Global Village

New Nomads Of Kyrgyzstan - The Kyrgyz people have been nomads for centuries. Today, they take their herds higher and higher into the mountains which are increasingly free of snow due to climate change. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 1 of 2)

New Nomads Of Kyrgyzstan - The Kyrgyz people have been nomads for centuries. Today, they take their herds higher and higher into the mountains which are increasingly free of snow due to climate change. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 2 of 2)

The Whisky Secret Of Islay - On the rain-swept and whiskey-sodden island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, a centuries-old tradition is being revived by an Englishmen, who is hand-making scotch the old-fashioned way. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 1 of 2)

The Whisky Secret Of Islay - On the rain-swept and whiskey-sodden island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, a centuries-old tradition is being revived by an Englishmen, who is hand-making scotch the old-fashioned way. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 2 of 2)

The Falcon Doctor Of Abu Dhabi - Margit Muller, a German vet, is head of a hospital in Abu Dhabi which treats only falcons, the traditional hunting animal of the Bedouins. (Part 1 of 2)

The Falcon Doctor Of Abu Dhabi - Margit Muller, a German vet, is head of a hospital in Abu Dhabi which treats only falcons, the traditional hunting animal of the Bedouins. (Part 2 of 2)

The Guano Islands Of Peru - The islands off Chimbote in Peru are havens for birds and hence the centre of a valuable guano industry. The work is hard and poorly paid but provides work for many local and not so local Peruvians. (Part 1 of 2)

Bishnois of Rajasthan - They would never cut down a tree, are ardent game wardens and survive strictly on an ovolacto vegetarian diet: The "Bishnoi", as these passionate environmentalists call themselves, live in total harmony with nature. An estimated 6 million Bishnoi exist, primarily in the Indian states Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Their faith dictates that they must protect any and every being in existence. (Part 1 of 2)

Bishnois of Rajasthan - They would never cut down a tree, are ardent game wardens and survive strictly on an ovolacto vegetarian diet: The "Bishnoi", as these passionate environmentalists call themselves, live in total harmony with nature. An estimated 6 million Bishnoi exist, primarily in the Indian states Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Their faith dictates that they must protect any and every being in existence. (Part 2 of 2)