(such a nice person IMO
)MAJOR NEW BBC TV ADVENTURE TRAVEL SERIES - 6 x 1 hours
TRANSMISSION: FROM 22nd APRIL 2012 on BBC2
~you may have missed one, but it could be possible to download it maybe. I think the next one is Sunday UK time 8-9 pm. It is also available free on iplayer. On Demand Series 1 - 1. South Africa to ZanzibarBBC iPlayer FREE to view
This is a really good series. It's about pirates, politics and paradise on a journey of extremes
to Mogadishu and the Maldives…
In his most exotic and extreme adventure yet, Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the beautiful Indian Ocean in this forthcoming, epic new 6 x 1hr BBC2 TV series.
Starting his journey in South Africa, Simon travels around the coast of the Indian Ocean, heading up the east coast of Africa, around India and back down the western coast of Indonesia to SW Australia. The extraordinary adventure takes Simon to 16 countries, as he braves the horrors of frontline conflict in Mogadishu in Somalia, perhaps the most dangerous place on the planet, and visits the beautiful Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
On his journey Simon travels by boat, car, train and plane. He encounters pirates, dives with sharks, patrols with Dutch Special Forces, goes underwater spear-fishing, dines in an underwater restaurant, stumbles into a seedy drug-den, visits a 5-star seaside palace housing thousands of refugees, meets a Yorkshireman on his Seychelles island paradise, and has close encounters with the amazing wildlife of the Indian Ocean, including lemurs, penguins, dolphins, elephants and manta rays.
Throughout the epic journey, Simon travels with his trademark enthusiasm, humour and curiosity, exploring parts of the world few other outsiders get to see. The Indian Ocean BBC film-crew who accompanied him have captured stunning images around the ocean from land, sea and air.
More info:
At more than 6,000 miles wide, the Indian Ocean is the third largest on the planet. Vast quantities of oil and half of all global container traffic passes through it, making it strategically vital for the major world powers. At a time when our seas face extraordinary environmental threats and challenges, Simon’s new journey is a riveting travelogue that blends in history, adventure, current affairs, culture, wildlife, conservation, and offers unique insights into life on, in and around the glorious INDIAN OCEAN.
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The last series he taught us on how endangered sharks are at the moment. The locals are fishing them just for their fins, to send to china for soup. Apparently the sea will die without them. I am going to post another topic on this. Forum members please do not eat Sharks fin soup!
What people (some) are not aware is how they are "stuffing up" small islands close by dumping waste. Please take time to view the YouTube video, it will shock you. It is not long before the ocean is totally polluted. There are parts of the sea which is now "dead". 
Thailand ...they do not care either about the environment either, plastic, dirty beaches, I could go on 
