This World: The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Thursday, June 25 on BBC Four (9)
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The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve
Season 1, Episode 1
In the second of two This World documentaries examining the stories behind the nation's favourite beverages, adventurer and broadcaster Simon Reeve looks at the production of coffee. He heads to Vietnam, which is the UK's biggest supplier, and travels to the remote central highlands where he meets some of the millions who grow, pick and pack the beans for instant coffee brands. The boom in the industry has made some people very rich, but Simon learns that the rapid success has come at a cost to both the locals and the environment
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Simon Reeve
(Presenter)
Andy Wells
(Producer)
Sarah Waldron
(Series producer)
Sam Bagnall
(Executive producer)
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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.
Andy Wells
(Producer)
Sarah Waldron
(Series producer)
Sam Bagnall
(Executive producer)
