Wonders of the Monsoon
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| Wonders of the Monsoon | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Lands of the Monsoon |
| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Narrated by | Colin Salmon |
| Composer | Nitin Sawhney |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kathryn Jeffs Paul Bradshaw Chris Cole James Honeybourne |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Natural History Unit Discovery Channel |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC Two HD |
| Release | 5 October – 2 November 2014 |
Wonders of the Monsoon (also known as Lands of the Monsoon)[1] is a BBC documentary series which ran for five episodes between 5 October 2014[2] and 2 November 2014, and aired on BBC Two. The series focus for a variety of locations around the world features including India, Australia and islands of the Pacific Ocean which are all the focus of the monsoon rains.
The series was composed by Nitin Sawhney[3] and narrated by Colin Salmon.[3]
Episodes
[edit]All original and international episode names were given from BBC website. All broadcast dates refer to the original UK transmission.
| Episode | Original Title / International Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Waiting for the Rains" "Bringer and Destroyer[4]" | 5 October 2014[5] | |
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Starting in the monsoon region of Northern Australia before moving onto Christmas Island where the rains trigger a migration of red crabs. In India, the Delhi stock exchange sees the price of rice rise every day the rains fail to appear. | |||
| 2 | "Deluge[6]" | 12 October 2014[7] | |
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Pre-monsoon showers arrive in Thailand as Assamese macaque play in the water and eat water snails. Four months of rain begin in India where male Indian common toads turn yellow-gold for one day in a chance to mate. The Mekong in Cambodia swells, forcing water back up its tributary to fill the Tonlé Sap Lake. | |||
| 3 | "The Drought" "Drought[8]" | 19 October 2014[9] | |
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The winds reverse as the monsoon doesn't bring rain but brings in dry air and drought in places. In Borneo, a bearded pig has worked out a strategy for surviving. Camels in the Rajasthan Desert provide vital transport while elephants gather in Sri Lanka for the appearance of fresh grass. | |||
| 4 | "Strange Castaways" "Isles of Plenty[10]" | 26 October 2014[11] | |
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The Black-crested macaque thrive in large troops on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi where they eat fruit. Soil erosion is a problem in rainswept Borneo, so plants have to compete for scarce nutrients and take to evolving some ingenious techniques to survive. | |||
| 5 | "People of the Monsoon" "Transformation[12]" | 2 November 2014[13] | |
Merchandise
[edit]A two-disc DVD[14] and two-disc Blu-ray set[15] for the series were released on 17 November 2014.
In Australia and New Zealand, DVD was released by ABC DVD/Village Roadshow on 21 October 2015.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC BBC Worldwide premieres Hugo Blick's The Honourable Woman with Maggie Gyllenhaal at MIPTV – Media Centre". BBC Media Centre.
- ^ "16 incredible pictures that will make you want to travel during monsoon season". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Wonders of the Monsoon, BBC2 – TV review: Someone give that sprinting lizard his own show". Independent UK. 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Lands of the Monsoon, Episode 1: Bringer and Destroyer". BBC Asia.
- ^ BBC Two – Wonders of the Monsoon, Waiting for the Rains
- ^ "Lands of the Monsoon, Episode 2: Deluge". BBC Asia.
- ^ BBC Two – Wonders of the Monsoon, Deluge
- ^ "Lands of the Monsoon, Episode 3: Drought". BBC Asia.
- ^ BBC Two – Wonders of the Monsoon, The Drought
- ^ "Lands of the Monsoon, Episode 4: Isles of Plenty". BBC Asia.
- ^ BBC Two – Wonders of the Monsoon, Strange Castaways
- ^ "Lands of the Monsoon, Episode 5: Transformation". BBC Asia.
- ^ BBC Two – Wonders of the Monsoon, People of the Monsoon
- ^ "Wonders of the Monsoon (DVD)". Amazon UK. 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Wonders of the Monsoon (Blu-ray)". Amazon UK. December 2014.
- ^ "Lands of the Monsoon (DVD)". ABC Shop.