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Equator

Episode 1: Africa

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

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Documentary series. 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 journey ends in the desert on the Somalian border where thousands of refugees have escaped the fighting in their homeland. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Producer:
Sophie Todd

Series

Equator

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