Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve: Madagascar to the Seychelles
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Monday, February 16 on U&Yesterday (27)
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Madagascar to the Seychelles
Season 1, Episode 2
The adventurer's epic journey continues on the coast of Madagascar, where he goes spearfishing with the Vezo people, whose lifestyle is under threat from their own rapid population growth. On Mauritius, he visits slums that show a different side to the tourist paradise, and he ends this leg in the Seychelles, meeting an Englishman who is turning his private island into the world's smallest national park. Simon also joins the Dutch Special Forces, training to board pirate ships operating on the high seas
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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)
Dominic Ozanne
(Producer)
