Using new technology and exclusive stories, Rivers of Life reveals a wider and fresh perspective on the extraordinary landscapes, surprising wildlife, and extraordinary people of the Nile, the Mississippi, and the Amazon.
EPISODE 1
The Nile
The Nile is the world’s longest river. From elephants and leopards to extreme kayakers and ancient wonders, its great length provides a lifeline for Africa’s wildest beasts and for some of the world’s most incredible cultures.
EPISODE 2
The Amazon
The Amazon amasses one-fifth of Earth’s freshwater as it flows east from the Andes to the Atlantic. Boiling streams, crystal clear lagoons, pink river dolphins and a strange new reef are some of its many secret and extreme worlds.
EPISODE 3
The Mississippi
From the frozen north--where coyotes learn to fish in icy water--down through the nation’s agricultural heart and to the mysterious, steamy southern swamps where alligators still rule, the many faces of the Mississippi unite a nation.
Zambezi
From surfers riding mysterious waves in deep gorges, to elephants battling rapids above Victoria Falls, the largest curtain of water on earth, this is the story of the wildlife and people of the Zambezi, Africa’s extraordinary shape-shifting river.
Danube
Europe’s mighty and majestic Danube is a river of glorious riches and magical surprises. Discover the extraordinary animals, landscapes and people of the most international river on Earth. Featuring stunning tributaries, baby turtles and a waterfall riding kayaker, Europe’s majestic Danube river reveals its magical wonders.
Yukon
Remote and wild, the Yukon is a river of extremes; in summer a restless giant, in winter, a river of ice. Home to grizzlies, moose and great runs of salmon, the Yukon lies at the heart of a vast northern wilderness. From indigenous hunters to gold-prospectors, musk ox to caribou, the Yukon’s natural riches have long sustained people and animals and continue to do so despite its changing fortunes.
Michael J. Hayes
