TV Guide: Taboo

Blood Bonds

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 05:00 AM NGC

Gross Work

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 04:00 AM NGC Jobs involving death, disease and pestilence.

Drugs

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 03:00 PM NGC Examining how mind-altering drugs are perceived and used in different cultures and societies. Included: drug use in the Andes mountains of Peru and the Washington, D.C., rave scene.

Altered States

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 01:00 PM NGC

Trials of Faith

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 05:00 AM NGC Exploring how far some people will go to test their faith. Included: Christians who subject themselves to suffering similar to that of Jesus Christ in the Philippines; Thai believers who impale their flesh with various objects to get closer to Chinese gods that watch over their land; a group of U.S. Christians that put their lives at risk to affirm their faith.

Gross Food

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 03:00 AM NGC A look at food customs that are practiced in some cultures but rejected in others. Included: the lethal fugu in Japan; a six-course insect meal in rural Vietnam; tarantulas and bear claws at a dining club in Manhattan; deadly serpents in Hanoi.

Taboo

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 05:00 AM NGC