Tribes, Predators & Me

BBC TWO, 9.00PM

Wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan is a man of many talents, but the sight of him riding a horse through Mongolia’s Altai Mountains while carrying a golden eagle on his arm deserves our full respect. For thousands of years, the Kazakh people have formed a hunting partnership with eagles to help them catch furs to stay warm in winter. Buchanan joins a family of nomads to find out more.