Colombia with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history. For 50 years, Colombia has been in the grip of a brutal civil war, but in late 2016, a peace deal was signed.
Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to one of the most spectacular countries in the world - Colombia. For 50 years, Colombia has been in the grip of a brutal civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people and displaced seven million. But in late 2016, a peace deal was signed promising to end the conflict and finally bring peace to the country.
In this hour-long documentary for the award-winning This World strand, Simon explores Colombia at a pivotal point in its history. He travels into the jungle and comes face to face with the guerrilla army Farc, which is now promising to lay down arms.
In the Pacific coast city of Buenaventura, Simon finds out more about the fearsome right-wing paramilitary gangs who now dominate the cocaine trade. As the Farc abandon the countryside, there is a fear that these groups will only grow in power. Travelling in the countryside, Simon meets the coca farmers who are demanding government support to stop growing coca and stop the flow of money to criminal gangs. With land ownership, poverty and drugs at the heart of Colombia's problems, it is in the countryside that the country's precarious future will be decided.
On TV
Clips
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Simon meets the FARC
Duration: 01:46
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Anti Mining Operation
Duration: 01:23
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Trailer: Colombia with Simon Reeve
Duration: 00:20
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:05
Sea Power
Fear of Drowning
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00:10
Los de Abajo
Tortuga Dub
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00:18
DJ Dolores & Orchestra Santa Massa
Nordestina
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00:28
Los de Abajo
Resistencia
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00:29
DJ Dolores & Orchestra Santa Massa
Contraditorio
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00:34
Los de Abajo
Tu Calor
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00:35
DJ Dolores
Flying Horse
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00:44
¶Ω²ΉΓΊ»ε±π
Crioula
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00:50
Wolf Alice
Your Love
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Simon Reeve |
Producer | Ruth Mayer |
Director | Ruth Mayer |
Executive Producer | Sarah Waldron |
Executive Producer | Sam Bagnall |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Apr 2017 21:00
- Wed 19 Apr 2017 22:00
- Thu 11 May 2017 02:05
- Sun 22 Oct 2017 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sun 26 Nov 2017 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Mon 11 Jun 2018 20:00
- Tue 12 Jun 2018 02:55
- Sun 25 Nov 2018 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sun 5 Jul 2020 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 5 Jul 2020 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Mon 1 Apr 2024 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sun 5 Jan 2025 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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