Episode 3
Simon Reeve concludes his adventure, travelling down the east coast to the cities of Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne, meeting bikers, vets and a Muslim football team en route.
Simon travels down the east coast to the magnificent cities of Sydney and Melbourne in the final part of his journey.
First, he visits Surfers Paradise near the city of Gold Coast, the Las Vegas of Australia. Behind the sun and surf, this area has become the country's organised crime capital. Police are cracking down on outlaw motorcycle clubs, accused of being criminal gangs. Simon meets the most notorious and feared biker group in Australia to hear their side of the story.
In the wealthy east coast suburbs, he has a different kind of encounter, joining a vet and his team who rescue and treat injured koalas - thousands of which are killed each year by cars and pet dogs.
Arriving in Sydney, Simon discovers a city of huge cultural diversity closely linked to its booming Asian neighbours, India and China. One in ten Aussies are now of Asian origin. Simon gauges Australia's attitude to immigration and meets the country's first Muslim ladies Aussie rules football team.
On the very last stretch of the journey, he takes to the air to witness the devastating and deadly bush fires ripping through the country, before reaching his final destination, Melbourne, just in time to celebrate Australia Day.
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Finks motorcycle club
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Scissor Sisters
Take Your Mama
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INXS
Suicide Blonde
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Elbow
Mirrorball
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The Temper Trap
Sweet Disposition
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The Temper Trap
Sweet Disposition
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The Temper Trap
Sweet Disposition
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Just Jack
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The Temper Trap
Finger Picking
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Simon Reeve |
Producer | Dominic Ozanne |
Director | Dominic Ozanne |
Executive Producer | Sam Bagnall |
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Jun 2013 21:00
- Thu 11 Jul 2013 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Thu 29 Aug 2013 01:20
- Sun 18 May 2014 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Fri 1 Apr 2016 03:25
- Thu 2 Jun 2016 15:15
- Wed 15 Mar 2017 13:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Wed 15 Mar 2017 15:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Thu 9 Aug 2018 20:00
- Fri 10 Aug 2018 01:30
- Tue 6 Oct 2020 21:00
- Wed 7 Oct 2020 02:15
- Sun 24 Mar 2024 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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