Mediterranean with Simon Reeve
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Saturday, February 7 on U&Yesterday (27)
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About this Broadcast
Simon explores the eastern Mediterranean, beginning in Cyprus, where he goes on patrol with UN peacekeepers overseeing an abandoned buffer zone. He moves on to Lebanon, where he discovers the roots of Christianity, and Israel, where he boards a navy vessel guarding the country's offshore oil reserves. Finally, he crosses the world's most heavily fortified borders into Gaza, where he meets a woman helping reconstruction efforts by making bricks into ash
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Cast & Crew
Simon Reeve
(Presenter)
Sam Bagnall
(Executive producer)
Christopher Mitchell
(Series producer)
Freddie Martin
(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.
Sam Bagnall
(Executive producer)
Christopher Mitchell
(Series producer)
Freddie Martin
(Director)
