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Gabon

Episode 2 of 6

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 大象传媒 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.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 10 Aug 2010 01:10

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Role Contributor
Narrator Paul McGann
Participant Linda Plover
Producer Hannah Griffiths
Director Hannah Griffiths
Producer Rachel Morgan

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