Trevor McDonald: Mighty MississippiS1 Ep1

In this three-part series, Sir Trevor McDonald ventures 4000 kilometres up the mighty Mississippi river to examine how this magnificent waterway has played a central role in the most dramatic events in American history. The first episode sees Trevor take to the air to look down upon the mouth of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico, before heading to New Orleans, where he attends a colourful jazz funeral and witnesses the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina still evident years after the tragedy. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 1 of 3) PG CC

Trevor McDonald: Mighty Mississippi was broadcast on SBS ONE at Friday 5 June 2015, 07:30.