Taboo (TV series)

Taboo (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Taboo


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format = Documentary film
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runtime = 1 hour
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producer = Morris Abraham
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starring = None
narrated = Various
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country = USA
location =
language = English
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first_aired = 2002
last_aired = present
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website = http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/channel/taboo/index.html
imdb_id = 00330958
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"Taboo" is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel. The series is an educational look into rituals, and traditions practiced in some societies yet forbidden, and illegal in others.cite news |first=Russell |last=Howard |title='Taboo: Sexuality' Premiers on National Geographic Channel |url=http://www.tgcrossroads.org/news/archive.asp?aid=486 |publisher=tgcrossroads.org |date=November 20, 2002 |accessdate=2007-08-05 ]

Each hour long episode details a specific topic, such as marriage or initiation rituals, and explores how such topics are viewed throughout the world. Taboo generally focuses on extreme viewpoints; in the sense that they are the most misunderstood, despised, or disagreed upon in the world.

Featured individuals

*The Lizardman, Erik Sprague, featured in the episode "Outcast".

References

External links

* [http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/channel/taboo/index.html Official website]
* [http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/channel/taboo/episodes.html Episode list]
* [http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/video/index.html?searchquery=PROGRAM-Taboo&fs=www9.nationalgeographic.com Videos]


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