Into the Congo with Ben Fogle
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
At a traditional community. Ben witnesses a scary and painful rite-of-passage ceremony for boys on the cusp of adulthood, in the days leading up to which they are deprived of sleep and insulted by members of the community to test how tough they are. Ben then heads to a research station on the fringes of one of Africa's oldest national parks where he comes face-to-face with wild gorillas and witnesses a rare close encounter between two huge 200kg silverbacks
Into the Congo with Ben Fogle airs on 5SELECT at 10:00 AM, Tuesday 31 December. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Ben Fogle
Presenter
Frederick Martin
Series Producer
Ruairi Dunne
Producer