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Duration: 58 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve battles his way across the Congo, braving thick jungle and tropical swamps in search of the people and the wildlife who make their home in Africa’s greatest rainforest. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve treks across the high mountains and treacherous ice fields of Patagonia, coming face to face with pumas and riding with gauchos. Show more

Britain from Above

Episode 6: The Industrial Landscape

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The story of how Britain's industrial heartlands have changed, comparing images from 1939 with ones from 2008. The scale and speed of change is apparent. Show more

Wilderness with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Coral Triangle

Duration: 58 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve voyages across the Coral Triangle, a remote wilderness of tropical reefs and jungle-clad islands described as the Amazon of the seas. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve crosses the parched desert of southern Africa, tracking wildebeest with the famous hunter-gatherers of the Kalahari, before heading to the oasis of the Okavango Delta. Show more

Turkey with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 2: Taurus Mountains to Istanbul

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve journeys around Turkey. Simon stays with descendants of the original Turks in the Taurus Mountains and visits the Black Sea coast. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Composer:
Ty Unwin

Russia with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve embarks on the first leg of a three-part journey across Russia. He sets out amongst the volcanoes of Kamchatka and meets indigenous reindeer herders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Russia with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 2

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 tour of modern-day Russia begins in Siberia and takes him to Russia's far south west and the majestic Caucasus Mountains. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Russia with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

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The third and final leg of Simon's Russian journey takes him from the illegally annexed peninsula of Crimea to the historic Baltic city of St Petersburg. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Cornwall with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Simon Reeve travels through glorious Cornwall during a summer like no other, as the county emerges from lockdown and businesses are in a race to survive. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Production Manager:
Alison Roberts
Producer:
Mel Mackie
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Production Company:
Beagle Media

Cornwall with Simon Reeve

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Simon Reeve investigates the environmental challenges facing Cornwall and the rest of the country, and on the way encounters some of its iconic wildlife. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Production Manager:
Alison Roberts
Production Company:
Beagle Media
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Producer:
Mel Mackie
Production Company:
Beagle Media

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Simon Reeve travels through the remote and little-visited north east of South America, from Venezuela to French Guiana. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Editor:
Chris Brainwood
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Production Company:
The Garden Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

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

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Simon travels through Brazil, from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the coast and the glamorous-but-troubled city of Rio de Janeiro. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Editor:
Chris Brainwood
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Production Company:
The Garden Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Simon travels from the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru to La Paz in Bolivia, the highest capital city on Earth, visiting cocaine farms and gold mines along the way. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Editor:
Chris Brainwood
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Production Company:
The Garden Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon travels from the vast white salt flats of Bolivia, through the world’s greatest wetlands of Brazil’s Pantanal and on to the forested heart of Paraguay. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Editor:
Chris Brainwood
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Production Company:
The Garden Productions

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon travels from Chile’s Atacama Desert and follows the Andes mountains to Patagonia before ending up in the most southerly permanently inhabited region on earth, Tierra del Fuego. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Series Editor:
Chris Brainwood
Series Producer:
Chris Mitchell
Production Company:
The Garden Productions

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

Simon Reeve explores the influence three rivers have on the countries they flow through. He travels from source to sea along the world's longest river, the Nile. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Executive Producer:
Mike Smith

Duration: 1 hour

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

Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across Britain. He starts at the mystical Holy Island, before he follows the route made famous by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The story of scientist Robert Hooke and his rival, Isaac Newton. Newton plagiarised Hooke and attacked his reputation, erasing him from public consciousness after his death. Show more