A look at the extraordinary wildlife, landscapes and people of the Amazon, the world's greatest river; from boiling streams and transparent lagoons, to pink river dolphins and riotous river carnivals, its great size hides spectacular secrets.

The Mississippi, from frozen waterfalls to time-traveling barges, from busy beavers to mysterious swamps, connects a continent like no other river. At the end of its 3,500-mile journey, it creates one of the biggest river deltas on the planet.