Mekong: Soul of a River is a four-part documentary series created and produced by Joseph Pontecorvo for Animal Planet and Discovery HD that explores the people and wildlife that depend upon Asia's most enigmatic river for their survival.
The series premiered in South Africa on DStv's Animal Planet channel on Friday 4 July 2008, at 14h15. There are four 60-minute episodes in the series.
Repeats
Fridays: 21h00
Saturdays: 03h30
Synopsis
Mekong: Soul of a River is an epic journey of discovery, an in-depth exploration of Asia's unique wildlife, rich traditions and traumatic history.
In this four-part documentary series wildlife, culture and history are woven together by the twists and turns of a single river.
These are the epic tales of great empires, expeditions into uncharted lands and endangered wildlife in a setting of unparalleled natural beauty.
Mekong: Soul of a River takes viewers into the heart of wild south-east Asia, visiting China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.