Tropic of Cancer

This episode takes Simon through Bangladesh and on a perilous covert journey into Burma, where western journalists are banned. In Bangladesh Simon sails down the mighty Padma River and visits fishermen who use trained otters to drive fish into their nets. From North East India, Simon treks through jungles into Burma to meet the Chin people - an ethnic group who are oppressed by the Burmese government.

Category

Documentary / Travel

Original air date

18/04/2010