The World About Us Prisoners of Paradise
A BBC documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology and natural history subjects.
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1Prisoners of Paradise The West has always sought a paradise in the East. Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gauguin and Margaret Mead all contributed to the myth of a paradise to be found in the South Seas. Somewhere, there had to be a paradise on earth where beautiful people could live sensual but uncomplicated lives, where 'coming of age' was a time of casual courtship and not a time of stress. It was to be a place where there was little guilt and few inhibitions - a dream life under the palm trees. Samoa became the focus for this dream. But does the myth live up to reality? If Samoa is paradise, why does it have its fair share of violence - and the highest suicide rate in the world? This programme explores this 'paradise'.
Locations
- Nofoali‘i, Samoa
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- The World About Us
Episode Title
- Prisoners of Paradise
Date Broadcast
- Friday 26 April 1985
Start Time
- 19 : 45
Finish Time
- 20 : 35
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- BBC Two
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- A BBC documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology and natural history subjects.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Archive of Maori and Pacific Media
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Contributors
- Anthony Isaacs (Series Producer)
- Noel Chanan (Editor)
Locations
- Nofoali‘i, Samoa