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The Kula Ring

Episode 3 of 3

Writer Will Millard concludes his series about the Coral Triangle with a programme about the Kula Ring, where islanders trade precious shell armbands.

Boasting the richest waters on the planet, the Coral Triangle is home to people who have adapted to ocean life like nowhere else. Writer Will Millard travels to three of its most fascinating communities to understand their unique connection with the sea.

In the third and final episode, Will explores the extraordinary cultures of the Kula Ring. This remote part of the western Pacific is home to tiny island communities which have survived thanks to a unique network of trade called Kula. Kula involves islanders setting out on epic canoe expeditions to exchange precious shell armbands with neighbouring islands. Through these exchanges, these isolated communities are connected together and share in other forms of trade. But as mass tourism arrives - and foreign money begins to flow - is there a future for the kula ring and the network it provides?

59 minutes

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Sat 23 Mar 2019 20:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Will Millard
Executive Producer Lucy Carter
Executive Producer Steven Robinson
Director Will Lorimer
Producer Will Lorimer
Series Producer Jamie Balment
Production Company Indus Films

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