BOTANIC MAN, EPISODE 1: GREEN PRINT FOR LIFE (TV)

Summary

Part one of this 10-part series concerning the role man plays in the society of nature and the process of evolution. In this part, host David Bellamy, a biologist, visits a rain forest in South America's Amazon basin. Highlights of this program include footage and discussion of the following: a rain forest native hunting with a blowgun; residents of a rain forest village and their way of life; a native preparing darts for a blowgun; the leaf-cutter ant; the sloth; the life cycle of rain forest trees; the tribe's primitive planting techniques; and the tribe's migration.

Details

• NETWORK: Thames (United Kingdom)
• DATE: October 17, 1978
• RUNNING TIME: 0:27:20
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T82:0580
• GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
• SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - United Kingdom; Thames Collection
• SERIES RUN: Thames (United Kingdom) - TV series, 1978
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Terence Dixon … Executive Producer
• Robert Fleming … Producer
• Randal Beattie … Producer, Director
• Michael Feldman … Associate Producer
• David Bellamy … Writer, Host