THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT THE TRIBES, NOT BRUCE PARRY'S ADVENTURES
No doubt, this could have been a very fine documentary. The tribes presented are among the least known and most fascinating on the planet. Therefore, footage of any kind concerning their life is valuable. The problem is that, watching the series, you get the feeling that it is mostly focused on Bruce Parry himself, and how he manages to survive under impossible circumstances. In almost every single scene we see Parry trying to show us how well adapted he has become within the tribe: eating beetles and rats, building his hut, climbing trees, taking hallucinogenic drugs, urinating among the reindeer, or simply having a good time with the local people. I do not underestimate his accomplishments, but, after all, the point of such a documentary series is not to prove how tough, brave and resilient the expedition leader is. It is to present with some detail the daily life, culture, and spiritual beliefs of these vanishing people. This is attempted in a very shallow and superficial way. It is almost as watching Parry's personal video with his exotic adventures. If most of each film was not devoted to the doings of Bruce Parry (who, after all, is NOT an anthropologist) there would definitely be more time and space for presenting and interpreting the complex world of the tribes.

Amazing DVD - The best I have ever seen - GR8 value for money
I promise you, you will be amazed by this DVD. It entertained me for hours and I learnt alot about all the various very 'different' tribes.

Absolutely fantastic!
I'd caught an episode of Tribe on TV and enjoyed it, so took the leap and bought the box set and it was absolutely worth it. Bruce Parry is fantastic at leading you through the new cultures and experiences. Very enjoyable and one you can watch again!

WORTH WATCHING
I learnt alot about the various tribes and just how tough Bruce is. He is an amazing special man!
xxxx Love you Bruce.

Watch this series and gain insight into how people have lived for the majority of the past 200,000 years plus of the human race
This series is very exiting to watch (enhanced especially for those who dabble in bushcraft) but for me it is more important than simply giving viewing pleasure). It has given me insight into the past that i would value at much more than 30 quid - try something in the region of priceless.

Bruce Parry visits tribes across the whole length and breadth of the world visiting tribes that vary greatly and so are unique. His attitude is such that he is immediately likable. He is very humble even at the end of his journey when he has achieved so much. What he must have learnt on the way- truely remarkable. I could not do it, most could not do it.

There are those i believe that would like others to believe that history proper began in the 20/1st century and that anything before that can be classed as a time of barbarism, squalor etc. The complexity,love,respect,multi-facetted nature of the people revealed in these short programmes (it is fair, i think, to say that some of the tribes have been left in such a state as for their ways to be little changed through time) are the same as us - a wise man in one episode is able to reveal the oneness of the human race and indeed of everything.

I hear people here call members of tribes animalistic: we are animals, they in the episodes are animals, but as the West moves towards a more destructively unsustainable path perhaps we leave the animal kingdom and become as parasites. Perhaps they are better than us. I do not have the answer but perhaps you can find one in these programmes.

Finally I would say that people who would get upset at the destruction of a culture before their very eyes should not watch certain of the episodes - The Penan tribe.

Alasdair Robertson

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