
Gabon
Linda Plover from Liverpool goes to live with the Babongo in Gabon. She sees life from a new perspective as she struggles with being a sidekick to a tough-talking matriarch.
Tribal Wives returns to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two for a second series. Six British women swap their everyday lives for life as 'Tribal Wives' in some of the most remote communities on earth. Like many women today juggling career, home and family, they feel that something is missing. By spending time in societies where female roles are very different, they hope to find answers that could change their lives.
Linda Plover from Liverpool is going to live as a 'Tribal Wife' with the Babongo in southern Gabon. Linda is haunted by memories of a poverty-stricken childhood and feels an overwhelming sense of bitterness towards her mother. As she struggles with the demands of her new role as sidekick to tough-talking Babongo matriarch, Mama Tito, she begins to see her past from a whole new perspective - and for the first time ever, realises that there are two sides to every story.
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Linda
Duration: 01:30
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Paul McGann |
Participant | Linda Plover |
Producer | Hannah Griffiths |
Director | Hannah Griffiths |
Producer | Rachel Morgan |
Broadcasts
- Tue 15 Jun 2010 21:00
- Tue 15 Jun 2010 22:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ HD
- Mon 21 Jun 2010 23:20ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Northern Ireland
- Tue 22 Jun 2010 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
- Tue 10 Aug 2010 01:10ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Wales