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76 - THROUGH ANGOLA ON A LOCOMOTIVE 52' 48 - IDJWI - AFRICA'S FORGOTTEN ISLAND 52' - - 2010 2009

Angola is a country that have been stricken by decades The inhabitants of the island of Idjwi on Lake Kivu are of civil war. The African state is today experiencing an poor but have one highly valuable asset in this region of economonic boom - though only for special members Africa - peace. of the population. The report accompanies mechanic Joaquim Mohebe and his restored steam engine as he heads through Angola.

PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH DIRECTOR : ADAMA ULRICH DIRECTOR : VINCENT MUNIE VERSIONS : Multilingual VERSIONS : Multilingual TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide.

80 - THE LAST CAMEL CARAVANS OF THE 231 - GHANA'S NEW WOMEN 52' - 2017 SAHARA 52' - 2010

360° GEO - Report takes part in an exhausting journey In Ghana, a new generation of women is emerging, through desert heat and drought. brimming over with projects to rewrite the future of the African continent.

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122 - THE DONKEY ISLAND 52' - 2011 211 - KENYA, DOGS HELPING ELEPHANTS 52' - 2016

With 6,000 donkeys for 24,000 inhabitants, the Island Amboseli National Park in Kenya is a small paradise, one of Lamu off the coast of Kenya certainly holds the world of the last in the world. Its savannah, which stretches as record. far as the eye can see, is vital to animal wildlife.

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126 - POACHING ON MOUNT KENYA 52' - 2012 179 - THE PLOUGHSHARE TORTOISE OF MADAGASCAR 52' - 2014

Ranger Simon Gitau and two of his colleagues carry out The angonoka tortoise, as the local Madagascans call their patrol by the light of their headlamps. They fight the ploughshare tortoise, is an especially elegant tortoise their way through the thickets of the rainforest of Mount with a high-domed golden shell. Reaching an age of Kenya. well over 100 years, they are found in the wild only on Madagascar, off the south-eastern coast of Africa.

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45 - ARGAN OIL: THE WHITE GOLD OF 103 - MOROCCO, THE FAR SIDE OF PARADISE MOROCCO 52' - 2008 52' - 2011

This report follows the process of making Argan Simohamed is one of the last traditional tanners of Fés. It oil, beginning with the harvest and ending with the is back-breaking work but Simohamed loves it, and even cooperatives working for the international market. more so now that the traditional craft is dying out.

PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH DIRECTOR : ROBERTO LUGONES DIRECTOR : THORSTEN NIEMANN VERSIONS : Multilingual VERSIONS : Multilingual TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide.

35 - MAURITANIA - UPRISING OF THE 36 - FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE KALAHARI FISHERWOMEN 52' - 2008 52' - 2008

For centuries, the Imraguen people have been 12 Namibian pupils from the capital Windhoek are fishing along the Mauritanian coast. However, to following in the footsteps of their idols Charles Darwin resist the fish trawlers cruising the cost, a and Alexander von Humboldt. decision has been made by... women, whis is not usual in Mauritania.

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39 - UGANDA - HOW TO GET A BIKE TAXI 52' - 74 - RWANDA - LAND OF WOMEN 52' - 2010 2008

In this part of Uganda, transport mainly takes the form Report met the powerful women of Rwanda who of pedal power. And the boda-boda (a bicycle-taxi) is a played a major role in the political stability and highly sought-after vehicle. economical developments of the country.

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201 - MOHAIR, LUXURIOUS WOOL FROM SOUTH 25 - WITCH-HUNT IN TANZANIA 52' - 2008 AFRICA 52' - 2014

Mohair is considered one of the highest quality natural For hundreds of years, people in Tanzania have lived fibers: silky in appearance and to the touch. The first in fear of witchcraft. Witches are said to cause bad Steiff Teddy Bear from 1902 was made of mohair wool, harvests, female infertility or professional failures. a mohair pullover was the trademark of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's muse.

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27 - THE MINE-CLEARING RAT 52' - 2008 136 - LAKE TANGANYIKA, FROM CANNON BOAT TO PASSENGER VESSEL 52' - 2012

The rat can smell even a small amount of TNT, an Experiencing Lake Tanganyika in East Africa without the explosive found in antipersonnel mines. Here at the "Liemba" would be unthinkable. Captain Titus Benjamin APOPO center, the rats are trained to find buried mines. has been steering the old passenger vessel for about 20 In Tanzania, they are trying to fight the terrible weapons years. of landmines... with Ronaldinho and many other rats.

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128 - TUNISIA, THE SECRET OF THE OCTOPUS 237 - FEMALE TATTOO TRADITION IN TUNISIA FISHERMEN 52' - 2012 52' - 2016

Equipped with only a clay jug, a stick and a trident, the Only a handful of tattoo artists remain in the city of fishermen of the Tunisian Islands Kerkennah set out on Tunis. There is only one woman among them: Manel the Mediterranean sea. Mahdouani, aged 28.

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268 - ZAMBIA : THE FU NOMADS OF THE 222 - ZANZIBAR, A WOMEN'S ORCHESTRA 52' - ZAMBEZI RIVER 52' - 2017 - NEW 2016

Every year, to mark their departure from flooded zones, The island of Zanzibar, a dream destination in the Indian the Lozi people organise a grand ritual ceremony named Ocean, is home to a blend of various ethnic groups, << Kuomboka >>, which means "leaving the water to religions and cultures. reach dry land".

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103-MOROCCO,THEFARSIDEOFPARADISE...... 6 122-THEDONKEYISLAND...... 5 126-POACHINGONMOUNTKENYA...... 5 128-TUNISIA,THESECRETOFTHEOCTOPUSFISHERMEN...... 8 136-LAKETANGANYIKA,FROMCANNONBOATTOPASSENGERVESSEL...... 8 179-THEPLOUGHSHARETORTOISEOFMADAGASCAR...... 5 201-MOHAIR,LUXURIOUSWOOLFROMSOUTHAFRICA...... 7 211-KENYA,DOGSHELPINGELEPHANTS...... 5 222-ZANZIBAR,AWOMEN'SORCHESTRA...... 9 231-GHANA'SNEWWOMEN...... 4 237-FEMALETATTOOTRADITIONINTUNISIA...... 8 25-WITCH-HUNTINTANZANIA...... 7 268-ZAMBIA:THEFUNOMADSOFTHEZAMBEZIRIVER...... 9 27-THEMINE-CLEARINGRAT...... 8 35-MAURITANIA-UPRISINGOFTHEFISHERWOMEN...... 6 36-FROMTHECLASSROOMTOTHEKALAHARI...... 6 39-UGANDA-HOWTOGETABIKETAXI...... 7 45-ARGANOIL:THEWHITEGOLDOFMOROCCO...... 6 48-IDJWI-AFRICA'SFORGOTTENISLAND...... 4 74-RWANDA-LANDOFWOMEN...... 7 76-THROUGHANGOLAONALOCOMOTIVE...... 4 80-THELASTCAMELCARAVANSOFTHESAHARA...... 4

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07 - RIDERS ON THE WIND 52' - 2007 44 - RIO DE LA PLATA - SOS AT THE SILVER RIVER 52' - 2008

They fly to incredible heights, where oxygen is scarce. The Paraná Delta, a labyrinth of waterways, is Up to an altitude of 12.000 meters, without an engine. situated on the eastern coast of Argentina, about 30 By sheer thermal lift, they glide silently over the highest kilometres north of Buenos Aires. This report follows the summits. charismatic skipper "Chiqui" on a tour through the Delta.

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155 - RADIO PATAGONIA 52' - 2013 184 - THE TANGO BARS OF BUENOS AIRES 52' - 2014

In Patagonia, radio is a crucial everyday tool, as it is Buenos Aires is loud and bewildering. But the city is also the only way to communicate with one's family, friends a symbol of melancholy, which is reflected in the many and the "civilised world". People send messages via the bars, honky-tonks and milongas where tango is danced simplest and oldest method - radio! each night. Few people have grown as rich on the music or the tango as the married couple Marcelo and Lucila.

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274 - MATE, THE ARGENTINIANS¿ ELIXIR 52' - 141 - DIVING OFF CAPE HORN 52' - 2012 2017 - NEW

Mate is the Argentinian national drink. 250 million Mid-July, during the Antarctic winter when night-time kilograms of Mate tea are produced each year in the temperatures sink to -20ºC, marks the beginning of the country. But Mate is not just a drink; it is also a plant - Centolla season on Tierra del Fuego. more specifically a tree: The Yerba Mate

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118 - THE CONDOR MAN FROM ARGENTINA 52' - 129 - THE AUTHENTIC BAHAMAS 52' - 2012 2011

Patagonia, a land of eternal winds and unspoilt nature, is The Bahamas - an archipelago in the western Atlantic home to the world's largest bird - the Andean Condor, that has long been the subject of legends. Over 700 with its average wingspan of 3 meters. islands and 2,000 coral reefs form this island paradise. Cat Island is one of the few continuously populated islands.

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02 - INTI WARA YASSI - BOLIVIA'S ARK 52' - 143 - BOLIVIA : HIGHWAY OF DEATH 52' - 2012 2007

At Inti Wara Yassi in Bolivia, more than 200 monkeys, Bolivia is a country of contrasts: the Andes with peaks hundreds of parrots and toucans, and a few wildcats and of 5,800 meters in the West and the Amazon basin in tortoises have found refuge. the East. In between: the Yungas region and the most dangerous roads in the world - the workplace of trucker Julio Gustavo and his old Volvo.

PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH DIRECTOR : ROBERTO LUGONES DIRECTOR : J. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER VERSIONS : Multilingual VERSIONS : Multilingual TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide.

189 - BOLIVIA: SMALL BEETLES, BIG MONEY! 52' 267 - BOLIVIA: A DOCTOR WITH A HEART 52' - - 2014 2017 - NEW

Bolivia is one of the countries with the widest variety of A married couple of German doctors are fighting to bring insect species. These have flourished especially well in high-tech care to Bolivian children suffering from heart the Bolivian Yungas on the eastern slopes of the Andes. diseases. First in La Paz, then in the city of El Alto - at Biologists and animal dealers are equally drawn to them. a height of 4.000 meters - or on the shores of the lake Titicaca.

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12 - RIO: FROM STREET-WALK TO CAT-WALK 16 - THE BRAZILIAN BUFFALO PATROL 52' - 52' - 2007 2007

Imperatriz Leopoldina is a prostitute alley in Rio de The inhabitants of the Amazon island of Marajo ride on Janeiro. The alley is a cheap, street-walk district on one exceptional animals. hand and the birthplace of a modern fairytale on the other. The film accompanies the women of Imperatriz Leopoldina Alley from the street-walk to the catwalk.

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29 - A MEAL FOR THE GODS 52' - 2008 108 - BAHIA, IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EMERALDS 52' - 2011

In the kitchen of a restaurant in the Brazilian town of Emeralds beautifully capture the shining reflections of Bahia the cook prepares a good, hearty dish consisting light. The emerald market is booming. But the industry of beans and meat - a traditional Feijoada. suffers from a bad reputation. Dishonest traders doctor inferior quality emeralds using artificial resins and even the specialists find it hard to distinguish their work from pure stones.

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33 - CANADIAN BUSH PILOTS 52' - 2008 64 - THE WOODCHOPPER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 52' - 2009

In Nunavik, in the far North of Canada, there are no paths 360°GEO - Report pays a visit to Carl March and or roads connecting the isolated Inuit communities, experiences first hand the changes with which the which mostly number only a few hundred inhabitants. modern forestry industry is trying to master the future.

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70 - SOS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 52' - 2010 175 - WELCOME TO FORT MCMURRAY 52' - 2013

360°GEO - Report witnesses the thrilling missions A few years ago, the Canadian city of Fort McMurray was of George Field and his mountain rescue team to nothing more than a sleepy little village. Nowadays, it is save people's lives in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. one of the largest oil reserve in the world and 100 000 people live and work there.

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185 - THE MOUNTIES - CANADA'S MOUNTED 196 - THE ICEBERG HUNTERS OF POLICE 52' - 2014 NEWFOUNDLAND 52' - 2014

Wearing their traditional red uniform and riding on Each spring hundreds of icebergs float past the horseback, the "Mounties" have long been a national Newfoundland coastline. After calving off the glaciers in symbol of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Greenland, they float south along a route called "Iceberg riders present their cavalry drill skills on national Alley." commemorative days and on tours lasting many months performing the Musical Ride.

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200 - INDIANS IN CANADA 52' - 2014 271 - CANADA, THE OLD MAN AND THE RIVER 52' - 2017 - NEW

The six remaining Indian tribes of the Tsilqhot'in in In the Canadian Wild North, Stan Hutchings has Canada are trying to combat the commercialization and been observing the salmon migration for the Canadia exploitation of their land. The Xeni Gwet'in First Nation government for almost forty years. Although his has been litigating to finally secure rights to their own counting is essential for the knowledge of salmon stocks, land against the British Crown in a huge court case going his position will be eliminated... back over 20 years...

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272 - CANADA, THE ADVENTURES OF A 54 - WORKING IN THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN MIDWIFE IN THE BADLANDS 52' - 2017 - NEW 52' - 2009

In the Badlands of south-eastern Alberta, Terrie Shaw Captain Erich Kuntze has one of the most uncomfortable goes up and down the roads every day to help women skipper jobs in the world: he is a pilot in the Strait of give birth at home. Magellan. The region is known for its ruthless weather and terrible storms, with very few mild days.

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227 - VALPARAISO, THE CITY OF LIFTS 52' - 254 - CHILE'S MOST REMOTE LIGHTHOUSES 52' 2016 - 2016

A dizzying report, alongside the mechanics who carry The coast of Chile, which stretches for almost 6,400 out maintenance work on the legendary Valparaíso kilometers, features numerous lighthouses, from the "ascensores", which are adversely affected by the Atacama desert in the north to Tierra del Feugo in weather and the elements. the South.

260 - CHILOE ISLAND : A DIFFERENT KIND OF 14 - COLOMBIA: THE JOURNEY OF A FERRIS MOVE 52' - 2017 - NEW WHEEL 52' - 2007

On Chiloe island, when you move to another house, you The film accompanies César Romoleroux on his don't need to pack your boxes, you just bring the entire extraordinary journey and portrays a country that is house with you. This is a South American tradition named laboriously trying to step out of the shadow of its past "minga" in which the entire village participates. and head for a new, more pleasant future.

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46 - JOHANA: MAKE UP AND MOTOR OIL 52' - 167 - CHIVAS, THE COLORFUL BUSES OF 2008 COLOMBIA 52' - 2013

Colombia is the third largest exporter of coffee Brightly-colored buses are the landmarks of many in the world. The main status symbol of its Columbian towns. They are the most important means flourishing regions is the Willys Jeep. We met Johana, of transport in the backcountry. the only Willys female driver, who is entering this year's Willys contest.

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244 - COLUMBIA¿S LITTLE ISLAND OF SANTA 263 - COLOMBIA - OLD TIMER OF THE SKIES CRUZ 52' - 2016 ABOVE THE RAIN FOREST 52' - 2017 - NEW

Land of asylum for hundreds of slaves freed at the end The "Douglas DC-3" is one of the most famous planes in of the 19th century, Santa Cruz del Islote lives according the history of aviation; especially because of its use as to its own rules, without government or administration, the "Raisin Bomber" during the Berlin blockade. Some of without corruption or crime. these units are still in service nowadays in Colombia.

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72 - A TREE HOUSE IN COSTA RICA 52' - 2010 160 - COSTA RICA, LIVING WITH THE SLOTHS 52' - 2013

In Costa Rica, lies one of the last huge rain forests on The drive from San Jose, in Costa Rica's central earth - with giant tree rising 70 meters high into the sky. highlands, to the seaport of Puerto Limon on the Here in South East Costa Rica, a thrilling idea is taking Caribbean Coast, takes approximately 3 hours. form. The report witnesses construction works up a rope - from the muddy jungle ground to the dizzy heights of the treetops.

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218 - COCOS: SHARK ISLAND 52' - 2016 180 - THE NEW CUBA 52' - 2014

The Pacific coast of Costa Rica is home to many different Cuba, decades after the revolution. There is a new species of shark, which are ruthlessly hunted for the spirit emerging in Havana. Reforms are encouraging new lucrative business of their fins. business ideas and a large number of licenses have been issued for independent enterprise. The sale of real estate and cars has been legalized.

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259 - CUBA: TO THE RYTHM OF THE BARREL 107 - PANAMA HAT, THE STYLE ICON 52' - 2011 ORGANS 52' - 2017 - NEW

In the province of Granma, in the South-West of The Panama hat is Ecuador's largest export. The "Rolls- Cuba, fiestas cannot be celebrated without órganos Royce" of hats can cost up to thousands of dollars in the orientales. These are true masterpieces of string- USA and Europe, and is nowadays also produced semi- instrument craftsmanship that were initially imported industrially in the Andean city of Cuenca, where they from France. produce more than 500,000 hats a year.

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132 - FINE COCOA FROM ESMERALDAS 52' - 22 - THE ALLIGATOR POLICE 52' - 2007 2012

Cacao Nacional from Ecuador is also known as Scot Barbon works as a gardener most of the time, but "Theobroma Cacao" or "food of the gods". The pods recently he has less and less time to cut grass, because grow in the remotest regions of the country, including in he also works as an alligator trapper in Florida. small villages along the Rio Santiago and the Rio Napo.

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41 - NEW YORK, THE WORLD'S SMALLEST 71 - HAWAII - BEACHBOYS ON PATROL 52' - OPERA HOUSE 52' - 2008 2010

"If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere". For many people Hawaii is paradise on earth. The Archipelago is That's the vision people from all over the world have of a veritable jewel in need of special protection. 360° GEO New York. This report takes a look behind the scenes Report closely follows Hawaii's Nature Conservation of the world's smallest opera house, in the heart of New patrol. York.

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79 - CRANBERRY SEASON AT CAPE COD 52' - 90 - MR. WINFIELD'S CRAZY CARTS 52' - 2011 2010

360° GEO - Report visited the Manns family farm and 360° GEO - Report visits Gene Winfield at his breakers witnessed first hand the great efforts put into little yard in the Mojave Desert and drives with him to old- berries. timer shows, attending the infamous El Mirace car race.

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130 - SLAB CITY LIVING WILD IN THE DESERT 194 - THE TREE-CLIMBERS FROM CALIFORNIA 52' - 2012 52' - 2014

Slab City may well be the most unconventional Rick Dirks is one of the best tree climbers in California. community in North America. It boasts a blend of He is able to climb 100-meter tall (328-foot) redwood down shifters, artists, hippies and anarchists living in trees with skill and courage and do so at breathtaking their motor homes, rent-free and uninhibited by social speed. He even ties himself to the crown of these giant obligations. trees in a sleeping bag for the night.

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229 - THE BEAR HUNTING DOGS OF NEVADA 234 - FLORIDA'S PYTHON CHALLENGE 52' - 52' - 2016 2017

In Nevada, brown bears are not afraid to root around in Native to Asia, the black-tailed python has become a people's dustbins. In doing so, they run the risk of being popular pet in the United States, and has now taken shot. up residence in the Everglades natural park, where it is threatening the fragile ecosystem.

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276 - MONTANA'S LAST BUFFALO 52' - 2017 - 281 - THE LAST SHRIMP FISHERMEN OF NEW LOUISIANA 52' - 2017 - NEW

An iconic beast of the Great Plains, the bison nonetheless On the southern shores of the Mississippi, remain the threatened by the agricultural holders whose lands it last Louisiana shrimp fishermen. Over the years, these treads during its annual migration in spring. tough men have developed a symbiotic relationship with the wild and enchanting environment of the Bayou: perched on surprising houses on stilts, hunting racoons and alligators.

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73 - SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON, 95 - FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION, HELL IN THE ARCHIPELAGO IN ISOLATION 52' - 2010 RAIN FOREST 52' - 2011

360° GEO - Report shows the people from St. Pierre 360° Geo - Report accompanies 2 young legionnaires and Miquelon, a French overseas collectivity, in their during their training as jungle fighters. struggle between self-preservation and responsibility against nature.

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110 - RUM IN GUADELOUPE 52' - 2011 26 - WRESTLING WOMEN IN MEXICO 52' - 2008

The French overseas department of Guadeloupe is the "Lucha libre", or "free fight" is not a Mexican variant of home of what is probably the world's best Rum. The North American wrestling, but a mass phenomenon that Rum is produced in the island's distilleries following reflects the mentality of the Latinos in Middle and South the strict quality-assurance rules of the Rhum Agricole America. Guadeloupe registered designation of origin.

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147 - MEZCALERO MASTERS IN MEXICO 52' - 212 - MEXICO, BAREFOOTED BASKETBALL 2012 PLAYERS 52' - 2016

The caterpillar in its bottle made it famous. Many In the Mexican State of Oaxaca, playing football among know Mezcal as 'the liquor with the insect', but is the pine forests is a tricky endeavour. So fifty years ago, actually much more than a simple liquor. missionaries brought basketball, and it has since become very popular.

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37 - NICARAGUA - THE BANE OF THE LOBSTER 69 - PARAGUAY'S NEW HOUSES 52' - 2009 DIVERS 52' - 2008

This report accompanies Indian divers on what could be In Paraguay, the loofah plant is used to make vegetable their last dives. It also portrays a young American who sponges but nowadays, it can also used to build houses. endeavours to help injured divers. 360°GEO - Report follows Elsa Zaldivar on her quest to free Paraguay from its housing shortage.

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224 - CURAÇAO, A PASSION FOR ANTIQUE 19 - PERU: DOLPHINS IN DANGER 52' - 2007 CARS 52' - 2016

On the island of Curaçao, known first and foremost for This film accompanies a dedicated couple from the the liqueur to which it has given its name, cars are taken Peruvian coast to the rivers of the Amazon on their very seriously. mission for save the dolphins.

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63 - INCAN SALT 52' - 2009 120 - GUANO, THE ISLAND OF AGONY 52' - 2011

360° GEO - Report observed salt miners in the Peruvian Millions of sea birds nest on the Peruvian coastline. Their Mountains. This documentary portrays the harsh day-to- excrement - guano - is highly valuable, and is exported day lives of the 'Salineros' as they work in a stunningly as fertilizer all over the world. beautiful South American mountain landscape.

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151 - IQUITOS 52' - 2013 191 - PERU, AN ALPACA FOR CHRISTOBAL 52' - 2014

Peru's Venice lies 3,646 kilometers west of the Atlantic Right up to today the Q'eros live in their remote and 1,859 east of the Pacific: the district of Belén as well mountain villages with no electricity or phones. Their as the entire city of Iquitos can only be reached by boat most important source of income is wool from the or plane. alpacas, and every family has at least one herd.

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213 - PERU, TERRACE FARMING 52' - 2016 85 - FALKLAND ISLANDS - PENGUINS ADVANCING FORWARD 52' - 2011

In the Peruvian Andes, 140 kilometres from Lima, the 360° GEO - Report captures the rough beauty of the river Cañete gushes forth in the middle of the valley. Falkland Islands on camera, and plunges into the life of Close to the river's source, terraced crops stretch as the penguin colonies at the far end of the world. far as the eye can see. Plants and ancient varieties of vegetable are sown there, according to the cycles of the sun and moon.

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208 - BIRD ISLAND, BIRD PARADISE IN THE 10 - VENEZUELA - THE OLD WOMAN AND THE ANTARCTIC 52' - 2016 SEA 52' - 2007

The sanctuary of Bird Island is highly prized by the In El Morro, on the north East Coast of seabirds that lay their eggs there. Yet this Subantarctic Venezuela, people have made a living paradise has become severely threatened by rats. for thousands of years by fishing sardines. However, in recent years, it has become harder for fishermen to cope.

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221 - VENEZUELA, MYGALE-SPIDER HUNTERS 241 - THE CROCODILE KINDERGARTEN OF 52' - 2016 VENEZUELA 52' - 2016

The Piaroa people in Venezuela have a special A great predator of South America, the Orinoco relationship with mygale spiders. They hunt them crocodile is threatened with extinction. In Venezuela, during the rainy season and believe they have mystical young specimens are reared on a farm before being properties. released into the wild.

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02-INTIWARAYASSI-BOLIVIA'SARK...... 6 07-RIDERSONTHEWIND...... 4 107-PANAMAHAT,THESTYLEICON...... 13 108-BAHIA,INTHEMOUNTAINSOFEMERALDS...... 7 10-VENEZUELA-THEOLDWOMANANDTHESEA...... 21 110-RUMINGUADELOUPE...... 17 118-THECONDORMANFROMARGENTINA...... 5 120-GUANO,THEISLANDOFAGONY...... 19 129-THEAUTHENTICBAHAMAS...... 5 12-RIO:FROMSTREET-WALKTOCAT-WALK...... 7 130-SLABCITYLIVINGWILDINTHEDESERT...... 15 132-FINECOCOAFROMESMERALDAS...... 14 141-DIVINGOFFCAPEHORN...... 5 143-BOLIVIA:HIGHWAYOFDEATH...... 6 147-MEZCALEROMASTERSINMEXICO...... 18 14-COLOMBIA:THEJOURNEYOFAFERRISWHEEL...... 11 151-IQUITOS...... 20 155-RADIOPATAGONIA...... 4 160-COSTARICA,LIVINGWITHTHESLOTHS...... 12 167-CHIVAS,THECOLORFULBUSESOFCOLOMBIA...... 11 16-THEBRAZILIANBUFFALOPATROL...... 7 175-WELCOMETOFORTMCMURRAY...... 8 180-THENEWCUBA...... 13 184-THETANGOBARSOFBUENOSAIRES...... 4 185-THEMOUNTIES-CANADA'SMOUNTEDPOLICE...... 9 189-BOLIVIA:SMALLBEETLES,BIGMONEY!...... 6 191-PERU,ANALPACAFORCHRISTOBAL...... 20 194-THETREE-CLIMBERSFROMCALIFORNIA...... 15 196-THEICEBERGHUNTERSOFNEWFOUNDLAND...... 9 19-PERU:DOLPHINSINDANGER...... 19 200-INDIANSINCANADA...... 9 208-BIRDISLAND,BIRDPARADISEINTHEANTARCTIC...... 21 212-MEXICO,BAREFOOTEDBASKETBALLPLAYERS...... 18 213-PERU,TERRACEFARMING...... 20 218-COCOS:SHARKISLAND...... 13 221-VENEZUELA,MYGALE-SPIDERHUNTERS...... 21 224-CURAÇAO,APASSIONFORANTIQUECARS...... 19 227-VALPARAISO,THECITYOFLIFTS...... 10 229-THEBEARHUNTINGDOGSOFNEVADA...... 16 22-THEALLIGATORPOLICE...... 14 234-FLORIDA'SPYTHONCHALLENGE...... 16 241-THECROCODILEKINDERGARTENOFVENEZUELA...... 21 244-COLUMBIA¿SLITTLEISLANDOFSANTACRUZ...... 12 254-CHILE'SMOSTREMOTELIGHTHOUSES...... 10 259-CUBA:TOTHERYTHMOFTHEBARRELORGANS...... 13 260-CHILOEISLAND:ADIFFERENTKINDOFMOVE...... 11 263-COLOMBIA-OLDTIMEROFTHESKIESABOVETHERAINFOREST...... 12 267-BOLIVIA:ADOCTORWITHAHEART...... 6 26-WRESTLINGWOMENINMEXICO...... 17 271-CANADA,THEOLDMANANDTHERIVER...... 9 272-CANADA,THEADVENTURESOFAMIDWIFEINTHEBADLANDS...... 10 274-MATE,THEARGENTINIANS¿ELIXIR...... 5 276-MONTANA'SLASTBUFFALO...... 16 281-THELASTSHRIMPFISHERMENOFLOUISIANA...... 16 29-AMEALFORTHEGODS...... 7 33-CANADIANBUSHPILOTS...... 8 37-NICARAGUA-THEBANEOFTHELOBSTERDIVERS...... 18 41-NEWYORK,THEWORLD'SSMALLESTOPERAHOUSE...... 14 44-RIODELAPLATA-SOSATTHESILVERRIVER...... 4 46-JOHANA:MAKEUPANDMOTOROIL...... 11 54-WORKINGINTHESTRAITOFMAGELLAN...... 10 63-INCANSALT...... 19 64-THEWOODCHOPPEROFBRITISHCOLUMBIA...... 8 69-PARAGUAY'SNEWHOUSES...... 18 70-SOSINTHEROCKYMOUNTAINS...... 8 71-HAWAII-BEACHBOYSONPATROL...... 14 72-ATREEHOUSEINCOSTARICA...... 12 73-SAINTPIERREANDMIQUELON,ARCHIPELAGOINISOLATION...... 17 79-CRANBERRYSEASONATCAPECOD...... 15 85-FALKLANDISLANDS-PENGUINSADVANCINGFORWARD...... 20 90-MR.WINFIELD'SCRAZYCARTS...... 15 95-FRENCHFOREIGNLEGION,HELLINTHERAINFOREST...... 17

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102 - ARMENIA'S FRUIT OF PARADISE 52' - 2011 117 - THE NEWS MAN OF AZERBAIJAN 52' - 2011

The pomegranate, also known as the "Fruit of Life" is Still today, there are no phones, no Internet and no said to be one of the oldest fruits cultivated by man. newspapers in the remote areas of Azerbaijan. The Pomegranates were mentioned in the Old Testament, newsman or "Ashig" has always played an important role and were also placed inside the tombs of ancient in this Eastern culture over the centuries. Egyptian pharaohs as provisions for their journeys..

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152 - RUNA KHAN'S BANGLADESH 52' - 2012 207 - CRANE MIGRATION IN BHUTAN 52' - 2016

Bangladesh is about half the size of Italy. 2 thirds of its Cranes are considered to bring good luck. Every year in surface are flooded for most of the year. October, they arrive in droves to spend the winter in the Phobjikha Valley.

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24 - SNAKEHUNT IN CAMBODIA 52' - 2008 53 - CAMBODIA'S LAST BAMBOO TRAIN 52' - 2009

In the rainy season, when the forests around the Tonlé This report climbs aboard the bamboo train, learns about Sap are flooded by water, many families leave their its passengers and portrays life as it currently is in floating villages and set out to hunt water snakes. Cambodia. Without this bamboo train, people would not be able to go do their daily tasks such as going to work or to the doctor.

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172 - CAMBODIA, SWEET AND SOUR RAT 52' - 215 - CAMBODIA, A RAY OF HOPE FOR KIDS 52' 2013 - 2016

The inhabitants of the Cambodian village Prek Khmeng In Cambodia, Sitha and Sreymom have adopted about live on fish and rats. Especially in the rainy period during thirty street children in order to save them from poverty. the floodwaters, a lot of rats take to the trees. This is the In Cambodia, numbers of children living on the streets period when rats are deemed to be "clean" and so are have continued to climb in recent years. In Phnom Penh, eaten as deli food. the figure has reached nearly 20,000.

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21 - WENZHOU - CITY OF SHOES 52' - 2007 125 - MOSUO, CHINA, THE WORLD'S LAST MATRIARCHY 52' - 2012

The film provides deep insight into China's rapid social Where women are in positions of authority, problems are and economical changes. discussed, there is hardly any violence, and the crime rate is negligible

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223 - IN CHINA, IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND 52' - 232 - CHINA : THE FISHERMEN FROM THE 2016 CHAGAN LAKE 52' - 2017

A journey into the Yunnan mountains, in the footsteps On the shores of Lake Chagan, in the Chinese province of Meiyun, a young woman from the Hani ethnic group, of Jilin, fishermen brave temperatures that drop as far as who has been ordered to hurry up and find a husband. -30°C to set up huge nets under the ice.

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235 - HONEY FROM CHINA 52' - 2016 59 - THE HAWKDOCTOR OF ABU DHABI 52' - 2009

For millennia, itinerant beekeepers have plied China, 360° GEO - Report visits takes a trip to the vet and especially the southwestern province of Yunnan in accompanies the doctor on her daily mission dedicated order to harvest white rapeseed that has a sugar- to the feathered treasures of the sheiks. rich nectar which can be sold as a highly prized honey.

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57 - GEORGIA, CRADLE OF WINE 52' - 2009 159 - CHASING RATS IN THE SOUTH ARTIC OCEAN 52' - 2013

360° GEO - Report portrays a changing wine region 65-year-old Peter Garden is known as the most that is torn between the ancient traditions of its soviet experienced helicopter pilot in nature conservation, heritage and modern market requirements. worldwide. He has already clocked up over 15,000 flight hours on duty, to free precious habitats from invasive species.

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242 - GEORGIA, DEATH-DEFYING CABLE-CARS 266 - GEORGIA : THE CULT OF ANCESTORS IN 52' - 2016 SVANETIA 52' - 2017 - NEW

In Chiatura, a hilly mining town in the heart of the During the endless winter nights, the Svans come into Caucasus mountains, a rundown network of cable-cars contact with the kingdom of the dead by performing a dating from the Soviet era is still in service. It requires strange cult in honour of their ancestors. nerves of steel to ride in them.

34 - INDIA, THE TEMPLE HAIR BUSINESS 52' - 81 - INDIA'S JUNGLE BOOK HOSPITAL 52' - 2010 2008

The report accompanies an Indian woman and her son, 360° GEO - Report accompanies animal rescuers on their who sacrifice their hair to a temple. It then follows what missions through the wilderness and in the villages on happens to their hair as it becomes part of the "temple the Brahmaputra river. hair" business.

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84 - BISHNOI, LOVE OF ANIMALS UNTIL DEATH 89 - SIKKIM, THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF THE 52' - 2011 SHAMANS 52' - 2010

360° GEO - Report visits the Bishnoi. Will they achieve 360° GEO Report observes everyday life in the villages their goal of preserving the population of endangered of the Lepcha and finds out about their shamans' species in their biological reserve? curative medicine.

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124 - THE MONKS OF MAJULI 52' - 2012 138 - INDIA: THE LARGEST SCHOOL MEAL IN THE WORLD 52' - 2012

The Island of Majuli is known as the cultural center of The Indian NGO Akshaya Patra runs 17 industrial kitchens Assam and houses 22 Hindu Vaishnava monasteries, in eight Indian states, and feeds 120 million students. originally known as the "Satras" in India These are children whose parents cannot afford a warm meal for their offspring.

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169 - THE CHILD POLICE FROM INDIA 52' - 2013 182 - ICE HOCKEY, A DREAM FOR GIRLS IN THE HIMALAYAS 52' - 2014

According to an old Indian law, when a police officer dies Ice hockey has been played in Ladakh for women and or is killed, his son is allowed to step up and take his place girls for some time. Twenty-year-old Tsewang Chuskit is as the provider of his family. one of the best female players there.

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210 - YOGA, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE OF INDIA 240 - INDIA, AYURVEDA MEDICINE 52' - 2016 52' - 2016

Yoga is an emblematic discipline of Indian society. The In India, this thousand-year-old practice is now Iyengar school was founded in Pune in East India by recognized by conventional medicine. In Varanasi, in B.K.S. Iyengar, who used his body as a sort of laboratory the Northeast of the country, we meet a young doctor to understand all disease, created asanas (postures) to who uses this technique. heal the most serious conditions.

01 - ETTI'S SALON 52' - 2007 30 - JAKARTA'S WONDROUS HERB GARDEN 52' - 2008

Dressed in pink from head to toe, 62-year-old Etti - 12 Million people are living in the metropolis Jakarta. as she is known to her customers - has run, for But only 11% of them have health insurance. Putu more than 20 years, a beauty parlor in Sumatra, Oka Sukanta is one of the most famous writers of where traditional Islam and femenity perfectly go Indonesia and additionally he is a well known master of together. acupuncture. Together with Endah, his wife, he practices alternative methods of treatment.

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51 - THE WINE PRIEST OF BALI 52' - 2009 113 - THE LAST ORANG UTANS OF SUMATRA 52' - 2011

For most people, Bali is known as a tropical vacation Today there are only 6000 Orang-Utans living in paradise, yet it is also internationally recognized as a Sumatra. According to pessimistic evaluations the winegrowing region. chances of this threatened species to survive seem rather limited.

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162 - SULAWESI, THE LAST SEA NOMADS 52' - 228 - THE KOMODO DRAGON 52' - 2016 2013

The Bajau are nomads of the seas. For over 3 centuries, A wild adventure in Indonesia, on the trail this population of fishermen, hunters and gatherers have of the world's largest varan, the Komodo sailed the seas between Indonesia, Malaysia and the dragon. Thousands of tourists, in search of thrills, flock to Philippines. Their boats are their only home. admire the reptiles each year.

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278 - JAVA, THE MAGIC OF SHADOW PUPPETRY 43 - CAVIAR - TREASURE FROM IRAN 52' - 2008 52' - 2017 - NEW

Thanks to puppet-shadow theatre (wayang kulit), these Few people connect the world's most expensive delicacy Indonesian puppets have perpetuated century old with the "Land of the Mullahs", as caviar, a symbol of popular legends from epic folk tales. decadence and excess, does not quite suit the Shiite theocracy at first sight. Yet more than 70 percent of the worldwide caviar supply comes from Iran.

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133 - JERUSALEM AT DAWN 52' - 2012 04 - THE ISLAND OF THE GRACEFULLY AGED 52' - 2007

Jerusalem's Old City is divided into Jewish, Armenian, The inhabitants of the Japanese island of Miyako Christian and Muslim Quarters. Every quarter has its cultivate the art of living a graceful and long life. This own characteristics but all have one thing in common: "sprightly and bouncy" adventure is full of life ...and their huge amount of waste. Another source of conflict in poetry. this delicate area.

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65 - THE SEAWOMEN OF JAPAN 52' - 2009 166 - SAMURAI FROM FUKUSHIMA 52' - 2013

For centuries, in Japan, mollusc fishing has been a Every year during the last weekend of July, hundreds women business. 360° Geo - Report takes a plunge into of Samurai meet in Soma-City, a small town close to the closed world of a group of "Ama". Fukushima, to share their traditions.

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106 - JORDAN, THE HORSE DYNASTIE 52' - 2011 186 - CAMEL MILK, KAZAKHSTAN'S MIRACLE CURE 52' - 2014

Alia Bint al Hussein, the half sister of Jordan's Regent The Taukum Desert, in southern Kazakhstan, provides an Abdullah, has devoted herself since her youth to horse ideal habitat for raising camels, which are an important breeding. part of the country's economy. Since ancient times camels have provided the most important necessity for human survival in the desert, with a high nutricial value: milk.

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66 - THE NEW NOMADIC PEOPLE OF 256 - MALAYSIA: BIKERS, FEMALE-STYLE 52' - KYRGYZSTAN 52' - 2009 2016

360° GEO - Report accompanies the Kyrgyzstani nomad If you're one of the 35 members of the first all-female family and their 600 animals as they trek through gorges Ducati motorcycle club of Southeast Asia you can be and rapid mountain springs. both Muslim and independent, both religious and fun- loving.

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140 - HARVESTING LOTUS FLOWERS IN BURMA 187 - THE JADE MARKET IN THE GOLDEN 52' - 2012 TRIANGLE 52' - 2014

The lotus flower represents purity, loyalty and Mandalay, the former capital of Myanmar, is the center of enlightenment and is revered in Asia. Along Lake Inle, the jade market. More than 10,000 traders and polishers the Intha have been practicing the art of weaving lotus make their living from the jade market, doing business flower strands for generations. with the "kidney stones".

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230 - MYANMAR, AN UNFORGETTABLE TRAIN 257 - BURMA : THE ¿HANDMADE¿ BRIDGE OF JOURNEY 52' - 2016 MYANMAR 52' - 2017 - NEW

For over a century, the Mandalay-Lashio Express has Every year, after the summer floods, the inhabitants of linked the heat-scorched plains of Myanmar to its high the Sin Kin village build a bridge exclusively from of plateaux. bamboo, in a remarkable burst of solidarity.

258 - BURMA, THE MARBLE SCULPTORS OF 55 - GALLA WALLAH: THE SEARCH FOR THE MANDALAY 52' - 2017 - NEW BEST 52' - 2009

The worship of Buddha in Burma is as much a The valleys of Nepal, around the Himalayan Mountains recollection as it is a popular jubilation. In order to - the highest in the world - are the home of a special meet all of the Asian continent's Buddhist temples and group of people callled the Ghurkhas. Because of the monasteries' demands, the craftsmen of Mandalay - the discipline and endurance they exhibit in their daily fight country's second biggest city - build thousands of white for survival, they are employed in the elite battalion of marble Buddha statues. the British Army.

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164 - MUSTANG - ESCAPE IN THE MOUNTAINS 15 - OMAN: ROSES OF THE DESERT 52' - 2007 52' - 2013

Mustang - the hidden kingdom in the heights of The average temperature in summer in the desert state the Himalayas - is a very dry area. During centuries, Oman of 40 degrees in the shade. It only cools down a water was plentiful in this site but today, this is no longer little during wintertime. the case because of global warming.

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205 - THE LEGENDARY BOATS OF OMAN 52' - 168 - THE GOOD MAN OF PAKISTAN 52' - 2013 2016

The "Dhows" - traditional Arab Red Sea boats - still sail Pakistan is frequently in the news for Muslim along the coasts of the United Arab Emirates of Oman fundamentalism, sectarian violence, and political and of Iran. They are still being built today, in the small instability. But one man seems to be working toward a Emirate of Ras al-Khayma. new vision of Pakistan.

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28 - RENDEZVOUS WITH A PHILLIPPINE EAGLE 101 - PALAWAN'S PEARL EMPIRE 52' - 2011 52' - 2008

A moving story about a special partnership between 360° GEO- Report visits the Philippine archipelago and man and eagle. It is early morning on the Philippine island observes how long it takes to wrest these precious of Mindanao when Eddie sets off into the rainforest. He jewels from nature. is in a hurry, because he has a date with a lady: Kahayag - a Philippine Eagle.

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114 - PHILIPPINES, THE PRISON ISLAND 52' - 2011 188 - AMONG SHARKS - A REEF PATROL IN THE SULU SEA 52' - 2014

Palawan is a tropical paradise with its white coastline, Tubbataha is considered to be one of the most coral reefs, palm trees, turquoise streams and luxuriant spectacular diving areas in the world and is a breeding rainforest. But it's not as paradisiacal as it seems. ground for many species of fish in the Philippines. The "Iwahig" penal colony has been located on the Philippine island for more than hundred years.

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92 - LAETIZIA, ALONE AMONGST THE WOLVES 05 - PEOPLE OF THE SAND 52' - 2007 52' - 2010

360° GEO - Report looks over the shoulder of this Every time the wind blows over the small town exceptional woman who decided to dedicate her life to of Choyna, in the Russian Great North, the houses the study and preservation of wolves. disappear a little further under the sand. A film of great beauty about a place that has (almost) become a ghost town.

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08 - TIME OF SALMONS 52' - 2007 09 - THE VOLCANO LADY 52' - 2007

Boiling lakes, geysers, glaciers and fire-spitting The film accompanies Ludmilla Ossipenko on her volcanoes at 4,000 metres altitude - to the far east breathtaking expedition through the land of fire-spitting of Russia, near the borders with Asia and Alaska, lies mountains. Kamchatka, a pristine wilderness, one of the last on earth.

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23 - ON THE ROAD WITH MOSCOW CIRCUS 40 - ARCTIC: THE ROUTE OF THE NUCLEAR- SCHOOL 52' - 2007 POWERED ICEBREAKERS 52' - 2008

It is the end of July. A group of young artists from the This report accompanies a polar cargo ship through the famous Moscow Circus School has taken their exams and Arctic Sea and provides a rare insight into the interior of is now spending two weeks' vacation on the shores of the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker float. Lake Seliger.

87 - LAKE BAIKAL - A WINTER'S TALE 52' - 2010 96 - SIBERIA'S SMOKE JUMPERS 52' - 2011

In Southern Siberia, there is a lake with a surface area the It is summer in the taiga and weeks of heat have seriously size of Belgium, containing water as deep as the ocean dried Siberia's forests. This is the start of the high - up to a depth of 1,600 metres. season for the smokejumpers of the "Avialesoochrana", a Russian firefighting special forest protection unit.

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98 - THE POLAR SCHOOL OF NOMAD CHILDREN 112 - KALMYKIA, THE RETURN OF THE MONKS 52' - 2011 52' - 2011

360° GEO- Report visits the Nenets, the last Sanan Matvenov is only 26 years old but since he is 13 true nomads on earth, on their remote Russian peninsula. years old, he studies the teachings of Buddha. Along with 7 other monks between the age of 13 and 26 he lives in the temple of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia.

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134 - SEARCHING FOR MODELS IN SIBERIA 52' - 156 - THE ARCTIC TRAIN 52' - 2013 2011

Girls from Siberia have become staples of the fashion A trip to Siberia, along the line that links the Bovanenko world. With tender, almost elvish features, their exotic gas fields, in the footsteps of the railway engineers that faces have been setting the look of magazine covers and maintain it. The Yamal Peninsula is a hostile land, where catwalks in China and Japan. temperatures can fall to below 60° C.

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216 - ALONG THE LENA, IN SIBERIA 52' - 2016 248 - THE COSSACKS OF THE VOLGA 52' - 2016

An encounter with Captain Vassilievitch on board Banned under the Soviet regime, Cossack identity is the "Magdeburg", his supply and transport boat that today undergoing a rebirth in Russia, with its ancestral transports us on a fascinating journey along the Lena, the songs once again heard along the banks of the Don. Siberian river that can only be navigated for the three months of summer.

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262 - CROSSING THE SIBERIAN DESERT IN A 280 - SRI LANKA: WITH RODRIGO RIDING THE TRUCK 52' - 2017 - NEW BLUE TRAIN 52' - 2017 - NEW

Two technicians from the Permafrost Research Institute Built by British engineers in the XIXth century, this Sri- in Lakoursk borrow these mythical icy roads on an Lankan railroad was initially designed for transporting extraordinary odyssey. cinnamon, pepper, tea and coffee. It is one of the most scenic routes in the world, connecting the mountains from the hinterland to the capital city.

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49 - TAIPEI 101 - THE SKY ABOVE TAIWAN 52' - 158 - TAIWAN, FLYING FISH OR NUCLEAR 2009 WASTE 52' - 2013

Taipei is said to be one of the most exiting cities in South The small Yami tribe lives on Lan Yu island, situated Asia. One symbol of the city's economic power is the 45 sea miles southwest of Taiwan's main Island in the "Taipei 101" tower, which is currently the highest building Philippine Sea. There, their way of life is threatened by in the world. industrial fishing and nuclear waste.

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06 - THAI INSECT FAST FOOD 52' - 2007 13 - THAILAND: CHILDREN IN THE BOXING RING 52' - 2007

Patpong, the entertainment district of Bangkok has more From striking with the knee, to hitting with the elbows, to offer than just clubs and table dance bars. She sells to high kicks with the shin in the opponent's ribs - almost insects, which she cooks herself. Her quick snack menu everything is allowed in the martial art of Muay Thai. includes locusts, maggots, beetles and scorpions. Focus on 3 children in this seductive and violent world.

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154 - THAILAND'S ELEPHANTS, GET OUT OF 163 - THAILAND, ROCKETS FOR GODS 52' - 2013 THE CITY! 52' - 2013

In former times, 4.000 elephants and their Mahouts used The "Bun Bang Fai" rocket festival is mainly celebrated to work in Thailand's forestry but nowadays, they are no in North Thailand, every year before the rainy season - longer welcome in Bangkok. with music, dance performances and processions.

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20 - POSTMAN OF THE HIMALAYA 52' - 2007 251 - THE LADYBOYS OF THAILAND 52' - 2016

64-year old Dilip Kumar takes parcels and letters to They dress and behave in a feminine way and places where there are no streets or roads. He brings live fully integrated lives in Thai society. And as for the mail to the most isolated villages in the high altitude looks, they have no need to envy even the most areas of the Indian Himalayas. beautiful of biological women.

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91 - ANATOLIA, LAND OF THE APRICOTS 52' - 170 - VIETNAM, COBRA ON THE PLATE 52' - 2013 2010

Millions of golden yellow fruits dry out in the sun. Cobras, vipers and pythons are quite common in They are called 'Gold of Mesopotamia', the juicy people's everyday lives in Vin Sonh, a little Vietnamese apricots of Anatolia. On the plantations at the shore village close to Hanoi. They are used to make medicines of the Euphrates grow 95 % of all apricots processed and alcohol but they especially appreciated in gourmet worldwide. restaurants.

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239 - VIETNAM, RESCUING THE LAST ASIATIC 277 - SALVAGE FOR THE PANGOLIN 52' - 2017 - BLACK BEARS 52' - 2016 NEW

In Vietnam, the Asiatic black bear is subjected to great One of the mammals most affected by poaching in suffering to extract its bile, highly prized in traditional the world, pangolins are now an endangered species. medicine for its supposed aphrodisiac qualities and to The animals confiscated by customs are often sick and treat ills ranging from bruising to liver cancer. weakened - they are cared for in rescue centers before being released in the wild.

49 - TAIPEI 101 - THE SKY ABOVE TAIWAN 52' - 75 - VIETNAM'S MINED PARADISE 52' - 2010 2009

Taipei is said to be one of the most exiting cities in South 360° GEO - Report visited the region of the Phong Nha- Asia. One symbol of the city's economic power is the Ke Bang National Park, and follows the former poacher "Taipei 101" tower, which is currently the highest building Nguyen Van Hoan during his patrols as a local ranger's in the world. assistant.

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61 - YEMEN'S VEILED FUTURE 52' - 2009 62 - SOKOTRA, ENDANGERED TREASURE ISLAND 52' - 2009

360° GEO - Report takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Sokotra, an island off the Horn of Africa, has been a country of Yemen. Unesco world heritage site since 2008, but the strict rules that once enabled the Beduoins to protect their biodiversity are now being relaxed. 360° GEO follows in the footsteps of a Yemeni goatherd on the island.

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01-ETTI'SSALON...... 11 04-THEISLANDOFTHEGRACEFULLYAGED...... 13 05-PEOPLEOFTHESAND...... 18 06-THAIINSECTFASTFOOD...... 23 08-TIMEOFSALMONS...... 19 09-THEVOLCANOLADY...... 19 101-PALAWAN'SPEARLEMPIRE...... 17 102-ARMENIA'SFRUITOFPARADISE...... 4 106-JORDAN,THEHORSEDYNASTIE...... 14 112-KALMYKIA,THERETURNOFTHEMONKS...... 20 113-THELASTORANGUTANSOFSUMATRA...... 11 114-PHILIPPINES,THEPRISONISLAND...... 18 117-THENEWSMANOFAZERBAIJAN...... 4 124-THEMONKSOFMAJULI...... 9 125-MOSUO,CHINA,THEWORLD'SLASTMATRIARCHY...... 6 133-JERUSALEMATDAWN...... 13 134-SEARCHINGFORMODELSINSIBERIA...... 21 138-INDIA:THELARGESTSCHOOLMEALINTHEWORLD...... 9 13-THAILAND:CHILDRENINTHEBOXINGRING...... 23 140-HARVESTINGLOTUSFLOWERSINBURMA...... 15 152-RUNAKHAN'SBANGLADESH...... 4 154-THAILAND'SELEPHANTS,GETOUTOFTHECITY!...... 23 156-THEARCTICTRAIN...... 21 158-TAIWAN,FLYINGFISHORNUCLEARWASTE...... 22 159-CHASINGRATSINTHESOUTHARTICOCEAN...... 7 15-OMAN:ROSESOFTHEDESERT...... 16 162-SULAWESI,THELASTSEANOMADS...... 12 163-THAILAND,ROCKETSFORGODS...... 23 164-MUSTANG-ESCAPEINTHEMOUNTAINS...... 16 166-SAMURAIFROMFUKUSHIMA...... 13 168-THEGOODMANOFPAKISTAN...... 17 169-THECHILDPOLICEFROMINDIA...... 10 170-VIETNAM,COBRAONTHEPLATE...... 24 172-CAMBODIA,SWEETANDSOURRAT...... 5 182-ICEHOCKEY,ADREAMFORGIRLSINTHEHIMALAYAS...... 10 186-CAMELMILK,KAZAKHSTAN'SMIRACLECURE...... 14 187-THEJADEMARKETINTHEGOLDENTRIANGLE...... 15 188-AMONGSHARKS-AREEFPATROLINTHESULUSEA...... 18 205-THELEGENDARYBOATSOFOMAN...... 17 207-CRANEMIGRATIONINBHUTAN...... 4 20-POSTMANOFTHEHIMALAYA...... 24 210-YOGA,TRADITIONALMEDICINEOFINDIA...... 10 215-CAMBODIA,ARAYOFHOPEFORKIDS...... 5 216-ALONGTHELENA,INSIBERIA...... 21 21-WENZHOU-CITYOFSHOES...... 6 223-INCHINA,INSEARCHOFAHUSBAND...... 6 228-THEKOMODODRAGON...... 12 230-MYANMAR,ANUNFORGETTABLETRAINJOURNEY...... 15 232-CHINA:THEFISHERMENFROMTHECHAGANLAKE...... 6 235-HONEYFROMCHINA...... 7 239-VIETNAM,RESCUINGTHELASTASIATICBLACKBEARS...... 25 23-ONTHEROADWITHMOSCOWCIRCUSSCHOOL...... 19 240-INDIA,AYURVEDAMEDICINE...... 10 242-GEORGIA,DEATH-DEFYINGCABLE-CARS...... 8 248-THECOSSACKSOFTHEVOLGA...... 21 24-SNAKEHUNTINCAMBODIA...... 5 251-THELADYBOYSOFTHAILAND...... 24 256-MALAYSIA:BIKERS,FEMALE-STYLE...... 14 257-BURMA:THE¿HANDMADE¿BRIDGEOFMYANMAR...... 15 258-BURMA,THEMARBLESCULPTORSOFMANDALAY...... 16 262-CROSSINGTHESIBERIANDESERTINATRUCK...... 22 266-GEORGIA:THECULTOFANCESTORSINSVANETIA...... 8 277-SALVAGEFORTHEPANGOLIN...... 25 278-JAVA,THEMAGICOFSHADOWPUPPETRY...... 12 280-SRILANKA:WITHRODRIGORIDINGTHEBLUETRAIN...... 22 28-RENDEZVOUSWITHAPHILLIPPINEEAGLE...... 17 30-JAKARTA'SWONDROUSHERBGARDEN...... 11 34-INDIA,THETEMPLEHAIRBUSINESS...... 8 40-ARCTIC:THEROUTEOFTHENUCLEAR-POWEREDICEBREAKERS...... 19 43-CAVIAR-TREASUREFROMIRAN...... 12 49-TAIPEI101-THESKYABOVETAIWAN...... 22 49-TAIPEI101-THESKYABOVETAIWAN...... 25 51-THEWINEPRIESTOFBALI...... 11 53-CAMBODIA'SLASTBAMBOOTRAIN...... 5 55-GALLAWALLAH:THESEARCHFORTHEBEST...... 16 57-GEORGIA,CRADLEOFWINE...... 7 59-THEHAWKDOCTOROFABUDHABI...... 7 61-YEMEN'SVEILEDFUTURE...... 26 62-SOKOTRA,ENDANGEREDTREASUREISLAND...... 26 65-THESEAWOMENOFJAPAN...... 13 66-THENEWNOMADICPEOPLEOFKYRGYZSTAN...... 14 75-VIETNAM'SMINEDPARADISE...... 25 81-INDIA'SJUNGLEBOOKHOSPITAL...... 8 84-BISHNOI,LOVEOFANIMALSUNTILDEATH...... 9 87-LAKEBAIKAL-AWINTER'STALE...... 20 89-SIKKIM,THEANCIENTWISDOMOFTHESHAMANS...... 9 91-ANATOLIA,LANDOFTHEAPRICOTS...... 24 92-LAETIZIA,ALONEAMONGSTTHEWOLVES...... 18 96-SIBERIA'SSMOKEJUMPERS...... 20 98-THEPOLARSCHOOLOFNOMADCHILDREN...... 20

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93 - GROSSGLOCKNER, KING OF THE HIGH ALPS 193 - THE AIDERBICHL ESTATE 52' - 2014 52' - 2011

The report accompanies Austrian farmers in "Protecting animals is the same as protecting humans." the highest mountain of the country - the Glossglockner Statements like this are used by the founder of the - from July until Christmas, throughout the changing Aiderbichl Estate, Michael Aufhauser, to justify his seasons. commitment to aging, abandoned or neglected animals.

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250 - AUSTRIA, KURT AND HIS WOLVES 52' - 269 - LEIPZIG, THE LEGENDARY CHOIR BOYS 2016 52' - 2017 - NEW

At the Wolf Science Center near Vienna, biologist Kurt Created more than 800 years ago and currently Kotrschal and his team of scientists are trying to identify composed of 93 boys aged from 9 to 19, Saint-Thomas what distinguishes dogs from wolves. church's choir in Leipzig is internationally renowned.

137 - THE ARCTIC, A BOY BECOMES A HUNTER 246 - DENMARK, THE QUEEN'S GARDEN 52' - 52' - 2012 2016

On the North-Western tip of Greenland, fathers give their Before the arrival Margrethe II in her summer residence, boys small dog sledges as soon as they can walk. The the gardeners work hard to spruce up the park, paying toy is meant to teach them hunting, a survival skill for particular attention to the daisies, the queen's favorite Polar Inuits. Increasingly fewer boys, however, want to flowers. become hunters.

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282 - ESTONIA, THE SECRETS OF A 127 - LAPLAND, RUSH-HOUR IN THE UPPER SUCCESSFULL MARIAGE 52' - 2017 - NEW NORTH 52' - 2012

The summer is wedding season in Estonia - and 360°GEO follows the transhumance from autumn to indeed, marital alliances in this country are traditionally winter. How do the Lapps manage to strike a balance celebrated in the open air. Estonians go to great lengths between their pastoral traditions and modern living? to make this special day unforgettable.

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183 - ALAND ARCHIPELAGO, WAITING FOR THE 31 - PEOPLE ON THE LOIRE 52' - 2008 ICE 52' - 2014

The Åland islands in western Finland are an archipelago The Loire is the longest river in France and it situated about 40 km (24 miles) from the Swedish is said to be the last big wild river in Europe coast. Summer lasts only a few weeks there, and because man has given up trying to tame it with dams. As during this period, nature-loving tourists flock to the unique as the river are the people who live on its shore. skerries and islands. But in winter, when temperatures drop, loneliness descends.

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100 - CHAMPAGNE FOR EVERYONE! 52' - 2011 123 - THE KNIFE CONFLICT OF LAGUIOLE 52' - 2012

It is late summer andharvest time. The sun warms In former days, it used to belong in the pocket of the Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay Grapes many men, in France and elsewhere. This pocket knife is of Champagne with its last sunbeams. In this part of handmade and unbreakable, and is a striking and highly France, a unique French sparkling wine is produced - original item. Champagne!

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145 - TREASURE TROVE OF SCENTS 52' - 2011 148 - BRITTANY 52' - 2012

Grasse located in the South of France is, without a doubt, The region is wild and rough, ruled by tempestuous the center of the art of perfume making. Fragonard and winds and seas. Its population proud and willful. Many of Molinard are headquartered here, as well as providers of them still speak their indigenous language today. raw material for the international perfume industry.

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165 - AUBRAC, COWS, CHEESE, CHAPS ! 52' - 171 - OYSTERS FROM ARCACHON 52' - 2013 2013

The aromatic meat of Aubrac cows has always been Party favours, champagne, fireworks... it's "Saint cherished, but Aubrac dairy cows are also the source Sylvestre" or "New Years Eve". Far and wide, individuals of an additional delicacy: thanks to Alpine mountain come together for this annual festive occasion. In herbs and flowers, they produce special milk during the their plate : oysters. But recently, a virus puts at summer months. risk the annual harvest.

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192 - THE BREAD OF CORSICA 52' - 2014 199 - THE BLITZ BOYS 52' - 2014

"As long as we have chestnuts, then we have bread," is Fred and Hugo have given up their comfortable life as the motto of Corsica. For centuries chestnut trees have white-collar workers so that they can devote their time played a vital role in agricultural life. to a shared passion: recreating vintage motorcycles. Three years ago the two mechanical artists founded "Blitz Motorcycles" in order to create the bikes of their dreams.

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217 - THE COMPAGNIE DES GUIDES DE 220 - THE CAMARGUE: THE WAR OF THE CHAMONIX 52' - 2016 TELLINES 52' - 2016

An encounter with François Pallandre, member of the In the Camargue, intensive and illegal fishing is famous Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix. The guild's threatening the telline, a seafood that is much guides accompany mountain climbers as they tackle appreciated for its nutty flavour. Western Europe's highest summit.

245 - THE FAMOUS DIVERS OF MARSEILLE 52' - 253 - ALONG THE RIVER MOSEL 52' - 2016 2016

From the top of Marseille's cliffs, extreme divers go in The second biggest tributary of the Rhine, the Mosel search of the ultimate adrenaline rush and a feeling of features some wonderful nature and an outstanding freedom. wine region along its banks.

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255 - BRICE, A COWBOY IN THE PYRENEES 52' - 265 - THE CREMANT D'ALSACE, FINE AND 2016 FESTIVE BUBBLES 52' - 2017 - NEW

For 14 years, Brice has driven his livestock every summer Like the noble champagne, this bubbly wine is made into the vast pastures located at 3,000 meters above sea using the traditional champagne method - except it is level. The portrait of a solitary high-flying cowboy. made in Alsace. The traditional bottle fermentation gives rise to fine bubbles that allow the Cremant Brut to rival "true" champagne.

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273 - THE VULTURES ARE BACK 52' - 2017 - 52 - PEASANTS AGAINST THE BEAVER 52' - NEW 2009

These past years, thanks to the efforts of a few There are only a few animals that create their own ornithologists, vultures have reappeared in the Vercors environment - like the beaver. and the Verdon. Let's go and discover the mountainous landscapes of the South of France and these amazing birds of prey....

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109 - LIFE ON THE HALLIGEN ISLANDS 52' - 2011 177 - ELBE SANDSTONE MOUNTAINS - A MYTH OF STONE AND WOOD 52' - 2013

A harsh wind blowing across the North Frisian Islands. The film portrays one of the oldest job: stonemason in But the strapping Patrick Andresen, in his mid-30s, does one of the most beautiful and spectacular European not let the weather disturb his work. He is wearing his landscapes in Eastern Germany. sou'wester, the most important item of clothing on the Halligen Islands.

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190 - THROUGH HAMBURG WITH THE SWANS 206 - THE SECRET FOREST OF SPREE 52' - 2016 52' - 2014

When Hamburg developed into a free imperial city in An hours' drive from Berlin, the region of Spreewald is about 1400, it chose to keep swans as a symbol of a small paradise of greenery, criss-crossed by numerous freedom and independence - at the time a privilege canals and stretches of river. normally given to princes, dukes and kings. Starting in 1674, Hamburg punished anyone who insulted, injured or killed the swans.

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219 - FOR THE LOVE OF BIRDS 52' - 2016 202 - OLYMPUS IS GETTING GOING 52' - 2014

Until the 17th century, the northern bald ibis, a migratory The Olympus mountain chain runs along the east coast bird, was a common species in Europe. Today, they are of Greece only 20 km (12 miles) inland from the Aegean only rarely seen in zoos. coast. It is the highest mountain range in Greece, and literally means a "glowing heaven," a "place infused with light" and is the dwelling place of the ancient Greek gods.

270 - THE CAROB TREE, CRETE'S BLACK GOLD 17 - THE OTTER MAN OF HUNGARY 52' - 2007 52' - 2017 - NEW

A travel to Crete to discover the secrets and boons of The film accompanies Pál Gera during several months the Carob fruit - the tree has renewed the local economy. of his work and provides an insight into the everyday Rich in fibers, vitamins, calcium and iron, the carob challenge of raising an orphaned otter pup. powder offers a substitute to cocoa that is without fats or caffeine.

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18 - THE HORSEMAN OF PUSZTA 52' - 2007 32 - EXTRAS - THE FACES OF ROME 52' - 2008

Hortobagy is a village in the heart of the Puszta plain, Who are the people in the background of the films we an amazing landscape of steppe and wetlands in Eastern see in cinema and on TV? What do we know about real Hungary, with a 2000-year heritage of natural and life in Rome apart from its glorious history? human history.

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97 - SARDINIA'S WILD HORSE RACE 52' - 2011 115 - THE RESCUE DOGS OF LAKE GARDA 52' - 2011

360° GEO- Report follows horseriders at the so-called The Cani Salvataggio are the swimming rescue dogs of "Ardia" of Sedilo, and joins them during their risky civil defense. Most of them are from Newfoundland. spectacle of horsemanship.

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116 - HISTORIC FOOTBALL MATCH IN FLORENCE 135 - TUSCANY'S LAST COWBOYS 52' - 2012 52' - 2011

Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, is today a so- At the heart of the Maremma, Tuscany's coastal region, called "museum-city". The small city center is invaded by cattle and horses have been bred for over thousands of thousands of tourists every day. But there is one sport years. Cattle herders are known here as "Butteri" - they tourists usually don't know : the calcio florentino, a are tough and resilient. violent game with no rules, exclusively for Florentine people.

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144 - MARBLE FOR ANARCHY 52' - 2012 181 - BEHIND THE SCENES IN VENICE 52' - 2014

The much coveted Carrara-marble is found in the Apuan The Lagoon City of Venice is one of the world's favorite Alps. Obtaining this precious raw material has always tourist destinations. This has not changed since its been difficult and dangerous. The dead and wounded, as heyday in the 10th century, during the Renaissance or well as social tensions have always been part of everyday even today. life here.

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198 - A BOXING LEGEND FROM NAPLES 52' - 226 - A NEAPOLITAN WEDDING 52' - 2016 2014

For half a century now, 77-year-old Lucio Zurlo has been A plunge into the splendour of Neapolitan weddings, running Naples most successful professional boxing which include events such as the releasing of white gym, "Vesuviana Boxe". He trains young men and doves, helicopter flights and fireworks. women there, getting them ready for local, national or even international fights.

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264 - BELLS, QUITE AN ART IN ITALY 52' - 2017 - 279 - FRIOUL, THE MUSICAL VALLEY 52' - 2017 - NEW NEW

Monopoli is a city in Apulia counting 86.000 inhabitants. The valley of Resia in the Julian Alps is home to one It has recently been faced with a problem: one of its of the smallest minorities in Europe. To this day the churches has no more bells - a situation tantamount to Resians have cultivated their own culture - which mainly heresy in such a catholic country... The bell was replaced expresses itself through their songs and dances. by a recording a few years back but lightning put the setup out of order.

82 - ON THE ROAD WITH THE IRISH COAST 99 - ISLAND LIVING ON A POWDER KEG 52' - GUARD 52' - 2010 2011

County Kerry, in the South West of Ireland, ranks among 360° - GEO Report observes the inhabitants of Iceland one of the most pristine and most beautiful regions of the during their everyday lives between carrying on life as Atlantic Archipelago. But every year, the inhospitable normal and preparing for a catastrophe. coastline claims its victims: pleasure boaters, surfers and swimmers all underestimate the strength of the ocean.

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249 - ICELAND: THE SWAMP SOCCER CRAZE 52' 03 - ON A BUS SHOP THROUGH LATVIA 52' - - 2016 2007

Iceland, the island state out in the middle of the North 3 times a week, Janis Cukmachs hits the road in his red Atlantic, has about 320,000 inhabitants and is known for minivan to provide food and other necessities to people its love for its unique customs. living in Latvia countrysides. A wobbly tour !

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197 - HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE LATVIANS 139 - RAFTING THROUGH THE TARA CANYON SING ? 52' - 2014 52' - 2012

Riga, the 2014 cultural capital, wants to put itself The Tara Canyon in northern Montenegro is 1,300 meters in the limelight. The 2008 financial crisis pushed the deep and spans over 86 kilometers. It the deepest and country into a deep social abyss. In these hard times, most precipitous canyon in Europe, the second deepest the Latvians rallied themselves again through song. in the world after the Grand Canyon.

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94 - THE MONKEY WHISPERER AND HIS DREAM 77 - SPITSBERGEN - ICY ISLAND 52' - 2010 52' - 2011

360° GEO - Report accompanies David van Gennep 360° GEO - Report attended German supplier Rupert a committed animal rights activist and his team of Krapp, on his tours through the rough landscape and volunteers during on a distinctly moving mission. picturesque fjords of Spitsbergen.

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247 - NORWAY: WHERE WOOD IS A WOMEN'S 209 - POLAND, THE SECRET CHARM OF THE BUSINESS 52' - 2016 SUBCARPATHIAN REGION 52' - 2016

In Norway, wood is a deep-rooted tradition, as well as Located not far from the border with Ukraine, the a vital natural resource. For the sake of environmental Subcarpathian region is an area of Poland that possesses protection and sustainable development, a team of an enchanting and secret charm. female forest rangers has dedicated itself to the balanced exploitation of the forest.

173 - THE WHALES FROM THE AZORES - 176 - ROSA AMELIA 52' - 2013 PROFITABLE DEAL 52' - 2013

There is a goldmine atmosphere in the Azores: in the The financial crisis has brought Portugal to the brink of crystal-clear water live 21 species of whales and dolphins. ruin. Unemployment rates are high, savings are being eaten up, and people mistrust each other. But market- stall holder Rosa Amélia is an exception.

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78 - WILD HORSES IN THE DANUBE DELTA 52' - 150 - CHARCOAL BURNERS IN MURES 52' - 2012 2010

In the Danube Delta, in Romania, 360°- GEO Report Time stands still in the small Romanian village of Saschiz witnesses ecologists and nature lovers arguing over wild in the Mures region. Charcoal burner Vari Domokos, his horses. wife Margareta and his son Csaba leave their small farm every morning to reach their woodpiles in the mountain forests.

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161 - THE CHEERY CEMETERY OF ROMANIA 52' - 233 - CHRISTMAS IN THE DANUBE DELTA 52' - 2013 2017

The "Cimitirul Vesel" in Sâpânta, in the North of Romania Here, Christmas is celebrated on 7 January, in the is an unusual cemetery. As unusual as its name, which pure tradition of the Russian Orthodox church. Fleeing translates as: "the cheerful cemetery". persecution under Peter the Great, the Lipovans left Russia more than three centuries ago to settle in eastern Romania, on the delta of the Danube, where they live mainly from fishing.

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50 - THE FLYING FIREFIGHTERS OF VALENCIA 58 - GALICIA'S DEATH COAST 52' - 2009 52' - 2009

In recent years, the number of forest fires has 360°GEO - Report accompanies goose barnacle consistently increased, especially in Catalonia. The loss fishermen on a trip to the deadly cliffs. But even there, of forest land is endangering the cultural and natural the goose barnacle population is declining rapidly. habitat of the Northwestern Mediterranean. This report accompanies Chimo and his colleagues through last years' fire season.

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104 - A FERRY TO AFRICA 52' - 2011 111 - SPAIN'S LAST LYNXES 52' - 2011

360° - GEO Report visits the strait of Gibraltar and meets 10 years ago, Europe almost witnessed the first dying the people that live and work there. out of a predatory cat since the sabre-toothed tiger when only about a hundred Iberian Lynxes remained in existance.

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195 - ANDALUSIA - THE SIGNS OF PASSION 52' - 225 - INSECTS, THE FOOD OF TOMORROW? 52' - 2014 2016

The 400-head herd of cattle owned by Donna Alicia Fancy a grasshopper salad or a cricket muesli bar? Chico will be on the move for about 20 days, through Refined dishes such as these could soon end up on rivers and towns, across streets and mountains, on the our plates. In southern Spain, Laetitia and Julien have way to summer pastures about 400 km (248 miles) away founded one of Europe's first insect farms. in northern Andalusia. The cattle and their drovers follow centuries-old tracks.

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236 - CATALONIA: THE HUMAN PYRAMID 47 - THE BEST SHEEPDOGS FROM WALES 52' - EVENT 52' - 2017 2009

Building "castells" - human pyramids that can sometimes The film follows Nigel and his dogs throughout the reach ten stories in height - is a Catalan tradition, albeit summer. a very dangerous one, and one that is inscribed as part of Unesco's Cultural Heritage.

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56 - THE WHISKY SECRET OF ISLAY 52' - 2009 67 - CORNWALL'S NARCISSUS ISLAND 52' - 2009

5 famous regions produce the legendary beverage: The 360°GEO - Report spends the days in the run up to Highlands, the Lowlands, Campbeltown, Speyside and Easter on a flower farm. We also dive with playful grey the Island of Islay. Some of Islay's breweries, such as seals in the Atlantic Ocean and reveal more than just the Bruichladdich, are known all over the world. secrets of flower-growing.

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68 - ST. HELENA, FORGOTTEN ISLAND OF THE 119 - SARK 52' - 2011 ATLANTIC 52' - 2009

360°GEO - Report sets foot on the isolated island of St The Island of Sark is situated right in the middle of the Helena and documents what life is like in the midst of the Channel, 35 kilometres from the French coast and 150 South Atlantic. kilometres from England. Until very recently, the Island was still home to the last feudal society in Europe.

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121 - THE HIGHLAND GAMES 52' - 2012 142 - THE SHETLANDS 52' - 2012

The mountains in the north of Scotland do not just The Shetlands, off the north coast of Scotland, are provide the location for the Queen's summer residence, made up of more than 100 islands. Only 16 of them are they are also home to the famous Highland Games inhabited. No place is further than 3 miles from the sea.

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261- NORTHERN SCOTLAND, SEA RESCUERS 52' 275 - THE BRITISH DOG WHISPERER 52' - 2017 - - 2017 - NEW NEW

The Orkney Islands are in northern Scotland. For fishers, An expert on canine behavior, Roger Mugford knows tankers, sailboats, athletes and divers, the ocean is an how to tame even the most aggressive dogs. This animal essential resource - but it can become a deadly trap in therapist regularly works for the royal family. He even stormy weather. testified before the tribunal when the Princess Anne's bull-terrier bit and clawed two little boys.

88 - A LEGEND ON TRACKS - SCANDINAVIAS 38 - SECRET OF THE SWISS WATCHES 52' - KIRUNA RAILWAY 52' - 2011 2009

It is a seemingly never ending train, and carries Let's discover the luxury watches world and the Scandinavian iron ore to the Norwegian haven of Narvik. famous watch-making school. The cradle of watch- On its route, the train passes majestic mountains, narrow making is located in the mountains of French- tunnels and sheer hillsides, plunging down into the speaking Switzerland in La-Chaux-de-Fonds and Fjords. The spectacular railway track marked the lives of Le Locle. previous generations.

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174 - SOS FOR SWISS MOUNTAINS 52' - 2013 214 - SAINT-BERNARD AND ITS DOGS 52' - 2016

To most people, Switzerland means meadows of Nestled high up in the Swiss mountains, the legendary wild herbs, snow-capped mountains, and crystal-clear Great St Bernard Pass is well known for its hospice. lakes. However, the country has to face up to global warming consequences.

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252 - SWITZERLAND'S TRADITIONAL ALPINE WRESTLERS 52' - 2016

The Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival is one of the biggest sporting events in Switzerland, and takes place every three years.

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03-ONABUSSHOPTHROUGHLATVIA...... 16 100-CHAMPAGNEFOREVERYONE!...... 6 104-AFERRYTOAFRICA...... 20 109-LIFEONTHEHALLIGENISLANDS...... 10 111-SPAIN'SLASTLYNXES...... 20 115-THERESCUEDOGSOFLAKEGARDA...... 13 116-HISTORICFOOTBALLMATCHINFLORENCE...... 13 119-SARK...... 22 121-THEHIGHLANDGAMES...... 22 123-THEKNIFECONFLICTOFLAGUIOLE...... 6 127-LAPLAND,RUSH-HOURINTHEUPPERNORTH...... 5 135-TUSCANY'SLASTCOWBOYS...... 13 137-THEARCTIC,ABOYBECOMESAHUNTER...... 5 139-RAFTINGTHROUGHTHETARACANYON...... 16 142-THESHETLANDS...... 22 144-MARBLEFORANARCHY...... 14 145-TREASURETROVEOFSCENTS...... 7 148-BRITTANY...... 7 150-CHARCOALBURNERSINMURES...... 18 161-THECHEERYCEMETERYOFROMANIA...... 19 165-AUBRAC,COWS,CHEESE,CHAPS!...... 7 171-OYSTERSFROMARCACHON...... 7 173-THEWHALESFROMTHEAZORES-PROFITABLEDEAL...... 18 174-SOSFORSWISSMOUNTAINS...... 24 176-ROSAAMELIA...... 18 177-ELBESANDSTONEMOUNTAINS-AMYTHOFSTONEANDWOOD...... 10 17-THEOTTERMANOFHUNGARY...... 12 181-BEHINDTHESCENESINVENICE...... 14 183-ALANDARCHIPELAGO,WAITINGFORTHEICE...... 6 18-THEHORSEMANOFPUSZTA...... 12 190-THROUGHHAMBURGWITHTHESWANS...... 11 192-THEBREADOFCORSICA...... 8 193-THEAIDERBICHLESTATE...... 4 195-ANDALUSIA-THESIGNSOFPASSION...... 20 197-HAVEYOUEVERHEARDTHELATVIANSSING?...... 16 198-ABOXINGLEGENDFROMNAPLES...... 14 199-THEBLITZBOYS...... 8 202-OLYMPUSISGETTINGGOING...... 11 206-THESECRETFORESTOFSPREE...... 11 209-POLAND,THESECRETCHARMOFTHESUBCARPATHIANREGION...... 17 214-SAINT-BERNARDANDITSDOGS...... 24 217-THECOMPAGNIEDESGUIDESDECHAMONIX...... 8 219-FORTHELOVEOFBIRDS...... 11 220-THECAMARGUE:THEWAROFTHETELLINES...... 8 225-INSECTS,THEFOODOFTOMORROW?...... 20 226-ANEAPOLITANWEDDING...... 14 233-CHRISTMASINTHEDANUBEDELTA...... 19 236-CATALONIA:THEHUMANPYRAMIDEVENT...... 21 245-THEFAMOUSDIVERSOFMARSEILLE...... 9 246-DENMARK,THEQUEEN'SGARDEN...... 5 247-NORWAY:WHEREWOODISAWOMEN'SBUSINESS...... 17 249-ICELAND:THESWAMPSOCCERCRAZE...... 16 250-AUSTRIA,KURTANDHISWOLVES...... 4 252-SWITZERLAND'STRADITIONALALPINEWRESTLERS...... 24 253-ALONGTHERIVERMOSEL...... 9 255-BRICE,ACOWBOYINTHEPYRENEES...... 9 261-NORTHERNSCOTLAND,SEARESCUERS...... 23 264-BELLS,QUITEANARTINITALY...... 15 265-THECREMANTD'ALSACE,FINEANDFESTIVEBUBBLES...... 9 269-LEIPZIG,THELEGENDARYCHOIRBOYS...... 4 270-THECAROBTREE,CRETE'SBLACKGOLD...... 12 273-THEVULTURESAREBACK...... 10 275-THEBRITISHDOGWHISPERER...... 23 279-FRIOUL,THEMUSICALVALLEY...... 15 282-ESTONIA,THESECRETSOFASUCCESSFULLMARIAGE...... 5 31-PEOPLEONTHELOIRE...... 6 32-EXTRAS-THEFACESOFROME...... 12 38-SECRETOFTHESWISSWATCHES...... 23 47-THEBESTSHEEPDOGSFROMWALES...... 21 50-THEFLYINGFIREFIGHTERSOFVALENCIA...... 19 52-PEASANTSAGAINSTTHEBEAVER...... 10 56-THEWHISKYSECRETOFISLAY...... 21 58-GALICIA'SDEATHCOAST...... 19 67-CORNWALL'SNARCISSUSISLAND...... 21 68-ST.HELENA,FORGOTTENISLANDOFTHEATLANTIC...... 22 77-SPITSBERGEN-ICYISLAND...... 17 78-WILDHORSESINTHEDANUBEDELTA...... 18 82-ONTHEROADWITHTHEIRISHCOASTGUARD...... 15 88-ALEGENDONTRACKS-SCANDINAVIASKIRUNARAILWAY...... 23 93-GROSSGLOCKNER,KINGOFTHEHIGHALPS...... 4 94-THEMONKEYWHISPERERANDHISDREAM...... 17 97-SARDINIA'SWILDHORSERACE...... 13 99-ISLANDLIVINGONAPOWDERKEG...... 15

AUSTRALIA – COOK ISLANDS – NEW ZEALAND - TONGA

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11 - RED TIDE ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND 52' - 2007 83 - JILLAROOS: COWGIRLS IN AUSTRALIAS OUTBACK 52' - 2010

They look like a pocket-knife on 8 legs, are armoured like 360°GEO - Report accompanies a farming family and gladiators and reach the size of a dinner plate. Yet Red their daughters through weeks of hard work and major Land Crabs are markedly peaceful - and a rarity. decisions.

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86 - TAIPAN, THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE IN 105 - A HOSPITAL FOR FLYING FOXES 52' - 2011 THE WORLD 52' - 2010

360 - GEO Report joins Professor Brian Grieg Jenny MacLean is the founder of a hospital for flying fox Fry as he carries out his thrilling job : bats in the north of Australia, in Queensland. Every year, catching the most dangerous snake in the world for between November and January, all the flying foxes in his research. the area are being infected by an unexplored disease.

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131 - THE TASTE OF AUSTRALIA 52' - 2011 157 - THE KOALA HOSPITAL 52' - 2013

Australia is the land of kangaroos, boomerangs and Today, only a few thousand remaining koalas live on didgeridoos. Fine sophisticated cuisine is not something Koala Coast in the Southeast of Queensland which can associated with the 5th continent. And yet the country be explained by the Australian drought and summer offers an abundance of tastes, unknown spices, animals heat that kill each year a countless number of animals. and plants.

PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH DIRECTOR : TINO SCHRODL DIRECTOR : THÉRÈSE ENGELS VERSIONS : English - German - French VERSIONS : English - German - French TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide.

203 - TASMANIA - SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL 238 - THE COOK ISLANDS: WELCOME TO 52' - 2014 PARADISE 52' - 2016

Tasmania is Australia's natural wonder and home to a In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Cook Islands are unique animal kingdom. It is paradise on Earth. But it is considered by many as the most beautiful archipelagos a paradise which became hell for its devil. on the planet.

PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH DIRECTOR : ROSIE KOCH VERSIONS : Multilingual VERSIONS : Multilingual TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. > 6

60 - NEW ZEALAND'S RACE OF EXCESSES 52' - 153 - TONGA, A PARADISE OF THE SOUTH 2009 SEAS ? 52' - 2013

A plunge into New Zealand's Ultramarathon Tonga, a paradise in the South Seas and at first sight preparations, a tradition that comes from a Maori legend. a dreamlike idyll. The mild climate and the abundant 55 year-old Lilac Fley is an athlete and many times vegetation promise ideal living conditions in Polynesia's winner of the extreme race. oldest kingdom but for many years now, poverty, despair and a lack of medical supplies are the reasons many inhabitants emigrate.

PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH PRODUCERS : ARTE GEIE, MEDIENKONTOR MOVIE GMBH DIRECTOR : SVEN JAAX DIRECTOR : JOANNA MICHNA VERSIONS : Multilingual VERSIONS : German - French TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. TERRITORY(IES) : Worldwide. ALPHABETICAL INDEX

105-AHOSPITALFORFLYINGFOXES...... 4 11-REDTIDEONCHRISTMASISLAND...... 4 131-THETASTEOFAUSTRALIA...... 5 153-TONGA,APARADISEOFTHESOUTHSEAS?...... 6 157-THEKOALAHOSPITAL...... 5 203-TASMANIA-SYMPATHYFORTHEDEVIL...... 5 238-THECOOKISLANDS:WELCOMETOPARADISE...... 5 60-NEWZEALAND'SRACEOFEXCESSES...... 6 83-JILLAROOS:COWGIRLSINAUSTRALIASOUTBACK...... 4 86-TAIPAN,THEMOSTDANGEROUSSNAKEINTHEWORLD...... 4