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Season 1 – Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

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Simon Reeve starts his epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer.
Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve — Season 1

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Simon Reeve

Host

Simon Reeve

Writer

Andrew Carter

Director

Dominic Ozanne

Director

Jeremy Jeffs

Director

Sam Bagnall

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 14, 2010 Mexico to the Bahamas Simon Reeve travels the Pacific coast of Mexico, where he visits the luxurious holiday resorts of Baja, California; the first stage of his journey ends in the Bahamas, where he discovers the hidden menace on the beautiful coral reefs. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 21, 2010 Western Sahara to Libya Simon dodges the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara, travels on one of the world's longest trains in Mauritania, visits a forgotten refugee camp in the Algerian desert and takes a swim in a Libyan oasis. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 28, 2010 Egypt to Oman Simon rejoins the Tropic in Egypt and follows it through Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Oman; next to the temple of Abu Simbal, he meets Nubians struggling to maintain their culture following the damming of the Nile; a dive in the Red Sea's pristine reefs. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 4, 2010 India In India, Simon's journey takes him from the coast of Gujarat in the west to Kolkata in the east; he learns of the violence between Hindus and Muslims in Ahmedebad and visits the site of one of the world's worst industrial accidents in Bhopal. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 18, 2010 Bangladesh to Burma Simon goes on a perilous journey; in Bangladesh, he sails down the mighty Padma River and visits fishermen who use trained otters to drive fish into their nets; he then makes a covert trek into Burma to meet the Chin people. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 25, 2010 Laos to Hawaii Simon's journey begins in the jungles of Southeast Asia and ends in Hawaii; in Laos, he samples some local delicacies and in Vietnam, he discovers cruelly caged moon bears; he meets some of the world's highest achieving children in Taiwan. Details
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Season Info

Director
Andrew Carter, Dominic Ozanne, Jeremy Jeffs, Chris Martin
Executive Producer
Lucy Hetherington, Sam Bagnall
Screenwriter
Simon Reeve, Sam Bagnall
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary, Travel
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 14, 2010