Key Facts About The The World's Greatest Rivers | Travel Documentary

0:00 Intro
0:06 China's Yangtze River
51:03 The Amazon River
1:41:33 The Holy River Ganges
2:32:40 The Mississippi - Through The Heart Of America
3:23:57 The River Rhine
4:14:04 The Ancient River Nile

Celebrating the ever-changing nature of our relationship with the Earth’s amazing water systems, Rivers and Life reveals how the cultures and lives of millions of ordinary people are shaped by the magnificent waters they live along.

River-by-river, we explore six of the world’s most iconic watercourses, tracing their routes, their histories and their changing lives: The Amazon, The Nile, The Mississippi, The Ganges, The Yangtze and The Rhine.
We explore the compelling stories of the life that’s lived along their banks, encountering indigenous communities who dwell in harmony with rivers; modern traders, artists and artisans who make their living there; and vast metropolises which – now more than ever – depend on twenty-first century technologies to keep the ancient waters at bay.
Rich in texture and observation, filmed at some of the planet’s most remote and beautiful locations - glacial springs and mystical sources, ferocious rapids and sprawling deltas - each episode is driven by a powerful narrative, derived from the nature of the river itself.

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[thesharpiefp]

Settled in for a interesting show, and my night is over….5 hours just like that. Thanks tracks great job 😊

[budmanastros]

What a great documentary! Very educational and entertaining.
Watched the entire video at once and will do so again. Thank you to everyone that put this presentation together’

[sankarbasu]

Thanks from INDIA, for creating such a beautiful presentation.

[geemonster]

Mankind seriously needs to stop polluting and pillaging and start respecting the land, we could learn a lot from the indigenous peoples of their respective lands.

[cruisepaige]

I drove through 5 states listening to this. Was so interesting!

[GuantanamoBayBarbie]

I had no idea that the Amazon River is un-dammed and un-bridged in its entirety, or that it had more kinds of fish than the entire Atlantic Ocean! That's incredible!!
The longer I live, the more I believe that God never intended for us to live in cities. Villages perhaps, but not cities.

[dorianmclean]

I'm only 40 minutes in or so to this
Toured china in 2001
Been always following what I can about 'it'
Breathtaking documentary so far...
Glad I looked for history ....of 'rivers.
Cant wait to watch the entire thing.
Breathtaking ty

[sandrabarney]

I love these well done documentaries so a big thank you to everyone that makes these possible 😊

[TheRoughStar]

I feel for the people who are struggling with progress. It is not that others are pacing fast, nor is it that they lack ambition.
There are many who just wanna plant foot and live modestly in peace. Unfortunately, wanting for more is set as the modern norm for humanity.

[ericsalima]

Am happy you finally spoke about the nile.

[danechristmas]

5 hrs!..My goodness..I'd have to take it in parts..
Just finished watching the first on the Yangzte., excellent production and a well-balanced commentary

[kennethbartels]

seen this years ago..would like to see an update to see whats happening now.

[frankgrace]

A 5 hour documentary about rivers? Hmm, that’s some streaming.

[williamhiles]

My mother was two years old when the flood of '27 hit New Orleans. I still listen to When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy. That story of Honeyboy was cool. Thanx. New Orleans, also the home of the great Fats Domino. He's gone now, but Blueberry Hill will live on forever. And let's not forget the Neville Bros.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹

[leito]

Thank you so much for this amazing 🤩 documentary.
I don’t know when I will finish to see it but certainly I am enjoying to see it so far.🥰
Feel very sad when so drastic repercussions change the original landscape that belongs to the river beds and to the way of people living and surviving.😢

[ElspethMclachlan-dofi]

Repeat this with me “ I don’t chase i I attract, what belongs to me will simply find me". Wishing you the best from Shanthi healing music <3

[georgemutua]

Excellent documentary. Very informative.

[jessicajae]

1. Yangtze river in China
2. Amazon river in S. America
3. Ganges river in India
4. Mississippi river in N. America
5. Rhine river in Germany
6. Nile river Africa

[wendellwiggins]

INCREDIBLE DOC! I so fear what the future holds on so many levels. I've been to the Brazil's Amazon & India's Ganges at Varanasi & at the cremation Ghats while trying to recover from an earlier stomach viral infection. It's quite an intensely heavy experience. I also pilgrimaged to one source of the IT in the Himalayas to Bradrinath Temple under the snowy peaks often immersed in passing clouds where the cold water runs fast. Worshippers travel weeks across mountains but it's so worth it. The experience can not be described

[mauricecalliss]

An anunaki alien washed his hair in the Ganga now it's holy. I wud never have guessed