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Last of the Medicine Men

BBC Two
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This week Benedict Allen visits the Mentawai people on the rainforested island of Siberut in Indonesia. Under the tutelage of a young medicine man, or kerei, he tries to learn one of their sacred healing songs - knowing that if he gets the song wrong, the patient dies.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Benedict Allen
Series Producer:
Salim Salam
Executive Producer:
Bob Long
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