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What is the future for the hundreds of tribes still living in the Amazon rainforest? Many are slowly losing their traditions as they are absorbed into the modern world. Others, however, are resisting the change and a sizeable number - perhaps as many as 40 tribes - want nothing to do with outsiders and remain totally isolated.

The specialist subjects are the Age of the Welsh Princes 800-1283, the life and career of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, the Swallows and Amazons novels of Arthur Ransome and orchestral film scores 1933-1980. John Humphrys asks the questions.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Humphrys
Director:
Derek Hallworth
Series Producer:
Pam Cavannagh

Rather than bombs and guns, the most important military weapon may be the often-terrifying technique of extracting information from an enemy. Through interviews with ex-torturers and their prisoners, this chilling film examines the present debate over the use of torture through stories of interrogation from the past. Can there be any justification for the pain and suffering they deliberately inflicted on others? And where is the line drawn between interrogation, coercion and torture? Narrated by Janet Suzman.

Contributors

Narrator:
Janet Suzman
Director:
Kate Townsend
Producer:
Peter Molloy

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