“It looks like a boy’s own travel documentary but it’s far better than that, full of unexpected details and striking departures from a standard tourist itinerary.” – The Independent
(BBC Vision 6 x 1 hrs BBC2 2010)
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The 22,835-mile-long Topic of Cancer marks the northern border of the Tropics, the region of the planet with both the richest natural biodiversity, and the greatest concentration of human suffering.
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Tropic of Cancer marks the culmination of Simon Reeve's TV journeys around the Tropics, together comprising more than five years of research and filming.
The series investigates poverty, the drugs trade, climate change, industrial pollution, and a forgotten war - but it is also a spectacular travelogue.
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Reeve circles the planet, crossing the Sahara, the deserts of Arabia, the jungles of Asia, and borders of North Africa that have been closed to foreigners for decades.
Presented by
SIMON REEVE
Camera
CRAIG HASTINGS
JONATHAN YOUNG
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Film Editor
TONY ROBINSON
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Composer
ROBERT HARTSHORNE
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Executive Producer
LUCY HETHERINGTON
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Series Producer
SAM BAGNALL
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Directed by
DOMINIC OZANNE