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Ray Mears' World of Survival

Series 2

Episode 3: Headwaters of the Orinoco: Venezuela

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Knowledge

Ray Mears goes deep into the Amazonian rainforest to meet the Sanema people, who are superb naturalists and exploit chemicals from trees and vines to catch prey and to induce hallucinogenic trances.

Ray Mears' World of Survival

Series 2

Episode 4: The Coromandel Coast

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Knowledge

Ray Mears sees how the Vadabalija, an Indian caste who survive by specialising in fishing, use rafts of logs to navigate the treacherous surroundings to reach fishing areas around the Bay of Bengal. Show more

Ray Mears' World of Survival

Series 2

Episode 5: The Barren Lands

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Knowledge

In the freezing temperatures of Labrador, Northern Canada, survival expert Ray Mears joins the Innu at their winter hunting camps. He follows the amazing transformation of caribou skin into buckskin. Show more

Ray Mears' World of Survival

Series 2

Episode 6: The Red Centre: Australia

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Ray Mears visits the Aboriginal people of the central Australian desert. He goes to Amata, where 500 Anangu live, and learns how they find water, hunt emu and dig for witchetty grubs and honey ants. Show more

Ray Mears' World of Survival

Series 2

Episode 1: Heart of the Rift: Tanzania

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Traveller Ray Mears explores far-flung locations with tips on survival and integration into societies of indigenous people. At Lake Eyasi, Tanzania he joins the Hadza tribe on a 60km trek.

Ray Mears' World of Survival

Series 2

Episode 2: The Land of Genghis Khan: Mongolia

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The extreme climate of the Mongolian Steppes makes it a hostile environment. Ray Mears finds out how its nomads move their livestock up to 15 times a year. Show more