Tribe - BBC1

Sure they waged 'wars' with other neighbouring tribes, but that's on a small scale compared to most civil wars in Africa. Now with the gun becoming more prolific, I see it going the same way as the rest of the nations, with huge tribal wars over territory etc. Damn shame. Jolly nice folk.

I love the idea of toilet pigs, if they instated them at T in the Park I might be tempted to go back.

(fantastic TV though - brilliantly done)

Anyhow, I reckon Bruce bottled it. Tubby Mears would have popped his wanger up his man-fanny before you couls say mashed-brains-and-sago. Setting fire to it beforehand obv.

I'm thinking of opening a penis inversion booth in Camden.

Also, the tribe in question were wearing normal clothes, worra swizz.

The thing is, Parry is not very interesting, dark side or not. His tribal chums are interesting, but last night they were just background for the Bruce Parry is Great Show. Plus I dislike people going on about what a nice guy they are, à la Beckham, surely that is a matter for other people to decide.

Also I object to him showing his tribal chums the viewfinder/screen of his camera. Or at least I object to seeing it.

I only hope that when he tried to reach a reconciliation with the ill girlfriend he was nasty to, she told him to fuck off back to the jungle.

Actually, I'm sure the sight of him having a penis inversion was revenge enough for whatever he did.

Really intelligent self aware guy, disgusted at what he was doing to himself but unable to withdraw from the smack. He found out about a treatment clinic in London (which was really just a guys house), and they were willing to take him in and administer this bark to him for the duration of his withdrawal.

The "I might die taking this" aspect was the main feature of the treatment, but he knew he could probably die otherwise. After a lot of soul searching he took the drug, daubing his face in paint and wrapping himself in blankets. He went through all the vomiting and stomach pains, again over a period of 3 days, and emerged emaciated but apparently cured of his addiction.

He mentioned tripping and while under the influence he was singing to himself and 'speaking in tongues'. Obviously the experience is going to be different for everyone, Bruce was told what to expect, so he expected it and got it.

I wouldn't mind giving it a go, but not to the extent that I'm puking it up and shovelling it back in.

tonight's programme was about the Nyangatom tribe - arch enemies of the Suri, who were the subject of the programme that started this thread. quite a strange moment when he's approaching the village all set on calling them the name their enemies call them, which translates roughly as "people who stink", before being told his mistake by the translator.

if there's one problem with it it's that the crew with him are not really acknowledged, it's hardly that he's doing this thing on his own. i guess it's just a TV convention that's being followed here though.

you can watch this online here http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=tribe

Anyone see this last night? I felt quite uncomfortable watching masked dudes dressed as evil spirits herd the village children into a hut before whipping them with sticks. I know that Bruce Parry likes being all matey with the locals, but did he not think for one minute to ask what the fuck they were doing? Is whipping your children even legal in Brazil? Feck.

Yeah, that was pretty weird. Parry admitted he felt uncomfortable watching it, but even so. I guess the question is, how much should you accept that these people's cultural norms are very different to our own?

i LOVE this show. absolutely the BBC at it's best. wish i had seen last week's.

I liked the way, last night, he called -35 degrees C, "a bit chilly".

all 3 series on 6 dvd's. i know what i want for my birthday this year.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tribe-1-3-Box-Bruce-Parry/dp/B000S6UZGU/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1/203-3915626-7868727?ie=UTF8&qid=1188397839&sr=1-2

great series so far. i always break down at the end when he leaves the tribe.