1: In the Jungle
Ten times the size of England, with more trees and more freshwater than anywhere else in the world, the Amazon Basin is still a mass of green and blue on the map. But this greatest natural resource is central to the plans of one of the fastest growing nations.
In the first of five programmes Anthony Smith steps into the shrouded world of the Brazilian jungle, to meet the monkeys, giant frogs, parrots and tarantulas that help to make it so special.
Producer GEORGE MONBIOT BBC Bristol (R)