Burma with Simon Reeve
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
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
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Equator with Simon Reeve episode 2
Equator with Simon Reeve episode 2: He travels across Indonesia, where he encounters paradise islands undiscovered by tourists and an environment under threat. In Sumatra and Borneo he meets orangutans and gets adopted by head hunters. This part of his journey ends on the island of Sulawesi, where he takes to the water with the Bajo sea gypsies.
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Equator with Simon Reeve episode 1
Equator with Simon Reeve episode 1: Simon Reeve journeys 25,000 miles, trekking through rainforests, climbing active volcanoes and travelling through war zones on his way around the equator. He catches malaria in Gabon and struggles on through the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo, goes rafting on the source of the Nile and witnesses a bullfight in Kenya. His
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The Americas with Simon Reeve episode 5
The Americas with Simon Reeve episode 5: In this fifth leg, Simon travels across Central America from the Caribbean to the Pacific. Simon Reeve continues his journey through the Americas. He begins by diving on a coral reef on the coast of northern Belize and visits a rescue centre for orphaned manatees. In Belize’s Chiquibul National Park, Simon
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Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 8
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 8: Paul travelling hopefully from the shores of Loch Hope to the glorious and lonely expanse of Sandwood Bay on the far north west of Scotland. Along the way he encounters a Pictish king and an ancient broch, discovers wartime secrets in Loch Eriboll and a hidden monument to a naval disaster.
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Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 7
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 7: Paul sails along a much-loved route through the Kyles of Bute to Dunoon, discovering a secret history of WW2 bouncing bombs along the way. From Dunoon and its connections with international singing star Harry Lauder, Paul gets nostalgic about nuclear submarines in the Holy Loch. Here he meets a man with
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Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 6
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 6: Paul explores the magical Argyll coast, travelling from the sacred sands of Kilmory Bay on Loch Sween. On the beautiful Lilly Loch in Knapdale forest he gets a glimpse of beaver, before joining a group of steam enthusiasts restoring an old puffer on the Crinan Canal. Stone Age rock art leads
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Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 5
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 5: 1.2 billion years ago, the far north of Sutherland was struck by a meteorite. The wreckage of this cataclysmic event has been almost completely worn away by time, but the rocks in the landscape still bear some traces, which Paul unpicks as he embarks on a grand tour from Lairg on
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Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 4
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 4: Paul travels into the secret heart of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart by way of Loch nan Umbh, Loch Morar, Loch Nevis and Loch Arkaig. He lifts the lid on the area’s secret connection with the celebrated SOE (Special Operations Executive) which Churchill hoped would set Europe ablaze. On the shores
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Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 3
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 3: Paul Murton begins his Grand Tour with a chilly swim across Loch Ba, high on Rannoch Moor, struggles against the elements while trainspotting and meets some veteran Tunnel Tigers – men who tunnelled deep inside the Grampians, diverting water to hydroelectric schemes. Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs episode 3 Loch
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The Americas with Simon Reeve episode 4
The Americas with Simon Reeve episode 4: In this fourth leg of the journey, Simon travels through Texas and down the length of Mexico. Simon Reeve continues his journey through the Americas. The Americas with Simon Reeve episode 4 In Texas, Simon joins the US Border Patrol, who constantly pick up migrants who have illegally crossed
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