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''A Blank on the Map'' is a
television documentary Television documentaries are televised media productions that screen documentaries. Television documentaries exist either as a television documentary series or as a television documentary film. *Television documentary series, sometimes called d ...
made by the
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which was written and presented by
David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...
filmed in
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...
. It was first transmitted in the UK on 29 December 1971 and is now available on the DVD collection ''
Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages ''Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages'' is a DVD collection of seven David Attenborough BBC documentary specials. Documentary Summaries ''A Blank on the Map'' (1971) The central area of New Guinea was thought to be uninhabit ...
''.


Synopsis

The documentary follows Attenborough as he joins
Ambunti Ambunti is a town in Ambunti-Dreikikier District of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It has a population of 2,110. The town serves as a gateway to April Salome Forest Management Area.uncontacted people Uncontacted peoples are groups of indigenous peoples living without sustained contact with neighbouring communities and the world community. Groups who decide to remain uncontacted are referred to as indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation. L ...
known as the Bikaru. However, a setback is encountered when a translator from
Bisorio Nete, also known as Bisorio, Malamauda, or Iniai, is an Engan language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Classification Glottolog classifies Nete and Bisorio as two languages within Outer Engan, a divergent group situated northward across the Cen ...
could not be found. After several weeks in the interior, with no sighting of any Bikaru people, the expedition eventually encounters signs of human habitation and, toward the conclusion of their journey, they are approached by a small tribe of Biami natives who allegedly had never before had contact with the outside world. The curious and friendly tribe engages in some minor trading with the expedition. They become alarmed, however, when Attenborough and company attempt to follow them to their homes. The tribe suddenly disappears into the forest and are not seen again. After this point the BBC crew were flown out and the rest of the patrol returned to Ambunti.


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* *Ambunti Patrol No 19/1970-7 report http://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb0172517z BBC television documentaries Documentary films about nature British television films Documentary films about race and ethnicity {{UK-tv-film-stub