Synopsis
Chris Packham returns to Sumatra to search for a girl from a nomadic tribe he photographed 20 years ago to discover what has happened to her jungle home.
- Programme: Chris Packham: In Search of the Lost Girl
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2018
- Geography
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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