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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Simon Reeve concludes his adventure, travelling down the east coast to the cities of Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne, meeting bikers, vets and a Muslim football team en route. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Simon Reeve travels around Ireland. Starting at the spectacular Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, Simon travels down the east coast, ending in the Wicklow Mountains. Show more

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Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Episode 2: Madagascar to the Seychelles

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Indian Ocean. On the second leg of his journey, Simon visits Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Simon Reeve continues his epic journey. In India, Simon travels from the coast of Gujarat in the west to Kolkata in the east, via Bhopal and Gandhi's home town of Ahmedabad. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Tropic of Capricorn

Episode 4: Chile to Brazil

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Available for years

The final stage of Simon Reeve's journey along the Tropic of Capricorn, the line of latitude that crosses South Africa, South America and Australia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Series Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

Episode 2: Western Sahara to Libya

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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The second leg of Simon Reeve's journey sees him dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara and travel on one of the world's longest trains. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Simon Reeve travels around the island of Ireland, beginning his journey in the south of Ireland, paramotoring with an Irish explorer. On the west coast, he does a spot of surfing. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

Digging for Britain

Series 11

Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

In central England, an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a forgotten medieval nunnery, a gold pendant from a 7th-century grave and a pub with a very long history of hospitality.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Reporter:
Onyeka Nubia
Production Manager:
Verity Quinn
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Production Company:
Rare TV

Digging for Britain

Series 11

3,000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

Archaeology in the south of England unearths Britain’s oldest shoe, the lost shipyard of one of England’s greatest warrior kings and Britain’s top-secret WWII defences.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Production Manager:
Verity Quinn
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Production Company:
Rare TV

Digging for Britain

Series 11

A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

In the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and the ruins of a Gothic masterpiece.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Reporter:
Stuart Prior
Production Manager:
Verity Quinn
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Production Company:
Rare TV

Digging for Britain

Series 11

The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a formidable fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Reporter:
Onyeka Nubia
Reporter:
Cat Jarman
Production Manager:
Verity Quinn
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Production Company:
Rare TV

Digging for Britain

Series 11

A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

Roberts reveals the most fascinating archaeological finds this year in the east of England: a Roman dodecahedron, the secrets of Boudicca’s hill fort and Waterloo’s disappearing dead.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Reporter:
Onyeka Nubia
Production Manager:
Verity Quinn
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Production Company:
Rare TV

Digging for Britain

Series 11

Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

Digs in the west of Britain reveal a forgotten fortress teetering on the edge of a cliff, evidence of the oldest house in Cardiff and a discovery at a Roman mosaic that shocks the experts.

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Reporter:
Cat Jarman
Production Manager:
Verity Quinn
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Executive Producer:
Edward Hart
Production Company:
Rare TV

Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Episode 2: The Ganges

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Simon Reeve explores the influence three rivers have on the countries they flow through. Along the Ganges, he sees how India's economy has affected its religious culture. Show more

Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Episode 3: The Yangtze

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Simon Reeve explores the influence three rivers have on the countries they flow through. He travels along the Yangtze, discovering a revival of religious faith in China. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Dominic Ozanne
Executive Producer:
Mike Smith