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Boy to Man

20171 Season60m episodes

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: AU

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Adventurer and filmmaker Tim Noonan embarks on a solo journey of self-discovery to worlds beyond his imagination to try and unlock the mysteries of some of the most ancient tribes and to discover what it means to be the ultimate man.

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Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Australia.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Feb 1, 2017
Network: BBC Knowledge

Time to finish

12 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Tim Noonan

Himself - Host

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SERIES

Boy to Man

20171 Season60m episodes

Documentary

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: AU

About

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Australia.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Feb 1, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Reindeer People
Tim Noonan travels to Siberia, to attempt the boy to man ritual of the Nenets reindeer people. To become a man, Tim must learn to slaughter a reindeer without spilling a drop of its blood.
E2 · Airs Feb 8, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Island People
Tim travels to the Bijagos Islands, West Africa to undertake the unique boy to man ritual called Fanado. Tim must prove his bravery during a dangerous crocodile hunt, to receive the tribal scars.
E3 · Airs Feb 15, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Eagle People
Tim journeys to Mongolia to attempt the ancient Kazak boy to man ritual of the eagle hunters. Only if he can train a golden eagle to hunt the corsac fox will he become a true eagle man.
E4 · Airs Feb 22, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Cave Climbers
In towering sea caves off Thailand's Andaman Sea, Tim must conquer a terrifying rite of passage to reach the most exotic prize on earth and become a true cave climber.
E5 · Airs Mar 1, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Snake Divers
Tim is deep in the bush of Cameroon in west Africa, where coming of age means coming face-to-fangs with the killer python.
E6 · Airs Mar 8, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Swamp Cowboys
Tim is with the tropical cowboys of Venezuela, known as Llaneros, where he must break in a bucking bronc to earn a rite of place on the world's most intense cattle drive.
E7 · Airs Mar 15, 2017 · 1h 0m
Horse Gladiators
Hiding away in a little known corner of the world called Kyrgyztan, Tim is mentored by members of the Kyrgyz tribe to take part in a strange and ferocious rite of passage.
E8 · Airs Mar 22, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Bull Wrestlers
In Madagascar's central highlands digging up the dead is a precursor to Tim's ultimate test... riding a wild bull.
E9 · Airs Mar 29, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Marathon Men
In Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains, long-distance endurance running is a way of life for the Tarahumara people. To be a marathon man, Tim must run down a deer and catch it barehanded.
E10 · Airs Apr 5, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Honey Hunters
In the Himalayas, honey hunters are the most respected and influential people in their communities. Tim must brave sheer heights and marauding bees to earn his stripes as a man.
E11 · Airs Apr 12, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Shark Men
To join an ancient brotherhood in Papua New Guinea, Tim must prove himself as a sailor and shark wrestler.
E12 · Airs Apr 19, 2017 · 1h 0m
The Suffering Man
There is no other tribe with a rite of passage as challenging as the Xavante. Tim must perform all the tasks of the Wai'a, pushing past physical limits to experience a spiritual awakening.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Feb 1, 2017
Network: BBC Knowledge

Time to finish

12 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Tim Noonan

Himself - Host

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