Episode 1
Travel series. Simon begins his journey on the island of Hispaniola and its two very different countries - the Dominican Republic, a tourist hotspot, and Haiti.
Simon begins his journey around the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola and its two very different countries - the Dominican Republic, a tourist hotspot, and Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. He ends this first leg on Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island that is practically America's 51st state.
From flying boats to drug busts, Simon explores both the light and dark sides of the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean's most popular tourist destination. He joins the police anti-narcotics division on the front line in the war against international drug cartels in Santo Domingo before crossing the border to Haiti, where he visits the notorious tented camps of Cite Soleil. These slums remain home to many of the survivors of the worst earthquake to hit the island in two centuries. From voodoo ceremonies to dolphin watching, Simon also discovers a vibrant, colourful and thriving side to life in Haiti borne out of the country's unique history.
Finally, Simon reaches Puerto Rico, an island with close ties to the USA. He visits the tiny, paradisiacal island of Vieques, billed as the Caribbean's next major tourist destination. However, not everything here is as it seems, as Simon examines the impact six decades of bombing and weapons testing by the US Navy and Army has had on the landscape of this tiny island and on the people who live there.
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Simon joins the anti-narcotics squad on a drugs raid
Duration: 01:59
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Simon takes to the skies in a flying boat
Duration: 01:58
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Simon is taken to a Voodoo ceremony
Duration: 02:59
Music Played
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Gotan Project
El Capitalismo Foraneo
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Simon Reeve |
Director | Matt Brandon |
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 Mar 2015 20:00
- Tue 24 Mar 2015 23:20大象传媒 Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Wed 25 Mar 2015 23:50大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Tue 31 Mar 2015 23:50大象传媒 Two Northern Ireland
- Sun 25 Oct 2015 19:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Thu 24 Mar 2016 04:15
- Tue 24 May 2016 15:45大象传媒 Two except Wales
- Tue 24 May 2016 16:25大象传媒 Two Wales
- Mon 26 Feb 2018 16:25大象传媒 Two except Wales
- Wed 23 May 2018 20:00
- Thu 24 May 2018 02:00
- Mon 18 Mar 2019 13:30
- Mon 6 Jan 2020 20:00
- Tue 7 Jan 2020 02:30
- Sun 3 Jan 2021 20:00
- Mon 4 Jan 2021 01:05
- Sat 17 Jun 2023 19:00
- Sun 18 Jun 2023 02:50
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