News about Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve, a television presenter, joins us this week in our travelogue. He reveals how he prepared for his latest film Wilderness, what he's learned from travelling to remote locations, what he's excited to explore next - and more.

Kathryn Flett, a writer from the United Kingdom, reviews Wilderness With Simon Reeve, a television series prequel to the 2000 film, and Sexy Beast, by BBC2, and

Simon, 51, treks through the Congo Basin in the first episode, which aired on BBC 2 last night, dealing with challenging weather, biting rodents, and a dwindling water supply. However, perhaps the most stomach-churning scene comes when the cameraman, Jonathan Young, discovers a jigger flea tunnelled into his ankle to lay its eggs. The doctor must cut the flea and egg sac with a scalpel at night's midnight for a toe-curling extraction.

Wilderness, Simon Reeve's new four-part series, takes the UK host to the Pacific Ocean's Coral Triangle, Africa's vast Congo Rainforest, the Kalahari Desert, and Patagonia to explore Earth's last great wild areas.

As he 'foolishly' jumped into the sea with a whale shark, the documentary maker and journalist, 51, was filming off the coast of New Guinea. On diving in, he claims he crashed into the sea creature, the world's biggest non-mammal, which he likened to breaking 'a ton of concrete.' Whale sharks, fortunately for Reeve, have no concern about eating humans. Rather, they eat tiny plankton and small fish. However, the creatures can grow up to an incredible 60 feet in length and weight as much as 20 tonnes, have skin that is six inches thick and incredibly tough.

Travel is back. According to a survey by American Express, almost 14 million of us have already booked a trip to the United States for next year. Ryanair has reported a 15% rise in passenger numbers, while Tui UK's managing director Andrew Flintham praised its customers for having 'an utter passion to go on holiday.' So where will you head? Here's a look at ten of the top destinations in 2024, from scenic drives and city breaks to a luxurious train ride and a family safari.

Simon Reeve, a documentary filmmaker, tells Samuel Fishwick of deadly moonshine, cognac with an ex president of Moldova, and why he pour vodka into his sock.

Even though it has changed her family's dynamic, former Sunrise newsreader Talitha Cummins has no regrets about leaving behind her journalism career. Last week, the 43-year-old announced that she had closed the door to journalism for good and instead concentrated on her newly launched jewelry business. Cummins, who reiterated her assertion in this week's Stellar magazine, said she's excited to return to her second career after suffering the first few years as a wife and mother after being barred from Channel Seven.

Talitha Cummins, the popular news presenter, has officially hung up her microphone. On Monday, the former Weekend Sunrise reporter, 43, declared that she had left the media for good so she could concentrate on her newly launched jewelry company. The mother-of-two published a gallery on Instagram of several throwback photos of herself broadcasting the news on Weekend Sunrise alongside Edwina Bartholomew, Mark Beretta, and Simon Reeve.

Simon Reeve's quest for his new television series began in Venezuela in the far north and ended in Tierra del Fuego, Chile and Argentina, at the southern tip of South America. 'In between, there were so many adventures from Brazil to Bolivia, 'Highlights included canoe trips to Peru, Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana; stays with remote Amazonian families; and, of course, an epic police raid of a Peruvian cocaine laboratory.' Regular parcel holidays are not recommended.'

ROLAND WHITE television shows from over the weekend, including Stolen: catching the Art Thieves and Simon Reeve's South America. Last night, there was a sad reminder that robbers aren't all brilliant. When two petty crooks pinched priceless works from a Frankfurt gallery in 1994, they left fingerprints on a door.