Taboo

- Season 1

(2002)

Taboo investigates the fine line between what is food and what is forbidden. It looks at the eating of durian, insects, cobra, fugu, and dog.

Taboo investigates non-Western methods of healing. It examines the practices of a spirit healer Ethiopia, a Native American healer in New Mexico, and an indigenous healer in Bolivia.

Taboo investigates the worldwide craft of tattoo by examining Iban tribal tattoos in Borneo, Bessoribe body scarring in Benin, and a tattoo convention is Oslo.

Taboo investigates the religious practices of voodoo. It examines rites of sacrifice and possession in Benin, Haiti, and Venezuela.

Taboo investigate the practice of witchcraft. It looks at the practices of a Witch in Mexico, a cleansing ceremony in Zimbabwe, and a group of Wiccans in the United Kingdom.

Taboo investigates controversies surrounding marriage including child marriage in India, multiple marriages in Togo, and homosexual marriage in England.

Taboo examines at drug use around the world. It looks at San Pedro use in Peru, ecstasy use in the United States, and peyote use in Mexico.

Taboo looks at practices regarding spirits. It goes to Philippians, to observe and exorcism. It visits Brazil to see a conjurer cast a death spell. It also heads to Zimbabwe to interview a women haunted by spirits of her family.

Taboo investigates gender issues around the world that challenge traditional notions of masculinity and femininity.

Taboo visits Indonesia, India, and the United States and looks at how burial practices and dealing with death varies from culture to culture.

Taboo looks at religious tests of faith including land diving on Pentecost Island, fire-walkers in Greece, and a man in the Philippines who braves crucifixion.

Taboo looks at dangerous and violent sports including cockfighting in the United States, bullfighting in Mexico, and bare-knuckle brawling ritual in Bolivia.