Synopsis
Travelling through Burma in 2018, Simon Reeve journeys by boat on the Irrawaddy River, the lifeline to many of the country's rural communities.
- Programme: Burma with Simon Reeve
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2018
- Geography | Locational Geography | Burma | Physical and Human Characteristics
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