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Simon Reeve’s South America episode 1

Travel / 9 minutes of reading / September 12, 2022 / By HDclump

Simon Reeve’s South America episode 1: Simon Reeve travels through the remote and little-visited north east of South America, from Venezuela to French Guiana. Simon Reeve journeys through the remote and little-visited northeast of the continent, from the spectacular tabletop mountain Mount Roraima in Venezuela through Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. This section of the earth’s crust is known as the Guiana Shield and contains the most unspoiled area of rainforest anywhere in the world. In Venezuela, Simon meets some of the thousands of migrants fleeing the economic collapse of their country, an ongoing and underreported humanitarian crisis. In […]

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The Lakes with Simon Reeve episode 3

Travel / 4 minutes of reading / November 29, 2021 / By HDclump

The Lakes with Simon Reeve episode 3: Simon Reeve comes to the end of his travels through the Lake District and Cumbria. Simon explores the wild and rugged coast of Cumbria and learns how central the county is to many of the challenges facing Britain. The Lake District National Park includes a beautiful stretch of Cumbria’s coast, where rare natterjack toads inhabit a spectacular sand dune landscape. But this rugged wilderness sits in the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, which is home to hundreds of aging and disused nuclear facilities – including the largest

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The Lakes with Simon Reeve episode 2

Travel / 3 minutes of reading / November 22, 2021 / By HDclump

The Lakes with Simon Reeve episode 2: Simon looks at the impact of humans on England’s biggest and most popular national park. He goes wild swimming in the crystal clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less fortunate Derwent Water, one of the many lakes now clogged with the invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. He also visits England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike, where he discovers that the sheer footfall of so many yearly visitors is damaging the mountain and stretching rescue volunteers thin. Outside the Lakes, Simon talks to experts who are trying to understand flooding

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The Lakes with Simon Reeve episode 1

Travel / 3 minutes of reading / November 16, 2021 / By HDclump

The Lakes with Simon Reeve episode 1: Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District and breathtaking Cumbria, revealing the secrets of this iconic part of Britain. With its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres, the Lake District is one of the great natural wonders of our country. But huge changes are sweeping through this ancient landscape. In this episode, Simon meets some of the Cumbrian characters with different visions for the future of England’s biggest national park, including a campaign group trying to protect the remaining red squirrel populations, a traditional farmer who

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Turkey with Simon Reeve episode 2

Travel / 3 minutes of reading / March 25, 2021 / By HDclump

Turkey with Simon Reeve episode 2: Simon Reeve sets off on the second leg of his two-part journey around Turkey, a dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events. In the Taurus Mountains Simon stays with descendants of the original Turks, nomads known as Yoruks, whose lifestyle is under threat from the modern world and an increasingly religious government. They’re not the only minority at odds with the authorities in Turkey; Simon sees first-hand the devastating effects of fighting in the country’s Kurdish region. In an area where the government has detained

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Turkey with Simon Reeve episode 1

Travel / 3 minutes of reading / March 24, 2021 / By HDclump

Turkey with Simon Reeve episode 1: Simon Reeve sets off on the first leg of his two-part journey around Turkey, a dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events. In this programme, he visits Istanbul and the beaches and crystal clear waters of the Aegean Sea, before ending up at the war-torn border with Syria. In the region thought to have been the origin of the first vineyards, Simon meets a producer now trying to sell wine in a Muslim country with an increasingly conservative government. Simon Reeve, in Istanbul, he meets

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Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 4

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / February 14, 2021 / By HDclump

Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 4: In the final programme, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them. From the vast, icy expanses of Siberia to the tropical forests of Central and South America, Simon’s films have repeatedly exposed the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as suggesting solutions to one of the greatest issues facing mankind. And from Hawaii to the Mediterranean, Simon was one of the first TV journalists to expose the horrifying extent

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Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 3

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / February 7, 2021 / By HDclump

Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 3: In this third programme, Simon focuses on some of the incredible wildlife stories he’s encountered – from the eccentric Yorkshireman who founded a giant tortoise sanctuary on his island in the Seychelles to the armed conservationists defending a forest in Belize. These journeys reveal threats to the natural world from human encroachment, as well as meeting the dedicated and sometimes maverick conservationists fighting to preserve some of the planet’s most iconic wildlife. And while catching up with old friends, Simon discovers how one of his programmes help protect a crucial whale

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Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 2

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / January 31, 2021 / By HDclump

Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 2: In this second programme, Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he has found himself in while travelling the globe – from coming under fire in war-torn Mogadishu to squaring off with a female wrestler in Mexico City. These journeys take him from a police cell in the far east of Russia to a crazy ambulance trip through the streets of San Salvador. Broadcaster and writer Simon Reeve presents some of the highlights of his incredible journeys around the world. Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode

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Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 1

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / January 24, 2021 / By HDclump

Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve episode 1: During a career spanning more than 15 years, Simon has visited over 100 countries on six different continents, experiencing epic landscapes and uncovering moving and dramatic human stories. Now, he catches up with some of the memorable characters he’s met along the way, as well as revealing behind-the-scenes moments and exploring some of the huge changes he’s witnessed while travelling around the world. In this first episode, he revisits some of those amazing encounters, from the Burmese human rights campaigner who took him on a dangerous undercover mission into the country

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Burma with Simon Reeve

Travel / 4 minutes of reading / December 28, 2019 / By HDclump

Adventurer and broadcaster Simon Reeve heads to beautiful and troubled Burma – or Myanmar, as it is now officially called – for a new two-part series.

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Equator with Simon Reeve episode 3

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / November 15, 2019 / By HDclump

Equator with Simon Reeve episode 3: Simon Reeve concludes his amazing 25,000 mile journey around the Equator by traveling across Latin America. The last stretch of his journey begins in the Galapagos Islands, where Simon comes face-to-face with some of the most beautiful and unique wildlife on the planet. He then climbs to the top of an active volcano in Ecuador that threatens to blow at any time. Simon Reeve journeys across war torn Colombia, where an army escort puts them at risk from rebel attack. He meets an Indian tribe that have their own incredible monument to

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