年份：2017
地区：英国
类型：紀錄片 Documentary 欧美综艺
导演：未知
主演：Sue Perkins
简介：Inthisthree-partseriesforBBCOne,SuewillexplorethelivesofthepeoplelivingclosetheriverandthechallengesfacingIndiaasittransformsintoonetheworld'sgreateconomicpowers.TheGangesisthestoryofmodernIndiainonespectacularriver.SuePerkinsfollowsherjourneysuptheMekongandthroughKolkatawithanepictravelseriesdownthelengthoftheGanges,whichisworshippedbyHindusasalivingGoddess. Suewilltravelfromthesacredsourceoftheriver,highintheHimalayas,throughtheindustrialandagriculturalheartlandsoftheGangeticPlainandtheancientcityofVaranasi,tothevastdeltaontheBayofBengal.ShewilljoinpilgrimsseekingtowashcleanthesinsofalifetimeattheGanges'source;workalongsidefishermenandfarmersintheSunderbarns,whosharetheirforestswithman-eatingtigers;andjoinsomeofthethousandsofyoungwomenleavingruralvillagesandmovingtothecitiestofindworkandfreedom.Suesays:「I'vetravelledthelengthoftheGanges,fromtheoxygen-starvedpeaksoftheHimalayastothevastdeltainWestBengal,meetingahugearrayofcharactersontheway.Expectcowsonbridges,India'sMostEnergeticMonk,andme,inadress.Ican'twaitforyoutoseeit.」