Madagascar to the Seychelles
Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Indian Ocean. On the second leg of his journey, Simon visits Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
Simon Reeve visits the tropical Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles on the second leg of his journey.
Amid the paradise of coral reefs and jungles full of spectacular wildlife, Simon witnesses some of the threats to the ocean. Off the coast of Madagascar, he goes spear fishing with the Vezo people, whose lifestyle is at risk from their own population growth, and in Mauritius he sees the vast industrial tuna trawlers unloading their catch. In the Seychelles, Simon meets an eccentric Englishman who is fighting back by turning his private paradise island into the world's smallest national park - largely populated by giant tortoises who start their life in his bedroom.
But there is no escaping the problems of the world even here, and Simon joins Dutch special forces training to board ships on the high seas controlled by pirates.
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Simon Reeve with the Lemurs of Madagascar
Duration: 02:18
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Simon Reeve eats curried fruit bat.
Duration: 01:32
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Simon Reeve goes fishing underwater
Duration: 02:08
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Simon Reeve with the Dutch Special Forces in a helicopter
Duration: 01:53
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Simon Reeve |
Executive Producer | Sam Bagnall |
Producer | Dominic Ozanne |
Director | Dominic Ozanne |
Broadcasts
- Sun 29 Apr 2012 20:00±«Óãtv HD & ±«Óãtv Two
- Tue 1 May 2012 22:30±«Óãtv HD
- Mon 9 Jul 2012 00:30±«Óãtv One except Northern Ireland
- Tue 10 Jul 2012 00:50±«Óãtv One Northern Ireland
- Tue 21 Aug 2012 00:30±«Óãtv HD
- Sun 21 Oct 2012 17:15±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sun 21 Oct 2012 17:30
- Wed 17 Jul 2013 19:00±«Óãtv Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Fri 19 Jul 2013 20:00±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Wed 4 May 2016 16:15
- Tue 31 Jan 2017 15:25±«Óãtv Two except Wales
- Tue 31 Jan 2017 16:10±«Óãtv Two Wales
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 15:10
- Tue 28 Jan 2020 16:15
- Tue 5 Apr 2022 16:15±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
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