailand

Episode 5 of 6

Six British women experience life with the most remote communities on earth. Bristolian divorcee Jackie Davis spends some time with the Karen, Thailand's largest hill tribe.

Six British women swap their everyday lives for life as tribal wives in some of the most remote communities on earth. Like many women today juggling career, home and family, they feel that something is missing. By spending time in societies where female roles are very different, they hope to find answers that could change their lives.

Jackie Davis from Bristol spends some time with the Karen, Thailand's largest hill tribe. Jackie is divorced, with two young children, and grappling with life as a single parent. She knows that things need to change but can't figure out how. As she settles into life in an all female household with four generations of Karen women, she learns some simple but powerful lessons.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 7 Sep 201000:30

Credits

RoleContributor
NarratorPaul McGann
ParticipantJackie Davis
ProducerAnnie Backhouse
DirectorAnnie Backhouse
ProducerRachel Morgan

Broadcasts

  • Wed 23 Jun 201021:30
  • Fri 25 Jun 201021:00
  • Thu 15 Jul 201000:50
  • Tue 31 Aug 201000:50
  • Tue 7 Sep 201000:30