The Miracle of Bali

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The Miracle of Bali is a BBC series of cultural documentaries narrated by David Attenborough and first shown in 1969. The series comprises three programs about the culture of Bali.[1]


Contents

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Episode 1. The Midday Sun

The first episode is a general introduction to Bali, its people and their varied arts, with the main focus on Peliatan village, its orchestra and dancers.

[edit] Episode 2. Night

This episode covers the religious rituals and festivals of Bali, officially Hindu, but with origins in ancient ceremonials practised long before Hinduism came to the island.

[edit] Episode 3. Recital Of Music

This episode is about music and dancing from the Balinese village of Peliatan, the separate items linked by an appropriately illustrative detail from Balinese paintings.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Miracle of Bali DVD


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David Attenborough's television series
The Life series
Life on Earth (1979) | The Living Planet (1984) | The Trials of Life (1990) | Life in the Freezer (1993) | The Private Life of Plants (1995)
The Life of Birds (1998) | The Life of Mammals (2002) | Life in the Undergrowth (2005) | Life in Cold Blood (2008)

Other work and narrated:
Zoo Quest (1954–1963) | The People of Paradise (1960) | Attenborough and Animals (1963) | Zambezi (1965) | The Miracle of Bali (1969)
Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages (1971–2004) | Eastwards with Attenborough (1973) | The Tribal Eye (1975) | Fabulous Animals (1975) | The First Eden (1987)
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989) | BBC Wildlife Specials (1995– ) | State of the Planet (2000) | The Blue Planet (2001) | Planet Earth (2006) | Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006)