All language subtitles for M.P.S01E19.1080p.WEB.h264-BAWD_track3_[eng]

- (theme tune plays)

NARRATOR: Our first mystery place
is located in Tanzania.

Here the last true hunters
of Africa live.

We're meeting Hadzabe Mudi
who lived with the Hadzabe

in the bush for ten years.

Today he lives in a village
and has learned to speak English.

- How can I say hello
in the Hadzabe language?

Can you teach me?

- Yes. Normally you have to say
"Mdana".

- Oh.
- Yeah.

- With click click.

- Mdana.
Mdana.

- (clicks)
- Yeah.

- (clicks) Mdana.

- Mdana.

- Mdana.

- Something like that. Yea.
- OK. I'm trying my best.

NARRATOR: And action!
- (clicks) Mdana.

(clicks) Mdana.

NARRATOR: We are the first strangers
that are allowed to live

with this group.

Basically this is a congregation
of currently 30 friends

who have been roaming the bush
for years.

The strongest in the village
is the boss.

- And he is chief
because he is the one

who killing a lot of animals.
- Oooh!

NARRATOR: The leader decides
the daily chores

of his fellow tribe members.
But there is no pre-planning.

The Hadzabe don't know
the concept of time

and don't have a calendar either.

- (speaks Hadzabe )

NARRATOR: Hadzabe live
in the here and now.

Maybe the reason why they seem
to be smiling the whole time.

This is the Hadzabe camp.

What looks like overturned birds'
nests are the makeshift huts

of the bush people built
out of branches and grass.

As we said, they only have to stay
up for a while.

- How long do they stay in a place
like this?

- They stay just like this for one
or two months and then they move.

- Why?
- Because they go finding wet

and getting water and the food.

NARRATOR: A hard life...
always on the move.

We are asked inside
one of the huts of the village.

This one is built with a little more
attention to detail.

The inside: spartan.

There is no furniture at all...
only hunting utensils.

Then it is time to find some food.

And this means
going into the savanna. On foot.

A habitat that the Hadzabe share
with lions, hyenas and elephants.

Just the thought of fighting a lion
armed only with a bow and arrow

is not very pleasant.

But here they find everything
that they need to survive.

But what we will be having today is
still unclear to us and the Hadzabe.

On special offer today: wild honey.

It is hidden inside the cavities
of the trees.

Honey is the only currency
of the Hadzabe,

besides animal hides,

and also makes a very special change
to the regular diet...

- I hope there is a lot of honey
inside to get my energy back.

NARRATOR: Backbreaking work
for a few drops of honey.

- Is this honey? The yellow thing?
- (speaks Hadzabe)

NARRATOR: Honey is one of the
staples in the diet of the Hadzabe.

It is also their medicine for a sore
throat and when they have a cold.

Also it is the only available sweet
in the bush.

For a kilo of honey, they can buy
a metal arrow peak

from passing traders.
A handsome price.

But today the find is so small
that it is immediately eaten up.

- Phew. It is hard work...
collecting honey.

NARRATOR: To make up for it
there is also some Mbuyu,

the fruit of the monkey bread tree.

They are bone dry and very sour but
contain ten times as much Vitamin C

as oranges.

- What is this that you are wearing?
What is this from?

- (speaks Hadzabe)

NARRATOR: Translated this means:

it is a trophy from when he killed
a baboon.

While the boys are still discussing
their bow and arrow skills

the others are already
preparing for the hunt.

Bushman Nnuna is collecting
poison for the arrows.

The pith of this plant is deadly.

But it only kills if it is in
a high concentration.

Therefore Nnuna boils the juice down
for multiple hours

until only a black mass is left...

the distilled poison.

If only a small amount were to enter
the bloodstream

it would be life threatening.

But still Bushman Nnuna processes it
with his bare hands.

- Is there a difference if it gets
into human blood or animal blood?

- (translation)

NARRATOR: But for the Hadzabe
it is the only possibility

to get hold of larger quantities
of meat.

Only lions and wildebeests are
hunted with poisoned arrows.

In smaller animals the poison would
spread too quickly

throughout the whole body
and the meat would become inedible.

In bigger animals it is sufficient
to cut out the bit

where the arrow struck.

But today it is too late to go
and hunt. This means: no dinner.

- Are you going to sleep here, too?

- Yes. I am going to sleep in here,
too.

Because in the Hadzabe camp
you never sleep by yourself.

Because you have to sleep with
Hadzabe because protecting you

during the night.
PRESENTER: OK.

What can happen in the night?
- Anything can happen.

Maybe the wild animals
such as a hyena can come. You know.

- They come into the village?
- Yea. Sometimes they come

in the village so that's why
you're sleeping with Hadzabe people.

- Huh!

Good.

NARRATOR: Under these circumstances,
the lack of personal space

is not an issue at all.

And to make the hard ground more
comfortable, there are Kudu skins

and a roll up matt.

One thing amazes us. We can't see
any women anywhere.

But this is due to a simple reason.

Each sex has their place
in the village community,

as well as set tasks.

The women are gatherers,
the men are the hunters.

There are no marriages among
the Hadzabe,

but everyone only has one partner
at a time.

Every couple of years they switch
to someone else.

The children can then decide where
they want to sleep every day.

Then it is time for bed.

In front of every hut
there is a fire.

It burns for the whole night.

This is supposed to substitute for
the door and keep wild animals away.

A new day is dawning.

- (woman speaks Hadzabe)

Today we are accompanying the women.

This means picking fruit
and fetching water.

- (women speak Hadzabe)

NARRATOR: Immediately we are handed
our own "shopping basket".

- (woman speaks Hadzabe)

NARRATOR: For about 80%
of the day, the women gather food.

Fruit and roots are always
in existence in the bush.

They are a relatively secure
food supply.

- This one? Ah, OK.

NARRATOR: Berries are ripe
at the moment,

so there is no tiresome digging
for roots.

The girls are pretty hungry. First
it is time to eat, then to gather.

They only ever take as much
as they need for one day.

The lower part of the tree is empty
now but the Hadzabe ladies

grudge no pains to reach the rest
of the berries, too.

With almost acrobatic skill.

About 1,000 Hadzabe
still live in northern Tanzania.

There have never been any conflicts
about food

as the Hadzabe only ever pick
what they need.

They never exploit nature...

so there is always food available.

Storing supplies doesn't make sense
to the Hadzabe.

Yes, it would save them long walks,
but storing food

would also bind them to one place
for longer periods of time,

and this is in complete opposition
to their lifestyle.

In the dried out river bed,
the women now dig for water.

Half a metre beneath the surface
the sand starts to get moist.

But water, as opposed to food,
is always scarce.

Especially during the dry season.

Therefore it is used exclusively
for drinking

and once in a while for cooking.

For body care it is far too valuable
to the Hadzabe.

PRESENTER: Ah, OK.

NARRATOR: Formerly the Hadzabe
used to fill their water

into ostrich eggs.

Today they use a plastic cannister.

Their clothing too is not only made
from animal hides anymore.

Fabrics and t-shirts are bartered
for with passing traders.

Back in the camp the gatherers
are already longingly awaited,

especially by the children.

They too eat the berries raw.
Cooking rarely happens.

But despite the uncooked food
and the hard physical work

the Hadzabe never suffer hunger.

Tomorrow it will be time
to go and hunt.

But before that,
the arrows need to be made.

And this takes hours.

The mouth functions as the tools.

First the wood is warmed
by the fire.

Then bite by bite it is shaped.

In theory this looks pretty easy...

but it is not at all.

Unfortunately you can't aim
with a crooked arrow

and this means no prey.

- (whistling)

NARRATOR: The spontaneous concert
seems to be appreciated.

In the early hours of the evening
the relaxed mood

is suddenly over with.

The reason are the herdsmen
from the neighbouring Massai tribes

that keep entering the tribal
territory of the Hadzabe...

their herds destroy the vegetation
and scare away the wild animals...

especially the younger tribesmen
are slowly losing their tempers.

NARRATOR: Because the Hadzabe
are traditionally not warriors.

A dilemma.

- So can you imagine one day to have
cattle and goats by yourself?

NARRATOR: Most of the Bushmen
never learned to read or write

so there are slim chances to go to
court over the territorial dispute.

While more and more nature reserves
are created around them

for the animals,
the Hadzabe are left with nothing.

No one fights for the protection
of their territory.

The next morning...

it is time to go and hunt...

with the traditional headwear
of the Hadzabe.

Normally no one may accompany the
expert hunters on their expedition.

The hunters separate into groups.

Some have run into the thick bushes,
others are on the watch.

- (whistling)

NARRATOR: By whistling,
they communicate with each other.

Suddenly everything happens
very fast.

The Hadzabe have their prey
in their sights.

Almost anything that they find
is regarded as prey,

be it a baboon, a lion,
or an elephant...

everything except hyenas.

This is because the Hadzabe don't
bury their dead,

they place them in the savanna.

And as hyenas are scavengers,
the Hadzabe think

that if they ate them they would not
only be eating hyena meat

but also their ancestors.

It's hard to see if it was a hit.

On a hunt it is all or nothing.

If nothing is caught,
there is no food.

A squirrel.
It was hit but it isn't dead yet.

Small animals are hunted
with un-poisoned arrows.

The arrow is removed...

- Who shot this? Did you shoot it?

- (speaks Hadzabe)
PRESENTER: Unbelievable! Yeah!

- (speaks Hadzabe)

NARRATOR: But the hunt
isn't over yet.

Maybe they will be able to make
the big catch.

We continue deeper
into the savanna...

But before we can put tension
on our bow...

the next animal
has already been caught.

PRESENTER: Yea! He got it!

NARRATOR: It is a bush baby,
a kind of monkey.

But for the moment
it is still stuck in the tree.

The shooter has to climb up.

In situations like these,
accidents often happen.

More than ten people from this group
have died while hunting.

The next hospital...

a couple of days walk away.

The Hadzabe themselves only know
traditional medicines.

Immediately a fire is made.

A part of the prey is always eaten
right away

because hunting is exhausting
and the men need energy.

And they don't lose any time while
cooking either...

not even the fur is removed.

But the catch today is so small that
not even the women will get a share.

- (man speaks Hadzabe)

- What will the women say
when you come without meat?

- But this is a lie!
- (both laugh)

- Yeah! But, yeah!

NARRATOR: Meat is a nice protein
bonus,

but isn't necessary for survival
to the Hadzabe.

First the successful hunters
get the best pieces.

Then what is left
goes to the rest of the group.

Big prey such as buffalo
or wildebeest

is only caught every two to three
weeks by the Bushmen nowadays.

Soon nothing will be left
of this camp.

The Hadzabe will move on
to a new area.

They themselves worry very little
about the future.

If you have no concept of time
and don't live by a calendar,

you don't plan ahead
by a couple of years...

it is all about the now.

And at the moment they are fine.

We leave the Hadzabe
and travel on to the USA.

To a place near Colorado Springs.

Here, probably the most important
U.S. military base is located...

the Cheyenne bunker.

Countless myths surround this place.

Supposedly the U.S. President would
come here in a worst case scenario.

Even aliens are said
to be hidden here.

Although we are still a whole mile
away from the bunker entrance,

security seems to know about
every single step we make.

We have an appointment,
but we are not allowed to film

in front of the barrier.

Then we are issued a pass
and may enter.

From the Cheyenne Bunker
the U.S. Airforce monitor

the security of the United States,
but how?

Will we be able to make it
to the U.S. Airforce's

most secret room in the end?

In front of the entry gate we are
meeting Commander Steven Rose,

the director of the Airforce.

We are excited to meet this powerful
man who also has access

to the most secret room
in the mountain.

Only accompanied by him
are we allowed to continue.

OK... we were expecting someone
a bit more impressive

but Commander Rose is our key to the
most secret room in the mountain.

He has been working for the military
for 30 years

and began his career
at the U.S. Ministry of Defense,

The Pentagon.

Here in the Rocky Mountains
the U.S. Airforce

has a very specific mission:

to monitor the security
of the United States.

Never before was a camera team
allowed to enter

their most secret room:
the control centre.

But that is exactly what we want
to get to see.

The way of getting there
is complicated.

- Let's go in and do our security
processing now,

so we'll have to stop filming
because we're going through

such a high...
- We cannot continue filming here?

- No. This is a top secret facility.

It's high security procedure
so we're going

to have to stop cameras
and do the right thing

for our security.
NARRATOR: Security check...

we're familiar with those by now.

And then we find ourselves in front
of probably

the most secure entry gates
in the world.

Since the Cold War they have always
been open. With one exception:

the 11th September 2001.

And today Commander Rose makes
a special exception for us.

- You should experience it.
So good luck.

NARRATOR: Meaning we are going
to be locked in

in between the 46 tons of steel
of the gate.

There's no going back now!

- (alarm buzzing)

- (presenter laughs)

PRESENTER: That's scary. (laughs)

NARRATOR: It only takes 45 seconds
for the doors to be completely shut.

The location and the place
are perfectly chosen:

the maximum distance to all coasts.

Enemy bombers would have
a long way to go.

In case of an emergency this
would mean:

enough time to batten down
the hatches.

- And as you see around us here is
the most homogenous piece of granite

that they found
in the Rocky Mountains.

Big enough and solid enough
to drill into.

It's solid granite all the way
around us.

NARRATOR: On our tour through
the bunker

we are being followed every step
of the way.

The three guards on the right hand
side of the frame

are watching whom
and what we are filming.

Apparently 500 people work
inside the complex,

but we see almost nobody.

Who specifically works here
is supposed to be kept a secret.

In case of an emergency
all the employees

would have to move into the bunker.

But what about the rumours that
the military is hiding aliens here?

PRESENTER:
Is this where the aliens are?

- See if you can see through
a secret cage where we keep him!

- Oh! It's green!
You are fooling me!

NARRATOR: So, to our total surprise,
no aliens in the bunker(!)

Instead, in a worst case scenario,
there would be 500 employees

who would have to be taken care of.

For this reason there is a special
central water supply system

in place here.

PRESENTER: (gasps)

(laughs)

- I told you you would see a lake.

Sometimes people will say
that there is no water in the lake,

so I bring a little stone.
Because, you see the reflection,

it looks like it is empty.

- The fresh water lake...
COMMANDER ROSE: Yeah?

- ..how long would it last
if there were is an emergency case?

- Uhhh! We would be able to
replenish that drinking water

with the chemicals, the chlorine
that we keep on hand,

because we have an unending supply
of fresh water

coming into the mountain.

PRESENTER: For how many people?

- That number is classified.
I cannot share that number with you.

PRESENTER: Can you give me a tip!

- Several hundred.

- Several hundred, OK
Would you be here inside then?

- Yes.
- You'd take the family with you?

Is that allowed?
- Inside the mountain? No.

- That’s hard, isn’t it?
- Sorry, friends and family

not allowed through when the doors
are shut. I guess any time

you serve in the military,
um,

you plan for the worst
and you hope and pray for the best.

Sometimes when you plan
for the worst...

it does put a heavy burden
on your shoulders sometimes

to think about if it should
ever happen for real.

NARRATOR: Apart from the water
supply,

electricity is the most important
thing for the work in the mountain.

We carry on to the heart
of the mountain.

Step by step we are getting closer
to our goal.

We finally want to see what happens
in the top secret control room

at the most inside point
of the mountain.

- I see it is amazing in here,
but still I don’t know what

is so important
to protect it like that.

COMMANDER ROSE: Yes.

We can talk about some of them.

NARRATOR: In this place the bunker
is brought to life.

All the electronics,
from lightbulbs to computer networks

are supplied with power from here.

- Power is the lifeblood
of the mountain.

It is what we do in here
is watch those computers

And without the power...

it's dark.

As a matter of fact our technicians
like to say that without power

it is just a cave.

NARRATOR: In order to make sure
that the computers will work

under any circumstances, there are
a whole eight generators here.

NARRATOR: In case of emergency,
the generators would take over

the entire electricity supply
within five minutes.

NARRATOR: On our way
to the command centre,

the brain of the mountain
we discover something unusual.

- To allow these buildings
to bounce.

PRESENTER: ..if there would be
a blast...

OK.
It looks like a huge trampoline.

- Yes, so over 1,300 of these
springs throughout the complex,

underneath these buildings.

And then as you can see looking down
both directions of this cave...

the buildings never actually touch
the granite walls.

NARRATOR: They absorb vibrations
caused by earthquakes

or atomic bombs
and keep the building

in a sort of "floating" state.

- Just like a ship at sea,
these would ride out the waves

as it shakes and the mission
then would continue.

NARRATOR: A mission in which
the American Air Force decides

about the safety of
the United States from here.

But where exactly
is the secret command centre

that we are looking for?

On our way we also find
very everyday things...

- This is a supermarket!
- This is our supermarket, yes.

- You don’t need nothing
anymore from the outside.

You can just, you could be here
for ever.

NARRATOR: During everyday life
there are mainly snacks

on offer here.
In case of an emergency,

calorie rich astronaut food
would be stocked here.

- How long
can an emergency case last?

- I can’t actually share that time
with you, but it is several weeks.

PRESENTER: Several weeks?
- And that is the unclassified

what I can say.
PRESENTER: OK.

- But the actual time is classified.

- Why?
- It goes towards our war plans...

number of people, how long. Those
are all factors in what we can do,

our capabilities and that’s what
our commanders

have classified that material,
so the bad guys don’t understand

what our capabilities are.
PRESENTER: OK.

NARRATOR: What he can tell us...

a suite for the U.S. President
doesn’t exist in the bunker.

But instead there are a church,
a gym and a restaurant

right inside the mountain.

- So where are we going next?

- We are going someplace
really special now.

This is what we call
the system centre.

It is a very very important centre
here that brings all the data in.

We have to be very careful because
real world stuff is going on.

If something important happens
we may have to leave very quickly.

- Oh, OK.

NARRATOR: So now it is finally time.

We are allowed to access the most
well secured part of the Bunker.

Hundreds of safety precautions
and tons of stone

just to protect this one room!

And we are the first camera team
to ever be allowed inside.

This is what Commander Rose
promises us.

But only for a maximum
of five minutes.

Then we have to leave again
immediately...

without discussion.

- OK.

NARRATOR: We see screens, monitors
and stern faces.

Civilian visitors
have never been here before.

We meet the Head of Information.

- Mr Jeff Robertson.

- Why is it that important that you
have to hide it in a mountain?

- It is like any computer network
that you want to make sure

is always available.

You put it in a location
that has the best electricity,

has the best protection so that
you don’t have any down time.

You know, that there is no damage,
natural disasters

or anything like that that could
take that computer network off line.

It is always available.

NARRATOR: The information
from hundreds of satellite images

and CCTV Cameras is collected here
every second, 24 hours a day.

Due to our presence, the monitors
are frozen at the moment.

Everything is top secret.

- So if we detected missile launches
that threatened Europe

or any of those locations
over there,

we'd share that information
immediately of course

with NATO and our allies
and our partners.

- So there is a phone you take
and call?

JEFF: Yes.

NARRATOR: In times of terror
and worldwide turmoil,

information like this
can decide over war or peace.

After precisely five minutes we have
to leave the command centre again.

But still, as the first camera team
ever we were able to explore

the secret Cheyenne Bunker.

We leave the mountain and travel
on to Piedras Blancas

in Costa Rica.

In the middle of the thick jungle
our destination lies hidden:

the Finca Bellavista.

Mat Hogan and his wife Erica
are the founders

of this unusual jungle village.

In 2007 the two Americans decided
to emigrate to Costa Rica...

from rainy Colorado.

Once they had arrived they began
looking for a small plot of land.

- When we discovered this
property... it is a lot bigger

than what we really wanted
or needed

but we wanted to save it
from being clear cut.

So Erica said: "Do you remember that
Ewok village on return of the Jedi?

"We could build something like that
and our friends

will all want to come down
and build tree houses"

and yada-yada-yada. And that’s
how it all kind of came to fruition.

NARRATOR: The way to the tree house
community leads us across bridges,

down steps and across 27 zip lines.

- This is my favourite part
of the day.

My morning commute to the house.

Oh-oh-oh-ohhhh!

NARRATOR: At the moment there
are 26 houses

in the Finca Bellavista.
And the number is rising.

More and more people,
from drop outs to billionaires,

want to fulfil their dream
of their own treehouse.

- So this is the first tree house
we built about four years ago.

And you can see the plumbing lines
going in over here.

You can also see the artificial limb
attachments

that show how we patched
to the trees and support the weight.

And it still allows the three trees
to grow

and allows the structures to move
independently if there is wind,

it allows the trees to be trees.

NARRATOR:
Many residents only live here

for a couple of months per year.

The rest of the time
they are rented out to tourists.

Opposed to normal tree houses
all comforts are available here,

from a fridge to ceiling lights...

just like at the Hogan's house.

- We create our hot water
using an on demand propane heater

and here is our propane cylinder

and you can see where the gas lines
are run.

We use that for cooking fuel
for the oven

as well as creating hot water
for a hot shower.

NARRATOR: The treehouse dwellers
also use solar power

for energy production.

- The upstairs
is my favourite part of the house.

Come on up and check it out.

One of the best perks of living
in a treehouse

is being able to sleep up
in the trees.

We have a 360 degree view
of the jungle.

NARRATOR: Erica's favourite place
is the veranda.

Here she observes toucans,
monkeys, sloths...

a private zoo in her front garden.

Matt and Erica are visiting
their new neighbours...

the Tippies from Colorado
only moved in a few weeks ago.

And what is the new life 30 metres
above the ground like?

- Oh, absolutely love it.
It is interesting though.

You wake up when the forest,
or the jungle, wants you to wake up.

Not when you choose to wake up.

It can be a little noisy at night..
- Yeah.

- ..with the monkeys
and the parrots.

NARRATOR: But that's what it's like
in the jungle.

The next exceptional village
takes us to Scandinavia.

We are travelling through Lapland.

30 kilometres south
of the Arctic Circle,

the village of Batsuoj is located.

It consists of five tent-like
wooden houses, so-called Lavvus.

Each Lavvu is living room, bedroom
and dining room at the same time.

The Sami, the natives to northern
Europe live in them.

Lotta Svensson and her husband Tom
founded this village 20 years ago.

They also own the herds of reindeer
that have secured the survival

of the Sami for 3,000 years.

- So every morning
I have to feed the reindeers.

It is very important for us to do it

because we have so much from them:

the skin, the fur, the bone,
the meat.

NARRATOR: Originally the Sami
were nomads

and travelled through Scandinavia.

Today they only switch between their
summer and their winter camp.

- In our territory we have about
2,000 reindeers.

Now my husband is out collecting
them because now we are going

to the coast with them
for the winter.

NARRATOR: What looks like an over
dimensional birdhouse

is the "Njallo".
A kind of village fridge.

Traditionally everyone stores
their food here

in order to protect it from bears
and to keep things cool.

Inside Lotta's wooden Lavvu
there is only one single room.

It is the bedroom, living area
and the kitchen at the same time.

- (indistinct chatter)

- This goahti is made of wood...

and on the floor we have...

..the branches from the birch
covered with the reindeer skin

to keep us warm and dry.

NARRATOR: Each Sami village
traditionally houses multiple

generations of a large family.

- This is Suowa.

It is smoked and a little bit cold

and it is typical for Sami.

NARRATOR:
The fire in the middle of the room

is the cooking area
and the only source of warmth

at the same time.

The smoke leaves the area
via a closable hole in the roof.

Lotta is one of about 15,000 Sami
in the whole of Sweden.

Almost all of them live in regular
houses now

and the culture of the Sami
is being forgotten.

And that is exactly what Lotta
and her family want to prevent...

..an ambitious plan,
as the traditional lifestyle

of the Sami is not very lucrative
and full of deprivation.

- Suowa?

NARRATOR: Traditionally the whole
family congregates around the fire

in the evenings.

- Yeah, dinner is the most important
part of the day,

when we can sit together.

We can calm down and we can feel

the cosy, the warm inside.

(sings in local language)

NARRATOR: From the Arctic Circle
we are continuing to Puno in Peru.

At 3,800 metres, the highest
shippable lake in the world

is located... Lake Titicaca.

Here the descendants of the ancient
Uro people live on an island village

made out of reeds.

Depending on the size,
ten to twelve families live together

per village community.

Alfredo Mamani has also built an
island with his friends. Its size:

500 square metres. That's about
the size of two tennis courts.

- (translation)

NARRATOR: The Uros pass their
knowledge on to their children.

Building a house takes one month.

From the walls to the roof...
everything is made of reeds.

Alfredo collects
the building material

for the reed village twice a week.

He doesn't have a motor boat
so he rows up to six kilometres

along Lake Titicaca in order
to harvest the canes.

Because of small air pockets
inside of them,

severed reeds
have a very high buoyance.

Alfredo's ancestors discovered
this quality of the plant

thousands of years ago
and already back then built boats

and villages out of reeds.

NARRATOR: It takes the Uros
six months to build the unusual

village out of reeds.

After a few weeks in the water
the reed base begins to rot.

Gases come to exist,
which give the island buoyance.

NARRATOR: The Uros cut the root
blocks of the reeds

to a height of about 30 centimetres.

With ropes they fasten
the blocks together.

After about three months
they then become one big root.

In order for the construction not to
float away, stones act as anchors.

The floor: two metres of reeds.

About one ton of weight
is pressing down.

One metre's worth sinks down
into the water and begins to rot.

Then, every three weeks,
fresh reeds are placed on top.

We travel on to Fuzhou in China.

There, we find a pretty
unusual house.

- (fanfare music playing)

It looks like the Chinese version
of the Enterprise...

The galactical building costs:
90 million dollars.

The spaceship is the headquarters
of one of the biggest

Chinese companies.

But who would build
something like this

and what does it look like
from the inside?

We are greeted
by the boss's assistant.

First we enter... well...
an empty open space office.

- So what is happening inside here,
inside this office?

- (translation from Chinese)

- And how many people work here
in this "Enterprise office"?

NARRATOR:
In case you were wondering:

we are allowed to enter
the spacecraft.

But only on a Sunday.

In China too, Sunday means that
there is no work going on anywhere.

Normally the newest Chinese video
games are programmed here.

The employees are even allowed
to make their own hours.

- There's a lot of activities.
Also for you as a worker,

are you allowed to use them?

NARRATOR: The Boss's idea:
the employees are supposed to live

in the complex with their families
and feel comfortable here

in order to be even more efficient
and creative in their work.

To realise his idea,
he has created a real fun park

on China's east coast.

For all this,
his big inspiration is Google.

In the normally strictly
hierarchical country of China

this is a rare company concept.

The anticipation of meeting the boss
in person is growing.

We are allowed to go into
his office by ourselves.

Not even the employees may do this.

Every man's dreams comes true here.

Electronics and other gimmicks

worth tens of thousands of dollars
everywhere.

And another surprise awaits us.

Because this is not all of his
office yet.

We discover a cinema!

For his "Enterprise HQ"
he especially bought the rights

to the design from the owners.

This place is not plagiarism
made in China.

Everything is authorised.

But what does China's Captain Kirk
look like?

A young and hip start -up type?
Or simply a games nerd?

In any case he is a Chinese
business man worth billions.

In the evening he actually grants us
one of his rare interviews!

We are given 30 minutes
with Liu Dejian.

- I have been a fan for Star Trek
for a long time.

- He has-he has
many different episodes, I mean,

different scenes, and I think
I almost watched every episode.

So, Star Trek, I love it.

NARRATOR: His dream for the future
is also of galactic scale.

- Well, if we are speaking
of big dreams,

you know, sometimes people ask me:

"Hey Dejian! Do you want to make
more money?"

And I say: "Yes! I say yes."
And they say: "Why?"

"How can you spend all of it?"
I say: "No problem!

I am thinking about building
a space station."

If you think about that then you
know I don’t have enough money

to get it started. Yet.

The important thing is that
if you start doing something

it gives you a small chance at least
of doing something wonderful.

NARRATOR: And he has definitely
proved this with the Chinese version

of the Enterprise!

Then we find another
mysterious picture.

Circular shapes
right in the middle of a lake?

Our research leads us to India.

Already from the plane
we can see that we have come

to the right place.

Directly on the border to Myanmar.

But then suddenly the government
takes our filming permit back...

without giving us a reason.

So we need a Plan B,
as large parts of the lake

are under military guard.

- But the boat is ready.
Shall we go?

PRESENTER: Yep. OK, let's jump in. -
- Yes, please.

NARRATOR: Nieve, our local contact,
wants to take us there somehow

unnoticed. This means that we have
to go out onto Lake Loktak

for over an hour.

We learn that the government has
officially banned fishing

as well as living on the lake.

The reason: it pollutes
the nature reserve.

Therefore OUR image from
above looks different.

From the plane we saw restricted
military areas and we won't be able

to go there.

The circles used to be used
as fish traps.

Once they had swum into them
there was no escape for the animals.

NARRATOR:
But many residents refuse to leave

and live far off from civilisation
on so called Phumdis.

All naturally occurring,
they consist of vegetation,

soil and other organic matter.

New islands keep developing so to
speak, out of tiny shreds of grass.

This phenomenon is unique
in the world.

NARRATOR: Suman's family
has been living here for two years.

Their source of income used to be
fishing. The government ban:

a shock for them.

(translation)

NARRATOR: Suman built
the house himself from bamboo.

A semi stable construction...

But despite everything
he won't give up fishing.

However he doesn't use the classic
round traps anymore.

He has switched to a net.

So that is the reason
for our picture looking like this

from above.

The circles don't exist here
anymore.

And maybe the last inhabitants will
even have to move away soon.

- (theme tune plays)

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