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Africa
Author and broadcaster Simon Reeve travels around the equator, beginning by visiting countries in Africa, including Gabon - a producer of oil that once had the world's highest per capita consumption of champagne. However, the lavish life comes to a halt when he and his team are abandoned by their drivers in the rainforest
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Tourism/Travel
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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.
Sophie Todd
(Director)
