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Wilderness with Simon Reeve had an episode air on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 6:00am. Series 2, Episode 1 titled "Papua New Guinea" was broadcast on BBC iPlayer.
Simon Reeve ventures deep into one of the most remote and biologically rich regions on Earth, the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, in search of one of the rarest creatures on the planet - the tenkile tree kangaroo.Covering just a tiny fraction of the planet's land surface, tropical rainforests hold more than half of the world's plant and animal species – and few places rival New Guinea for sheer diversity. The island is home to vast wilderness areas that remain little known to science, a lost world with countless species still undiscovered.
Programme Information
Channel: BBC iPlayer
Status: Running
Genre(s): Nature, Travel
Runtime: 59 minutes
Rating: N/A/10
Official Site: Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Main Cast
Simon Reeve as Presenter
Episode Details
Series: 2
Episode: 1
Episode Title: Papua New Guinea
Air Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Air Time: 6:00am
Runtime: 59 minutes
Previous Episode
S1E1: Congo
Aired: Sunday, January 21, 2024
Simon Reeve travels through the Congo, the second-greatest rainforest on earth. In one of the toughest journeys he's ever undertaken, Simon travels five hundred miles across dense tropical jungle, heading for the region of Salonga, where he searches for one of the rarest and most iconic creatures on the continent - the bonobo.
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