Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Sunday, January 4 on BBC Two HD (102)
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About this Broadcast
Author and broadcaster Simon Reeve retraces the steps of British pilgrims, exploring the faith, hopes, desires and even the food that helped keep them on the road. In the first episode he sets out on a journey to Canterbury, beginning at the Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland, one of the earliest sites of Christian pilgrimage in Britain
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Simon Reeve
(Presenter)
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
Tracey Gardiner
(Executive producer)
Chris Mitchell
(Director)
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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.
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
Tracey Gardiner
(Executive producer)
Chris Mitchell
(Director)
