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Sweet Fresh Water

Episode 8 of 12

David Attenborough follows the river Amazon from the Andes to the sea, exploring the life in and around it as it changes from cold torrents to a vast warm delta.

David Attenborough follows the river Amazon from the Andes to the sea. The life in and around it changes as it flows on its four-thousand mile journey from cold torrents to a vast warm delta. There are similar changes in other rivers, producing such variety as torrent ducks, mayflies, hairy frogs, piranhas, giant otters, fishing owls and the Marsh Arabs of Iraq.

54 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Jul 201408:05
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterDavid Attenborough
WriterDavid Attenborough
ProducerRichard Brock

Broadcasts

  • Thu 8 Mar 198420:05
    BBC One
  • Mon 22 Jul 198520:05
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 31 Jul 198817:30
    BBC One
  • Sun 7 Aug 198817:05
    BBC One
  • Sun 4 Oct 199219:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 27 Feb 201316:15
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 27 Feb 201316:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
  • Wed 27 Feb 201316:30
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 26 Jul 201408:05
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England only