The Americas with Simon Reeve
6:40 pm - 7:40 pm, Sunday, January 18 on U&Dave ja vu (74)
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Simon travels across Central America, from the Caribbean to the Pacific. Along the way, he goes diving on a coral reef on the coast of Belize, and witnesses a gun battle between park rangers and intruders in Chiquibul National Park. He also discovers how climate change has left Guatemala devastated by famine and drought, reports on measures to curb gang violence in El Salvador, and learns how Costa Rica aims to become the world's first carbon neutral country by 2021
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Did You Know..
Simon Reeve
(Presenter)
Born:
July 21, 1972
in
London
Best Known For:
His BBC travel documentaries.
Early-life:
Simon was born in London on July 21, 1972. He had a number of jobs after leaving school, including working in a supermarket and a charity shop. In 2001, he began making travel documentaries for the BBC.
Career:
Reeve's travel documentaries for the BBC include Meet the Stans, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Explore, Indian Ocean, Australia with Simon Reeve, Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve, Ireland with Simon Reeve and Greece with Simon Reeve. While working as an investigative reporter, he wrote books about Osama bin Laden and the Munich massacre that took place during the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Quote:
"I'd massacre worlds to protect my son, but I want him to take risks."
Trivia:
After catching malaria, Reeve became an ambassador for the Malaria Awareness Campaign.
Sam Bagnall
(Executive producer)
Chris Mitchell
(Series producer)
