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Siberia
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Bruce Parry meets the Sakha horse people and Eveny reindeer herders in Siberia's Verkhoyansk Mountains to see how they are embracing the challenges of a post-Soviet Arctic.
It's summer solstice in Siberia, a time of endless daylight and extraordinary festivals.
Bruce Parry journeys to meet the Sakha horse people and a remote encampment of Eveny reindeer herders in the wild Verkhoyansk Mountains, where he finds out how they are embracing the challenges of a post-Soviet Arctic.
For Bruce, it's also a journey of personal discovery as he goes in search of the ancient shamanic religion of these wild northern lands.
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Taming a Siberian reindeer?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Bruce Parry |
| Director | Gavin Searle |
| Producer | James Smith |
| Executive Producer | Steve Robinson |
| Executive Producer | Sam Organ |
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Jan 201121:00BBC Two & BBC HD
Mon 3 Jan 201100:00BBC HD
Wed 5 Jan 201100:00BBC HD
Mon 21 Mar 201100:30BBC HD
Tue 22 Mar 201100:00BBC HD- Tue 5 Apr 201103:20
- Sun 30 May 202122:00BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Sat 26 Feb 202220:00
- Sun 27 Feb 202201:15
- Sat 14 Jan 202319:00
- Sun 15 Jan 202302:20
- Sat 6 Jan 202420:00
- Sun 7 Jan 202402:50
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